How do I answer exam questions?

What is in a name paragraph? POINT EVALUATE EXPLAIN WITH EXAMPLE LINK This causes that. This is defined as ____. For example, in Country A.. This is important/not important, contributes/does not contribute… Therefore, this indeed causes that.

What is in a name paragraph? POINT: [THIS FACTOR] CAUSES/DOES NOT CAUSE [_____] EVALUATE: EXPLAIN + EXAMPLE: Give a named example. Singapore has an extremely high water demand due to its large population size. With a high population size, the demand for water will be correspondingly high as people consume water. To illustrate, Singapore has a population size of 5.24million people, and is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. P E E LINK: Link back to the point L Thus, water demand will increase.

Question: “Only countries with dry climates experience water shortage.” Do you agree with this statement? Give an example to support your answer. [3] POINT EXAMPLE EXPLAIN How to answer open-ended questions? I do not agree with this statement as countries with wet climates can also experience water shortage. [1] Malaysia, a tropical country with high rainfall, faced a water shortage earlier this year due to climate change. Taiwan, despite having a wet climate, uses a lot more water than the US (271L vs 250L) due to agriculture. [1] LINK Thus, not all countries with dry climates would experience water shortage. [1] As such, we see how having a wet climate might not be automatically mean that the demand for water is safely accounted for.

“That is one paragraph! What about a WHOLE essay?”

The Hamburger Answer to all mini-essays!  TOP BUN: Introduction  VEG, SAUCES, CHEESE: Factor(s) supporting argument.  EACH FACTOR HAS A PARAGRAPH (PEEL)  VEG, SAUCES, CHEESE: Factor(s) supporting argument.  EACH FACTOR HAS A PARAGRAPH (PEEL)  BEEF PATTY: Factor(s) against argument.  EACH FACTOR HAS A PARAGRAPH (PEEL)  BEEF PATTY: Factor(s) against argument.  EACH FACTOR HAS A PARAGRAPH (PEEL)  BOTTOM BUN: Concluding sentence. FOUR PARAGRAPHS!

Marking Scheme LevelDescription L1 (0-1m) One sided answer with limited explanation No examples No evaluation L2 (2-3m) Two sided answer with reasonable explanation Examples are vague No evaluation L3 (3-5m) Two sided answer with clear explanations Specific examples given Evaluation/Comparison is made.

Q: ‘Singapore is not suffering from water shortage due to its wet climate.’ Do you agree or disagree with this? [5]

In your GI groups..  Question: ‘Singapore is not suffering from water shortage due to its wet climate.’ Demand > Supply Water shortage: a situation when the level of water usage exceeds available water supply.

In your GI groups..  Question: ‘Singapore is not suffering from water shortage due to its wet climate.’ Contributes to Water Constraint Does not contribute to water constraint Demand Urbanisation (WHY??) Population Size (WHY?) High-tech Manufacturing Industry (WHY??) Lifestyle Changes (WHY??) Supply Physical Size (WHY??) Climate (WHY??)