1. How to Answer Exam Questions and How To Revise
BURGing & Command Words

2. B
Command

3. U
Key

4. R
Data

5. G
& check
Go back

7. Command Words State / Give / Name / Write down / Complete Explain
Calculate
Suggest
Compare
Evaluate
Click a command word to jump to how to answer it

8. State / Give / Name / Write down / Complete
These are recall questions.
You will need to have learnt these facts.
These question are all about your revision.

9. Point Evidence Explain
Brainstorm white hat facts in a circle map
Then put your ideas in order using a flow map.
Is there a cause and effect chain?
Point Evidence Explain

10. How to revise? Flow Map

11. X 15 Calculate ? 5 15 Ring the Data in the question
Substitute in the Data
(Simplify)
Rearrange
Calculate the answer
Add Units – No naked numbers 15 1 4 7 00 2 5 8 . 3 6 9 + × % = - ÷ √ 15 5 ? X 15

12. Point Evidence Explain
Suggest
Your answers doesn’t have to be correct, just a possibility so…
Get creative with some green hat thinking
Justify your answers with
white hat facts.
Point Evidence Explain

13. Colin Caterpillar Compare Double Bubble the Facts Introduction
Up to 3 similarities
Up to 3 differences

14. How to revise? Double Bubble
Difference
Similarity
Difference
Thing or Idea 1
Thing or Idea 2
Difference
Similarity
Difference
Difference
Similarity
Difference

15. Aaddy Adder Evaluate Double Bubble the Facts Introduction
Up to 3 advantages
Up to 3 disadvantages
Your opinion or a conclusion

16. How to revise? You could use a Matrix Map
Advantages
Disadvantages

17. X 15 15 5 ? 15 1 4 7 00 2 5 8 . 3 6 9 + × % = - ÷ √

18. Calculate 15 1 4 7 00 2 5 8 . 3 6 9 + × % = - ÷ √ 15 5 ? X 15

19. How to Answer Exam Questions and How To Revise
BURGin & Command Words
Mrs Applin
Friday 26th January 2018

20. Summarise what you need to do for each stage:

21. What do the Command Terms mean?
What it wants you to do
Thinking Maps to help you prepare answers
State / give / name / write down / complete
Explain
Calculate

22. What do the Command Terms mean?
What it wants you to do
Thinking Maps to help you prepare answers
Suggest
Compare
Evaluate

24. Using Your Revision Guides
Identify your topic from your Progress Proforma
Look up a keyword from the topic title in the index
Actively read through the information on the pages, make notes condensing information into key statements or a mind map
Test your knowledge using the corresponding questions in the back half of the revision guide
Check you have fully understood it by answering some exam questions on this topic

25. Using Pixl Independence
Identify your topic from your Progress Proforma
Find the relevant topic in the list of booklets
Select the type of task that you would like to do that day (or a skill that you know you need to focus on)
Complete the task using the resources that are hyperlinked
Check your work against the answer bookelt

26. Using Pixl Concept Maps (knowledge acquisition tasks)
Identify your topic from your Progress Proforma
Find the relavent topic powerpoint in the folder
Select the demand that suits your current level (the more gaps the harder it will be)
Use the powerpoint in the same folder to help you fill the gaps
Check you have understood by completing some differentiated questions you could pick from:
Get Its (definitions of keywords)
Know Its (recall of knowledge)
Grasp Its (Application of knowledge)
Think Its (Application to new situations)
6. check your answers using the mark schemes and improve any errors

27. Using GCSE Pod / YouTube Videos
Identify your topic from your Progress Proforma
Browse or search a keyword from the topic
Select a pod to watch make notes condensing information into key statements or a mind map
Test your knowledge using the questions in the back of your revision guide, or by using the Pixl It Family questions.