IGCSE Environmental Management: Understanding Different Command Words in Exam Questions, Guías, Proyectos, Investigaciones de Ciencias de la Tierra y del Medio Ambiente

¡Descarga IGCSE Environmental Management: Understanding Different Command Words in Exam Questions y más Guías, Proyectos, Investigaciones en PDF de Ciencias de la Tierra y del Medio Ambiente solo en Docsity! IGCSE Environmental Management Command Words Add labels/ label the Diagram: requires the candidate to write names or a brief description on a given diagram, using straight labeling lines. Calculate: is used when numerical answer is required. In general, Working should be shown. Complete the diagram/table/ graph: involves filling it with the missing information. Describe: requires the candidate to: - State the key points that can be seen, usually in a graph, map, table, photograph or diagram. - Give a step by step written statement of what happens during a process. Explain: may imply reasoning or some reference to theory depending on the context. It is another way of asking candidates to give reasons for. Give a reason/ give reasons: is another way of asking candidates to explain why something happens. Give/ express your view: usually means that the candidate has to write a personal opinion that has to be supported with strong arguments (from theory or the material presented in the exam question). Sometimes it involves choosing between two alternatives. The candidate’s choice is correct if it is supported with strong arguments. Plot a graph: involves drawing a graph on the graph paper printed in the question paper, most of the times candidates need to decide which type of graph has to be drawn (line or bar). State: implies a concise answer with little or no supporting argument; it may be a numerical value or just one or two words. Suggest: is used in two main contexts: - To imply that candidates are expected to apply their general knowledge of the subject to a new unfamiliar situation (i.e. case study). - To imply that there is no unique answer. What do you understand by: normally implies that a definition should be given together with some relevant comment on the significance or context of the term concerned (the amount of supplementary comment is related to the number of marks) Give arguments for and against: means to provide well supported statements. There should be a balance between both types of arguments to achieve full marks.