RECOGNISE

QUESTIONS
THESE QUESTIONS REQUIRE YOU
TO IDENTIFY KEY TERMS AND BASIC
FACTS.
 DEFINE
STATE MEANING AND IDENTIFY
ESSENTIAL QUALITIES.

KEY WORD: MEANING

SENTENCE STARTERS:
“THE MEANING OF ... IS ...”
“... MEANS...”
“ACCORDING TO SOURCE
A, IT MEANS...”
 IDENTIFY
RECOGNISE AND NAME

USE DOT POINTS

EXAMPLE:
IDENTIFY TWO TYPES OF FRUIT

APPLES
ORANGES
 OUTLINE
SKETCH IN GENERAL TERMS

KEY WORD: KEY FEATURES

SENTENCE STARTERS:

“THE KEY FEATURES OF ... ARE...”

"SOURCE A HIGHLIGHTS THE KEY
FEATURES OF..."
“IN GENERAL TERMS ... IS ...”
 ELABORATE
QUESTIONS
THESE QUESTIONS REQUIRE YOU TO
DESCRIBE CHARACTERISTICS, QUALITIES,
AND HOW THINGS MIGHT DIFFER.
 DESCRIBE
PROVIDE CHARACTERISTICS AND
FEATURES.

KEY WORD: CHARACTERISTICS

SENTENCE STARTERS:
"THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS
INCLUDE..."
"SOURCE A DESCRIBES THE
CHARACTERISTICS AS..."
 COMPARE
SHOW HOW THINGS ARE SIMILAR OR
DIFFERENT
KEY WORDS: SIMILARITIES &
DIFFERENCES

SENTENCE STARTERS:
"SOURCE A SHOWS SIMILARITIES
AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN..."
"SIMILARITIES INCLUDE..."
"DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ...ARE..."
 CONTRAST
SHOW HOW THINGS ARE DIFFERENT
OR OPPOSITE

KEY WORD: DIFFERENCE

SENTENCE STARTERS:
"THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE, AS
HIGHLIGHTED BY SOURCE A, IS..."

"NOTABLE DIFFERENCES
INCLUDE..."
 INTERPRET
QUESTIONS
THESE QUESTIONS REQUIRE YOU TO
EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFIICANCE OF THINGS,
HOW THEY FUNCTION, AND THEIR PURPOSE
 EXPLAIN
RELATE CAUSE AND EFFECT

KEY WORD: BECAUSE

SENTENCE STARTERS:
“... IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE...”
“BECAUSE OF ... “
“SOURCE A SHOWS SIGNIFICANCE
BECAUSE...”
 DEMONSTRATE
SHOW BY EXAMPLE

KEY WORD: DEMONSTRATES

SENTENCE STARTERS:
"THIS DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE
OF..."

"EVIDENCE FROM SOURCE A

DEMONSTRATES..."
"THE CASE STUDY CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES..."
 DISTINGUISH
INDICATE AS BEING DISTINCT OR
DIFFERENT FROM

KEY WORD: DISTINGUISH

SENTENCE STARTERS:
"DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THESE ELEMENTS
REVEALS..."
"... DISTINGUISHES ITSELF FROM ... BY..."

"A KEY DISTINGUISHING FACTOR IS..."

 INVESTIGATE
QUESTIONS
THESE QUESTIONS REQUIRE YOU TO
EXPLORE IMPACTS, OUTCOMES, THEIR
IMPORTANCE OR CONSEQUENCES.
 ANALYSE
DRAW OUT AND RELATE
IMPLICATIONS
KEY WORDS: IMPLICATIONS/
CONSEQUENCES

SENTENCE STARTERS:
"A POSITIVE IMPLICATION OF ... IS ..."

"THE IMPLICATIONS FROM SOURCE A

INDICATE THAT... "

"... HAS CLEAR NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES

FOR..."
 EXAMINE
INQUIRE INTO
KEY WORDS: EXAMINATION/
INQUIRY

SENTENCE STARTERS:
"EXAMINATION OF THIS CASE STUDY
REVEALS..."

"INQUIRY INTO ... SHOWS..."

“THROUGH EXAMINATION OF SOURCE A IT

CAN BE SEEN THAT...”
 PROPOSE
PUT FORWARD FOR
CONSIDERATION OR ACTION

KEY WORDS: SUGGEST/ CONSIDER

SENTENCE STARTERS:
"A POTENTIAL STRATEGY TO CONSIDER IS ..."

"A SUGGESTED APPROACH TO ..."

"IN CONSIDERING SOLUTIONS TO..."

 DISCUSS
IDENTIFY ISSUES AND PROVIDE
POINTS FOR AND/OR AGAINST.
KEY WORDS: STRENGTHS/ LIMITATIONS
OR POSITIVES/ NEGATIVES

SENTENCE STARTERS:
"A CLEAR STRENGTH OF ... IS..."

"SOURCE A SHOWS BOTH THE POSITIVES AND

NEGATIVES OF..."

“THIS CASE STUDY HIGHLIGHTS THE

LIMITATIONS OF ...:
 JUDGEMENT
QUESTIONS
THESE QUESTIONS REQUIRE YOU TO
JUDGE EFFECTIVENESS & SUPPORT YOUR
CONCLUSIONS WITH EVIDENCE AND
REASONING
 ASSESS
MAKE A JUDGEMENT OF: VALUE, QUALITY,
OUTCOMES, RESULTS OR SIZE.

KEY WORDS: JUDGEMENT/

ASSESSMENT

SENTENCE STARTERS:
"... CAN BE JUDGED TO BE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE."

"BY ASSESSING ... IT IS SHOWN THAT..."

“ASSESSMENT OF... REVEALS THAT... HAS A

LARGE IMIPACT ON...”
 EVALUATE
MAKE A JUDGEMENT BASED ON
CRITERIA

KEY WORD: CRITERIA

SENTENCE STARTERS:
"JUDGING BY THE CRITERIA, ... CLEARLY..."

"IN ORDER FOR ... TO BE EFFECTIVE IT MUST

MEET THE CRITERIA OF..."

“EVALUATING THIS AGAINST THE CRITERIA

OF...”
 JUSTIFY
SUPPORT AN ARGUMENT OR
CONCLUSION.
KEY WORDS: SUPPORTS/
JUSTIFY

SENTENCE STARTERS:
"THIS IS JUSTIFIED BECAUSE..."

"SOURCE A SUPPORTS THIS JUSTIFICATION

BY..."

"THE SUPPORT FOR THIS ARGUMENT IS..."