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Recognising
Command Words
‘Identify’ and ‘State’ Questions
These questions don’t require any detail and can be
answered by naming, listing or using bullet points
• must be realistic
2 perfectly good 0/
suggestions have been 4
named but this is not a
‘name’ question and there
are no reasons why these
are good suggestions so,
no marks can be given.
‘Explain’ Questions
These are the most common types of questions
in Economics and are designed to test your
knowledge and your powers of analysis.
When answering ‘explain’ questions:
• demonstrate your knowledge by making a point
• then expand the point with more detail or example
• show linkage or connections between factors
• assume you are explaining to someone with no
knowledge of the subject
• structure your answer in a logical sequence
An example of an excellent ‘explain’ answer:
Explain the difference between scarcity and shortage. (8mks)
On the other hand, low earners are unable to access the choices open to
others/6and there tends to be a wider gap between rich and poor than
under other systems./7Only goods and services that return a profit are
supplied,/8the others – public goods - tend to be provided by the state and
paid for by taxing the better off which is not always popular./9
The free market price systems means that anyone with the
means can acquire resources to use as they wish while in the
fully planned system only those the government chooses is
allocated resources and must use them for the purpose the
state decides.//6
Other Terminology Used
Feature - a point of distinction
One feature of a mixed economy is it has both a public and
a private sector.
Effective - successful, productive
A production possibility chart can effectively demonstrate
opportunity cost.
Consequences - the initial effects, the immediate results
The consequences of changing from a command economy to
a free market system can be an unstable economy and
hardship for many individuals.
Implications - in the long term, far-reaching effects
The implications of changing from a command to a free
market economy are greater access to resources and an
increased standard of living for the majority of individuals.