Command Word 1
Command Word 2
Command Word 3
Paper 2 A
Paper 2 B
100

Set out purposes or reasons/ make the relationship between things evident/ provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence

Explain

100

Produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory



Give

100

name/ select/ recognize

Identify

100

Explain two reasons why Antony and Maria might like the luxury hotel weekend. Do not refer to the other celebration ideas. [4]

1. What is the command word? 

2. How many P/I/E

1. Explain

2. 2 reasons

100

Explain why the organizers of the arts program do not ask prisoners "why they’re there or what they’ve done" (lines 59 to 64). Answer in about 20 words.

1. What is the word count?

1. 15-20

200

Write about issue(s) or topic(s) in depth in a structured way

Discuss

200

Express in clear terms

State

200

Select and present the main points, without detail




Summarize

200

Using only evidence from Katarina's email, justify James's claim that Katarina is not telling the truth when saying she cannot contribute financially. [2]

1. What is the key point(s) of the question? 

1. Using evidence, Katarina is not telling the truth, and cannot contribute financially.

200

Identify how American prisons have been portrayed in some films and on TV. [2]

1. What is the command word?

2. What is the word count? 

1. Identify

2. 15-25

300

Support a case with evidence/ argument

Justify

300

State the points of a topic/give characteristics and main features

Describe

300

Make an informed judgment

Assess

300

State the one piece of the Additional Information provided that is least relevant when Francesca is deciding which celebration to organize.

1. What does State mean?

1. Express in clear terms 

300

According to Perron, explain how the duo’s proposed arts program demonstrates their views relating to prison reform (lines 32 to 44). Answer in about 50 words.

1. What is the word count? 

1. 45-50

400

Review and respond to the given information

Consider

400

Show how or give examples

Demonstrate

400

Apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there is a range of valid responses in order to make proposals

Suggest

400

Considering the advantages and one disadvantage, explain why Francesca is most likely to choose the zoo trip Do not refer to the other celebration ideas. [10]

1. How many advantages? 

2. What is the word count?

1. 4 advantages

2. 95-105 or 100

400

Explain why Willo Perron believes "in the transformative power of art and the redemptive potential of self-expression" for prisoners (lines 25 to 31). Answer using your own words as far as possible.

1. What writing method must you use to answer this question

1. Paraphrase

500

Take forward to a more advanced stage or build upon given information

Develop

500

Examine in detail to show meaning, and to identify elements and the relationship between them

Analyze

500

Judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

Evaluate

500

Using only evidence from Katarina’s email: justify James’s  claim that Katarina likes to tell other people what to do.

1.What writing response must you answer this question with? 

1. Paraphrase

500

Suggest why Buckley might find the example of the prisoner’s daughter "powerful."

1. What does Suggest mean

1. Apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there is a range of valid responses in order to make proposals 

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