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Writing test answers

Three steps to the best answers!

Steps

1. Analysing the question
2.  Explain/define the keywords
3. Formulate the answer

Step 1: Analysing the question

Look for action words and key words.

Action words tell you what you need to do.

Key words are the "science words".

Explain why it is good to have a carbon monoxide alarm at home. 

Step 2: 

Explain/define the key words

Carbon monoxide is a gas which binds the red blood cells and prohibiting oxygen to bind to red blood cells. Leading to a shortage of oxygen in the blood, which ultimately results in suffocation.

Explain why it is good to have a carbon monoxide alarm at home. 

Step 3: Form your answer

Look for signal words (or words with a signal function)

These are also connective words

Explain why it is good to have a carbon monoxide alarm at home. 

Wording a closing sentence

Your closing sentence needs to connect your action word with your key words and your signal word. 

Carbon monoxide is a gas which binds the red blood cells and prohibiting oxygen to bind to red blood cells. Leading to a shortage of oxygen in the blood, which ultimately results in suffocation. Therefore it is a good idea to have a carbon monoxide alarm at home

Explain why plant cells and animal cells have similar as well as different organelles. 

Step 1: Analysing the question

Look for action words and key words.

Action words tell you what you need to do.

Key words are the "science words".

Explain why plant cells and animal cells have similar as well as different organelles.

Which words are key word?

Explain why plant cells and animal cells have similar as well as different organelles. 

Explain why plant cells and animal cells have similar as well as different organelles.

Which word is the action word?

Explain why plant cells and animal cells have similar as well as different organelles. 

Step 2: 

Explain/define the key words

Define the key words:
plant cell, animal cell, organelles, similar organelles, different organelles.

Step 3: Form your answer

Look for signal words (or words with a signal function)

These are also connective words

Causality signal words

Signal words

• Since.
• Because of.
• Due to.
• For this reason.
• Therefore.
• If … then.
• Caused by.
• This results in.

Causality signal words

Argumental signal words

Signal words

• Implies.
• Explains .
• Argues in favor.
• Argues against.
• Contradicts.
• Agrees.
• Discusses.
• Claims.

Argumental signal words

concluding signal words

Signal words

• Hence.
• The evidence shows.
• Thus.
• So.
• Therefore.
• It means that.
• This implies.
• We can now infer.

concluding signal words

Signal words

Explain why plant cells and animal cells have similar as well as different organelles. 

Wording a closing sentence

Your closing sentence needs to connect your action word with your key words and your signal word. 

Explain why plant cells and animal cells have similar as well as different organelles.
Your closing sentence needs to connect your action word with your key words and your signal word.

Explain why plant cells and animal cells have similar as well as different organelles.

Similar organelles between animal and plant cells are the nucelus which stores the DNA, and mitochondria which produce energy for the cell. Therefore both cell types share these functions. 

Different organelles between animal and plant cells are the large vacuole in plant cells which are used to retain structure and chloroplasts which allow plant cells to create there own glucose. Therefore plants cells have different properties than animal cells.