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 * The five step process to answering an IB question **

1 . **LOOK ** at the number of marks available for the question, and convert this into the number of minutes you should spend on it. ( HINT: do not waste a lot of time on a 1  (one) mark question, or rush a valuable question. )

2. **FIND ** the command term within the question. Does the question ask you to state, define, describe or analyse. This word will tell you how **much ** you are expected to write in order to obtain the available marks. ( HINT: no matter how good your analysis, if it is too short then it cannot gain full credit. Similarly, a statement should be no more than a short sentence. )

3. **READ ** the question very carefully, and make certain that you understand exactly what the question is asking for. <span style="font-family: Centaur,serif; font-size: 14pt;">( HINT: no matter how good your answer, you will score no marks if you answer the wrong question. )

<span style="font-family: Centaur,serif; font-size: 14pt;">4. **<span style="font-family: Centaur,serif; font-size: 14pt;">PLAN **<span style="font-family: Centaur,serif; font-size: 14pt;"> your answer. What exactly do you want to include. What points, procedures or steps do you want to make? <span style="font-family: Centaur,serif; font-size: 14pt;">( HINT: although this might seem like a waste of time, this is the key step in the process. Stress builds during an examination and you are likely to forget elementary things as the end of the examination approaches. When done correctly, this step enables you to include all of the necessary components of an answer without digressing into interesting but irrelevant areas. )

<span style="font-family: Centaur,serif; font-size: 14pt;">5. **<span style="font-family: Centaur,serif; font-size: 14pt;">ANSWER **<span style="font-family: Centaur,serif; font-size: 14pt;"> the question. Now is the time to actually get the points. Make certain that you write clearly and succinctly, and follow your plan from step 4.

**<span style="font-family: Centaur,serif; font-size: 16pt;">This process only works with practice and NOW is the time to put it into practice. **   **<span style="font-family: Centaur,serif; font-size: 16pt;">( Hint : if you wait until the final examination then you are finished. ) **

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