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When you first look at an exam question, it is hard to do anything other than focus on the key concepts in the question, and consider what you know about them. But paying attention to the key words in the question (the command words ‘discuss’, ‘assess’, ‘explain’, etc) will help you plan the best way of answering it.
Evaluation is often seen as one of the hardest skills in A-level sociology. After every exam series, examiners always comment that this is a key area that students need to work on. In questions that include the words ‘evaluate’ or ‘assess’, for example, it is clear that AO3 marks will be available.
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