Exam technique and approaching the 6 mark extended questions

Physical education

This unit will explore how best to achieve top marks in the examination with a particular focus on the extended answer questions.

Which command word would we see in a six mark question?

Evaluate is to {{ }} from available evidence.

present key points and provide strengths and weaknesses

knowledge of the topic area in the question

application to the context/sport in the question

the skills as determined by the AO3 command word

Match the sections of a know, apply and say why approach to answering.

Match the ITCH strategy for evaluate and discuss.

Analyse is to {{ }} information into components and identify the characteristics.

How many six mark questions are there on each paper?

Which fitness component can be both static and dynamic?

giving teaching points about the leg action

supporting under the torso to stay afloat

Match the examples from swimming to the correct type of guidance.

Which is a recovery method to cause vasoconstriction of the blood vessels?

Match the number of marks to each assessment objective for a 6 mark question.

The {{ }} for a six mark question will be an AO3 word.