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Ensure you are familiar with the key command words and what they mean: Identify Explain Analyse Summarise Evaluate   Own words Question 1. Find the answer in the passage - LOCATE 2. Highlight or underline the answer. 3. Now reword it taking care not to use the words you have underlined - TRANSLATE 4. Bullet point your answer – use the number of marks on offer to dictate the number of points you make.   Context Question 1. Give the meaning of the word. 2. Quote a word or phrase or refer to a technique from the context that led you to this meaning. 3. Explain how this word/phrase/technique helps you understand the meaning of the original word.   Linking Sentence Question 1. Quote the linking word or phrase (if there is one) and explain its function. 2. Quote the words that link back to the previous paragraph. Explain what the previous point is. 3. Quote the words that introduce the next point. Explain what point the writer...

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