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Interpreting the Command Terms

On this page we will explore the ESS command terms and provide some tips as to how best to respond to them. Here is a pdf version of the tables and here is a simpler version in pdf. Advice on Shorter Answer Questions - Paper 1 and Paper 2 section A. In Paper 1 a top tip is, at SL, to read the last question first and at HL, to look for the 6 mark questions. Keep this in mind as you complete the rest of the paper. At...

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