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explain
Explain asks how or why.
Beginner · Other / specialist pathway · English
Reading and explaining a task
Read a task carefully and explain what an answer must include.
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Learn the idea
Questions use command words. Name asks for a term; describe asks for features; explain asks for a reason or how something happens. The number of requested details also matters.
Worked example
“Name two materials used in a classroom” needs two material names, such as wood and plastic. A chair is an object, not the material name requested.
- Identify the command word.
- Notice any required number or unit.
- Check that the answer gives the type of information requested.
Your written practice
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2
The command specifies two.
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wood
A chair is an object that can be made of wood.
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Name gives a term; describe gives relevant features.
Check that the two command words are distinguished.
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Wood and plastic.
Accept two genuine materials; do not count object names.
Decode the question
Create one name question and one explain question about a familiar object. Write a suitable answer to each.
Review with a guardian or teacher
- Use different command words.
- Match each answer to its command.
- Check the requested number of details.
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