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Which command term does paper 1 part (b) use from May 2017?
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Explain, and only Explain. The amendments made the change so that candidates could reach the higher marks.
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What does AO2 require?
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Application and analysis of knowledge and understanding — the guide's AO2 terms are Analyse, Distinguish and Explain.
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Name the two levers the paper 1 part (b) markbands turn on.
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Terminology (incorrect → mostly accurate → accurate throughout) and examples (vague → do not always support → effectively support).
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What does the 1–2 band say about a descriptive answer?
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That the response displays little understanding of the demands of the question and is descriptive in nature — so an accurate description alone lands there.
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Give the four-sentence shape of a strong part (b).
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Attribute and name the concept; give the tradition's own reason; support it with one example that carries the point; tie it back to the passage.
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How long should a part (b) answer take, and how long should it be?
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About ten minutes, four or five carefully built sentences. It is 6 of the question's 9 marks.
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What changed about part (b) in May 2017?
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It went from 7 marks to 6, making the paper total 45 rather than 50, and Explain became its only command term. The curriculum did not change.
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