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• In your own words

  Explain the meaning of a sentence using different words
• Purpose of in your own words question

  • Check if student understands the meaning of what the writer is saying
  • Check if student can rephrase the meaning using different words
• How to do in your own words

  1. Go to the lines in the question

  2. Find the quote that relates to the question and write it down

  3. Break the quote into sections
• The purpose of breaking down the quote is to identify the key parts that can be rephrased using different words
• The writer is explaining a process for how to effectively answer exam questions by breaking down and analysing quotes
• Answering exam questions


  1. Write the quote down

  2. Break the quote into key parts

  3. Translate one part at a time into your own words

  4. Quote the question in your answer

  5. Cross out the original quote
• Word choice


  Explaining the deeper meaning of a word and what the writer is trying to say by using that word
• Purpose of word choice questions

  • Check if the student can break down a word into its connotations (related words)
  • Explain how the writer is using that word to convey meaning
• People use word choice skills intuitively in everyday conversations and communications
• How to answer word choice questions

  1. Go to the lines in the passage that are relevant

  2. Underline words related to the question

  3. Choose one word to analyse

  4. Explain the deeper meaning of the word and what the writer is trying to convey by using it
• When analysing markets, a range of assumptions are made about the rationality of economic agents involved in the transactions
• The Wealth of Nations was written

  1776
• Rational


  (in classical economic theory) economic agents are able to consider the outcome of their choices and recognise the net benefits of each one
• Rational agents will select the choice which presents the highest benefits
• Producers act rationally by


  Selling goods/services in a way that maximises their profits
• Workers act rationally by


  Balancing welfare at work with consideration of both pay and benefits
• Governments act rationally by


  Placing the interests of the people they serve first in order to maximise their welfare
• Rationality in classical economic theory is a flawed assumption as people usually don't act rationally
• Marginal utility


  The additional utility (satisfaction) gained from the consumption of an additional product
• If you add up marginal utility for each unit you get total utility
• Steps


  1. Preparation

  2. Writing/Analysis
• Focus question


  The specific topic the question is asking you to focus on
• Agree or disagree


  Whether the question is asking you to agree or disagree with something
• Procedure


  1. Underline the focus question

  2. Underline if it's asking to agree or disagree

  3. Skim read article 1 and note 3 relevant quotes

  4. Skim read article 2 and note 3 relevant quotes

  5. Structure answer with headings for each quote and explanation