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What To Write in Answer

The document outlines different question types commonly asked in exams and papers and provides guidance on what type of response each question is looking for. It identifies 18 different question types and for each one specifies whether the response should take a side, include pros and cons, arrive at a conclusion, discuss various views, explain, describe, illustrate with examples, elaborate, substantiate with reasons, agree or disagree, compare and contrast, evaluate or assess, or express a reaction. The document aims to help writers understand what is being asked of them and structure their response accordingly for different question prompts.

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What To Write in Answer

The document outlines different question types commonly asked in exams and papers and provides guidance on what type of response each question is looking for. It identifies 18 different question types and for each one specifies whether the response should take a side, include pros and cons, arrive at a conclusion, discuss various views, explain, describe, illustrate with examples, elaborate, substantiate with reasons, agree or disagree, compare and contrast, evaluate or assess, or express a reaction. The document aims to help writers understand what is being asked of them and structure their response accordingly for different question prompts.

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Question Type What to Write 1.Examine Pros and cons and concrete conclusion is needed. 2.

Comment Take a stand on one side and conclude. 3. Analyze Pros and cons but conclusion not needed. NOTE: - 1, 2, 3 are of same category 4.Discuss Views of different opinions and arrive at conclusion. 5.Explain What do you understand from the given statement. 6.Describe/outline / Sketch Trace the outline. Overview 7.Illustrate Explain with examples You can also represent pictographs. 8. Elucidate Explain with an examples( Mostly policy related questions) 9. Elaborate Write what are all involved. Dont Explain just expand what is given 10. Substantiate To justify or prove with reasons. With examples it becomes Case study. 11. Do you Agree Take a stand either Agree/disagree. 12.How far do you agree You can completely Agree/disagree . Constructive criticise To what extent do you agree You can also give suggestions 13. Explicate Bring out what is hidden in question By and large it is like Elaborate 14. Argue Give your argument, stand on your argument and argue 15, Propose / Prescribe/outlist Its like suggest measures and propose a model. 16. Compare/contrast Try avoid using tables Go for small paragraphs and compare 17. Evaluate/asses More or less of examine type Need statistics and conclusion 18. Reaction More or less comment type Depending on Conclusion you start Write your View

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