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What does 'Calculate' mean in a maths exam?

Work out the numerical value

What does 'Evaluate' require you to do?

Give a numerical value

What does 'Write down' indicate about the answer?

It should be obvious

What does 'Expand' mean?

Remove brackets

What must you do when asked to 'Expand and simplify'?

Remove brackets & collect like terms

What does 'Factorise' mean?

Write as a product

How are expanding and factorising related?

They are opposite processes

What must you use when asked to 'Draw (a graph)'?

Graph paper

What is NOT required when asked to 'Sketch (a graph)'?

Graph paper

What's a key difference between 'Draw' and 'Sketch' for graphs?

Draw needs graph paper, Sketch doesn't

What must you include when asked to 'Prove' something?

All relevant steps & explanations

What does 'Show that' require you to do?

Show all steps to reach given result

What should you do when you see 'Hence' in a question?

Use earlier work

How does 'Hence or otherwise' differ from 'Hence'?

Using previous work is optional

'Work out the exact value' means give the answer as what type?

Integer, fraction, surd, etc.

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