Unpacking
the
Question
By
analysing
your
question
you
can
work
out
what
you
are
being
asked
to
do.
This
involves
taking
the
question
apart
so
that
its
parts,
and
then
the
whole
question
can
be
understood.
There
are
three
important
parts
to
a
question:
one
is
the
instruction
part
the
second
is
the
content
part
and
the
third
sets
the
limits
of
the
question.
Steps
of
Analysis:
1. Read
the
question
several
times
2. Circle
the
process
or
instructional
words.
3. Underline
the
content
words.
4. Draw
a
box
around
the
limiting
words.
Sample
HSC
Question
11:
Explain
the
influences
that
have
contributed
to
the
pattern
of
Religious
Affiliation
in
Australia?
What
content
is
covered
by
this
question?
Read
t
he
q
uestion
c
arefully.
Step
1
Religious
Expression
in
Australia-
1945
to
the
present.
-
Step
2
Step
3
Changing
patterns
of
religious
adherence
- The
current
religious
landscape
What
are
the
verbs
asking
you
to
do?
Circle
the
verbs-
the
process
words
that
tell
you
what
to
do.
Explain
the
influences
that
have
contributed
to
the
pattern
of
Religious
Affiliation
in
Australia?
Explain
Relate cause and effect; make the
relationships between things evident;
provide why and/or how
Underline
the
key
content
words.
Explain
the
influences
that
have
contributed
to
the
pattern
of
Religious
Affiliation
in
Australia?
Step
4
Explain
the
influences
that
have
contributed
to
the
pattern
of
Religious
Affiliation
in
Australia?
Draw
a
box
around
the
limiting
words.
Unpacking
the
Question
By
analysing
your
question
you
can
work
out
what
you
are
being
asked
to
do.
This
involves
taking
the
question
apart
so
that
its
parts,
and
then
the
whole
question
can
be
understood.
There
are
three
important
parts
to
a
question:
one
is
the
instruction
part
the
second
is
the
content
part
and
the
third
sets
the
limits
of
the
question.
Question
11:
Steps
of
Analysis:
1. Read
the
question
several
times
2. Circle
the
process
or
instructional
words.
3. Underline
the
content
words.
4. Draw
a
box
around
the
limiting
words.
I
think
its
fair
to
say
thatI
come
from
the
Methodist
tradition
of
the
Christian
church.
Although
when
I
do
go
to
church
now,
which
is
more
often
than
Christmas
and
Easter,
but
certainly
not
once
a
week,
I
tend
to
go
to
an
Anglican
church.
(Australian
Prime
Minister
John
Howard
in
an
ABC
TV
Compass
interview,
2004)
Referring
to
the
stimulus
above
and
your
own
knowledge,
suggest
two
influences
on
the
pattern
of
religious
affiliation
in
Australia
since
the
1970s.
Step
1
What
content
is
covered
by
this
question?
Read
the
question
carefully.
Religious
Expression
in
Australia-
1945
to
the
present.
-
Changing
patterns
of
religious
adherence
The
current
religious
landscape
Step
2
Circle
the
verbs
-
the
process
words
that
tell
you
what
to
do.
Referring
to
the
stimulus
above
and
your
own
knowledge,
suggest
two
influences
on
the
pattern
of
religious
affiliation
in
Australia
since
the
1970s.
Step
3
Underline
the
key
content
words.
What
are
the
verbs
asking
you
to
do?
Referring
to
the
stimulus
above
and
your
own
knowledge,
suggest
two
influences
on
the
pattern
of
religious
affiliation
in
Australia
since
the
1970s.
Step
4
Draw
a
box
around
the
limiting
words.
Referring
to
the
stimulus
above
and
your
own
knowledge,
suggest
two
influences
on
the
pattern
of
religious
affiliation
in
Australia
since
the
1970s.
Unpacking
the
Question
By
analysing
your
question
you
can
work
out
what
you
are
being
asked
to
do.
This
involves
taking
the
question
apart
so
that
its
parts,
and
then
the
whole
question
can
be
understood.
There
are
three
important
parts
to
a
question:
Steps
of
Analysis:
1. Read
the
question
several
times
2. Circle
the
process
or
instructional
words.
3. Underline
the
content
words.
4. Draw
a
box
around
the
limiting
words.
5.
one
is
the
instruction
part
the
second
is
the
content
part
and
the
third
sets
the
limits
of
the
question.
Question:
Step
1
Read
the
question
carefully.
Step
2
Circle
the
verbs
-
the
process
words
that
tell
you
what
to
do.
What
content
is
covered
by
this
question?
What
are
the
verbs
asking
you
to
do?
Step
3
Underline
the
key
content
words.
Step
4
Draw
a
box
around
the
limiting
words.
