| GCSE English Language & Literature. • AQA & Edexcel IGCSE GCSE English Command Words Guide. The words in GCSE English questions are instructions, most students treat them as decoration. This guide teaches you exactly what each command word demands – with real examples of correct vs incorrect responses for every question type. 12 command words. • Language & Literature . • AQA & Edexcel IGCSE • Weak vs. strong for every word. £15 — one-off purchase • Download immediately. |
| WHY THIS MATTERS MORE THAN MOST STUDENTS REALISE |
The examiner isn’t marking what you know. They’re marking what you do.
A student who knows their text perfectly but doesn’t understand the difference between ‘analyse’ and ‘explore’ will keep writing the wrong type of answer – clearly, confidently, and consistently losing marks they should be earning. Command words are not vocabulary. They are instructions. This guide teaches students to follow them.
| Students getting lower marks than expected If your child understands the material but grades don’t reflect it, misreading command words is the most common cause. | Year 10 students starting exam prep Learning command words at the start of Year 10 changes how a student approaches every piece of work for two years. | |
| Home educators The one resource that transforms how a student reads any exam question — Language or Literature, either board. | Students preparing for mocks The single fastest win before a mock exam. One afternoon with this guide produces an immediate improvement. | |
| WHAT’S INSIDE |
12 command words. Everyone explained with examples at multiple grade levels.
| 1–2 | Identify & List What the examiner is looking for and exactly how long your answer should be — and why writing more doesn’t earn more marks here |
| 3–4 | Explain & Summarise The difference between the two and why students confuse them; why ‘because’ is the most important word in any explanation answer |
| 5–6 | Analyse & Examine What ‘analyse’ actually demands: the zoom-in method with worked examples at Grade 5, 7, and 9 |
| 7–8 | Compare & Contrast Why ‘compare’ done sequentially always caps your marks, and what integrated comparison looks like in practice |
| 9–10 | Evaluate & Assess The four-move structure that answers evaluation questions consistently: position, evidence, complication, conclusion |
| 11–12 | Explore & Discuss Why ‘explore’ demands multiple angles, what that looks like in a Literature essay, and how to avoid the single-argument trap |
| Also included ✔ Weak vs strong examples for every command word — not described, shown ✔ Quick-reference one-page cheat sheet: all 12 command words, designed to sit above a desk ✔ Practice questions: read a question, identify the command word, plan the right type of response ✔ The ‘question decoder’ system: a 30-second approach that works before any exam question |
| £12 — GCSE English Command Words Guide Download immediately. • yours to keep |
| ✔ All 12 command words covered: Language and Literature . ✔ Weak vs strong examples for every command word. ✔ The four-move evaluation structure. ✔ Integrated comparison explained with worked examples. ✔ Quick-reference one-page cheat sheet . ✔ Practice exercises with model answers. ✔ Covers AQA and Edexcel IGCSE. |
