GCSE Science command words bundle. Teaching presentation + practice worksheets covering describe, explain, evaluate, compare. AQA, Edexcel, OCR.

"State, describe, explain, evaluate, compare." The command words on the front of every GCSE Science question are where most learners lose easy marks. They write description when the question asked for explanation; they list when they should have evaluated. This bundle fixes that with one teaching presentation that defines each command word with worked examples, and one practice pack with model answers learners can mark themselves against.

What's inside:

Resource 1 — GCSE Science Command Words Intervention Presentation (PDF). Each command word defined with: the mark-scheme expectation, a worked example with model answer, common errors, and a "what good looks like" exemplar. Covers state, name, identify, describe, explain, suggest, compare, evaluate, justify, discuss.

Resource 2 — GCSE Science Command Word Practice Worksheets (PDF). Real exam-style questions for each command word with model answers. Learners try the question, then mark against the model. Includes a glossary of every AQA/Edexcel/OCR Science command word definition.

AQA / Edexcel / OCR specification alignment: built from the published command word definitions in AQA, Edexcel and OCR GCSE Science specifications. The command words and definitions are universal across the three boards — same vocabulary, same expectations.

How to use the bundle:

• Run the presentation at the start of Year 10 to set the command-word vocabulary up front.
• Use the practice pack as exam-skills homework throughout Year 10 and Year 11.
• Revisit before mocks for a precision-language refresher.
• Use as 1-to-1 intervention for learners losing marks on extended response.

Who it's for: GCSE Science teachers (all three subjects), science department leads building a whole-cohort exam-skills programme, GCSE tutors, parents supporting Year 11 learners through revision, and homeschool families on the UK national curriculum.

Buy components separately:

• GCSE Science Command Words Intervention Presentation — https://advisoryscience.com/b/command-words-presentation
• GCSE Science Command Word Practice Worksheets — https://advisoryscience.com/b/command-words-practice-worksheets

Pair with the free videos: AQA GCSE Biology Cell Biology Quiz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aRqgl3aa1E), AQA GCSE Chemistry Quantitative Chemistry Quiz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-61xPOIYC8), AQA GCSE Physics Forces Quiz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdXyGKpm4gY).

Read the blog post: 10 ways to get yourself and your learners organised — https://advisoryscience.com/blog/school-organisation-and-productivity/10-ways-to-get-yourself-and-your-learners-organised-from-day-one

Related exam-skills resources: GCSE Science Answer Improvement Bundle (Biology + Chemistry + Physics), GCSE Triple Science Required Practicals Six-Mark Answer Pack, GCSE Science Graph Improvement Worksheets.

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Tags (6): GCSE Science command words bundle | describe explain evaluate compare | AQA Edexcel OCR exam skills | Year 10 Year 11 revision | command word intervention | mark scheme literacy