Recognising the actual task in VCE Business management questions

Recognising the actual task of a question is a complex skill for exams.

]The question below has the  task word ‘explain’. 

Explain the importance of leadership in successful business change management.

Explain’ task word typically requires students to express the purpose or value of a business management concept.

However, the question has two business management concepts. Therefore, this question is actually an ‘analyse’ task because students must express the relationship between the two concepts.

Sometimes. questions make it clear to express a relationship.

Explain the relationship between operations management and this objective for BIG Construction.

And sometimes it’s not immediately clear.

Explain how global outsourcing can be used by Blartem Clothing to ensure that one business objective can be met.

Recognising the actual task required of questions is crucial to doing well in the exams.

Discover more questions that have different tasks to task words with the Business Management Complete Preparation rubrics.