Evaluate Questions

To answer an ‘evaluate’ question, you should make a judgement based on the information given, and the context of the question.

A good evaluation answer has three clear parts — a fact, a judgement and a consequence:

•a fact based on the information given in the question

•a judgement/opinion of whether this is good or bad

•a consequence of this fact linked to the context of the question

A good way to remember this is FOC – Fact, Opinion, Consequence

Question: Evaluate the effect that cherries would have on the colour or texture of a flapjack.

Acceptable answer:

Cherries have a soft and chewy texture (an accurate fact about the use of cherries in a flapjack). This is good (a judgement/opinion about whether the fact stated is good or bad) as it will give the flapjack a softer and varied texture (a consequence linked to texture and the use of cherries).

In an ‘evaluate’ question, if you do not show evaluation in your answer, you will not access any marks — regardless of how good your explanation is.