How To Answer Essay-Type Questions: Solicitor Jose Angelo A. David
How To Answer Essay-Type Questions: Solicitor Jose Angelo A. David
Essay-Type Questions
Solicitor Jose Angelo A. David
How to Answer Essay-Type
Questions
Taxonomy of essay questions
Anatomy of a good answer to an essay-type question
Exam-taking skills
Competencies Assessed
BAD:
The President, the Vice-President, the Members of
the Supreme Court, the Members of the
Constitutional Commissions, and the Ombudsman
may be removed from office, on impeachment for,
and conviction of, culpable violation of the
Constitution, treason, bribery, graft and corruption,
other high crimes, or betrayal of public trust.
Example of an Answer to an
“Enumeration” Question
GOOD:
Article XI, Section 2 of the 1987 Constitution provides
for the different grounds for impeachment, as follows:
1. Culpable violation of the Constitution;
2. Treason;
3. Bribery;
4. Graft and corruption;
5. Other high crimes; and
6. Betrayal of public trust.
Example of an Answer to a “Distinction”
Question
Psychological incapacity may be distinguished from insanity as
follows: