For longer assessment questions you need to consider a number of requirements and how these come together in your final assignment. If you are having trouble understanding what you are being asked to...

For longer assessment questions you need to consider a number of requirements and how these come together in your final assignment.  If you are having trouble understanding what you are being asked to do, the following strategies can help you:
•    Read all of the assessment information to get an overview of what is expected.  You will probably need to read it a few times before it is clear in your mind.
•    Explain what is required to another person or discuss the details (this can help you to understand it better).
•    Draw a diagram or flow chart of how the question and its parts fit together.
•    Go back to the instructions as you are preparing and writing the assignment to check if you are keeping on track with answering it.

Step 1: Identify the task words
Task words are words which tell you what you need to do (e.g. identify, analyse, outline, discuss).