EXAM PRACTICE

Question 1

QUESTION 1: How long to spend on it, how are the marks awarded?

Answer 1

Spend around 5-6 minutes on it
2 marks for the use of the source and 3 marks for own knowledge

Question 2

How should you structure Question 1?

Answer 2

5-6 sentences.
State what you see
Make an inference- what can you learn from what you can see?
Use 3 pieces of own knowledge- try use statistics

Question 3

QUESTION 2: How long should you spend on it and how are the marks awarded?

Answer 3

Spend around 9 minutes
4 marks for the use of the source
4 marks for own knowledge

Question 4

How should you structure question 2?

Answer 4

No need for more than 10 sentences
2 clear reasons why the source was made
Select parts of the source that help achieve the selected purpose and explain how it works
Put the source into context with your own knowledge- attribution

Question 5

QUESTION 3: How long should you spend on it and how are the marks awarded?

Answer 5

Spend around 11-12 minutes on it
6 marks for analysis of interpretation
4 marks for own knowledge

Question 6

How should you structure question 3?

Answer 6

No need for more than 18 sentences
Start with interpretation 1
Does it agree with the statement? Quote from the interpretation
Expand on the message of the interpretation with own knowledge
Refer to authorship
X2 for second interpretation
Final judgement on why their opinions differ

Question 7

QUESTION 4: How long should you spend on it and how are the marks awarded?

Answer 7

Spend around 12 minutes on it
8 marks for use of source, 3 marks on own knowledge

Question 8

How should you structure question 4?

Answer 8

No more that 18 sentences
State that both sources ARE USEFUL to a historian…
State why source A is useful
Source A- part of the source that helps the historian learn you reason stated
Provide own knowledge
2nd reason
X2 for Source B
Supported judgment and explain

Question 9

QUESTION 5: how long should you spend on it and how are the marks awarded?

Answer 9

Spend around 22 minutes on it
12 marks for the overall evaluation of the interpretation
4 marks for own knowledge
3 marks for SPaG

Question 10

How should you structure question 5?

Answer 10

Around 1 and a half pages
START WITH AUTHORSHIP
Prove the authors view
2 pieces of own knowledge that prove the POV and explain how they do it
Bring in counter argument.
2 pieces of own knowledge to explain how they disprove the interpretation
Give final judgement, stating which side you agree with and why