Exam Questions

Question 1

How many minutes per mark in a history exam?

Answer 1

1.5 mins per mark

Question 2

How do you answer an inference question?

Answer 2

Inference questions (4 marks)
- One thing I can infer, details in the source that tell me this
- 2 inferences backed up with evidence from the source
- Inferences must be things that are not directly obvious from the source

Question 3

How do you answer source usefulness questions?

Answer 3

Source usefulness questions (8 marks)
- Two paragraphs, source B and source C
- Include Content of the source, provenance (origin of the source and what it is used for, from an American newspaper for example) and CAT (Comprehensiveness, accuracy or typicality) in each paragraph
- For CAT choose one of the three, comprehensiveness is the easiest (whether the source covers everything).
- Comprehensiveness can be easier because you can say a source is not comprehensive and use your own knowledge to back it up
- Focus on usefulness, how does each factor make the source useful
- Include your own knowledge
- No conclusion needed

Question 4

How do you answer explain why questions?

Answer 4

Explain why questions (12 marks)
- No conclusion needed (short one at most)
- Three paragraphs (Introduction not required)
- One paragraph for each point/reason
- PEA paragraphs

Question 5

How do you answer interpretation questions?

Answer 5

Interpretation question (4 marks)
- One key difference between two interpretations
- Back it up with details in the interpretations

Question 6

How do you answer questions about reasons why interpretations between sources are different?

Answer 6

Reasons why interpretations between sources are different (4 marks)
- One reason
- Backed up with information from the interpretations
- Only stick to interpretations, try not to bring in sources
- May be due to different focus of the interpretations

Question 7

How do you answer questions asking how far you agree with an interpretation?

Answer 7

How far do you agree with interpretation question (16 marks)
- Two paragraphs + conclusion
- On the one hand… own knowledge and mention interpretation
- On the other hand … own knowledge and mention interpretation
- Conclusion