how to answer questions

Question 1

how do you answer the first 4 marker?(‘how does interpretation a differ from b about …’)

Answer 1

5 minutes
1 difference and explain
3 parts:
- state difference
- interpretation a says … this suggests that …
- interpretation b ‘’
no knowledge or provenance needed

Question 2

how do you answer the 2nd 4 marker?
(why might the authors of interpretation a and b differ …)

Answer 2

5 mins
use provenance
3 parts to answer
- state reason for difference
- author of interpretation a has its view because
- author of interpretation b has its view because

Question 3

how do you answer question 3 (8 marker)?
(which do you find more convincing)

Answer 3

no provenance at all
2.5 paragraphs
3 parts of your answer:
- interpretation a states … this is convincing because (own knowledge) x2
- interpretation b states … this is convincing because (own knowledge) x2
- make a judgment

Question 4

how do you answer question 4 (4 marker)?
describe…

Answer 4

2 paragraphs
- identify one factor and add supporting sentence showing historical knowledge
- identify a second factor and add supporting sentence showing historical knowledge

Question 5

how do you answer question 5 (8 marker)?
in what ways … explain

Answer 5

2.5 paragraphs
1. identify factor and explain using own historical knowledge
2. identify another factor and explain using own historical knowledge
3. evaluate how far each factor has changed

Question 6

how do you answer the 12 marker?
which of the following was the more important reason why …

Answer 6

3 paragraphs
introductory sentence
1. first bullet point: explain
2. second bullet point: explain
3. conclusion (full paragraph)