Question Types

Cards (6)

  • Explain - (6 marks)
    • Answer
    • Because
    • Comment
    • Develop
    Example:
    Answer - Propaganda was one reason why men enlisted,
    Because - because,
    Comment - many posters were put up in towns to encourage men to enlist
  • To What Extent/How Important/How Successful - (9 marks)
    • Introduction - includes context, and main factors
    • Main body - 6 explain answers - 1 factor from the question, 5 from own knowledge
    • Conclusion - give most important, in your opinion, and reason why
  • Describe - (4 marks)
    • Describe what happened
    Example:
    One awful condition was, diseases spread quickly on the ship, causing many to die.
  • Compare - (4 marks)
    • Judgement - do they agree?
    • Compare both sources x2 - do they agree on a specific issue, and quote
    Example:
    Overall, Sources A and B seem to agree/disagree...
    Both sources agree/disagree... I know this because Source A states, "quote here", and Source B supports/disagrees this by stating, "quote here"
  • How Fully - (6 marks)
    • Judgement - will always be "partly explains/describes"
    • Content - give 3 quotes from the question, and reword the quote in your own words, using "This explains/describes to me..."
    • Omission - 3 facts from own knowledge
    Example:
    Source A partly explains/describes... because Source A states, "quote source". This explains/describes to me, (reword the quote in your own words). - x3
    However, the source fails to mention... - x3
  • Evaluate the Usefulness - (5 marks)
    • Judgement - always "quite useful as evidence of"
    • Author
    • Timing - if its primary/secondary
    • Purpose - what is it telling you
    • Content - quote source, and back up it by saying, "I know this is accurate, because" - x2
    • Omission - own knowledge, not mentioned - x2

    Example:
    Source A is quite useful as evidence of... because its... This is useful, because.... The purpose of the source... The source is useful because it states, "quote source", I know this to be accurate, because... However the source fails to mention...