exam questions

Question 1

1) how does interpretation A differ from interpretation B about…. [4 marks]

GERMANY PAPER

Answer 1

5 mins

identify one difference and explain
1) state the difference
2) interpretation a states that ‘…’ this suggests that…
3) interpretation b states that ‘…’ this suggests that…

NO CONTEXTUAL KNOWLEDGE OR PROVENANCE

Question 2

2) why might the authors of interpretation a and b differ about…. [4 marks]

GERMANY PAPER

Answer 2

5 mins

1) state the reason for difference (authors role in events/purpose of source/nature of source)
2) the author of interpretation A has their view because…
3) the author of interpretation B has their view because…

PROVENANCE ONLY

Question 3

3) which interpretation do you find more convincing about… [8 marks]

GERMANY PAPER

Answer 3

10 mins
2.5 paragraphs

1) interpretation a states ‘…’ this is convincing because… (contextual knowledge x2)
2) interpretation b states ‘…’ this is convincing because… (contextual knowledge x2)
3) make judgement on which is more convincing

Question 4

4) describe… [4 marks]

GERMANY PAPER

Answer 4

5 mins
2 paragraphs:
1) identity one factor and add supporting sentence showing ck
2) do the same for another factor

Question 5

5) in what ways… explain [8 marks]

GERMANY PAPER

Answer 5

10 mins
2.5 paragraphs

1) identify one factor and explain using ck
2) do the same for another factor
3) evaluate how far each factor has changed - what the experience the same for all across germany?

Question 6

6) which of the following was the more important reason why… [12 marks]

GERMANY PAPER

Answer 6

15 mins
look for key word in question and focus on that in answer

3 paragraphs - each reason requires one paragraph
1) first bulletin point - explain how this factor contributes to the question and why this was important
2) do the same for the second bullet point
3) conclusion (para.) - must reach a clear judgement and decide that one is more significant than other

Question 7

1) source a supports/opposes… how do you know? [4 marks]

CONFLICT AND TENSIONS

Answer 7

5 mins
1 or 2 paragraphs :
1) identity 2 features of source that support statement in question
2) identify feature and explain useing ck x2

Question 8

2) how useful are sources b and c to a historian studying… [12 marks]

Answer 8

15 mins
3 paragraphs:

1) source B
-> provenance
-> content
-> overall how is it useful for a historian
2) do the same for source c
3) conclusion
-> do not need to decide which is more useful than other
-> try to explain how they may be useful together or separately

Question 9

3) write an account of… [8 marks]

Answer 9

10 mins
2 paras. - 1 explanation per para.
find key word in question and use all the time
explain chronologically - but focus on key word don’t just tell a story

Question 10

4) …how far do you agree with this statement? [16 marks]

Answer 10

20 mins
explain how far u agree with statement
use ck

four paras:
- factor in question
- 2nd factor - of choice
- 3rd factor - of choice
- conclusion - make links to show how one led to the other