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Mr H · Site Admin Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Posts: 459

The First Question

ALWAYS READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY AND MAKE SURE
THAT YOUR ANSWER IS ANSWERING THE QUESTION SET.

1. Comprehension.

o These are usually the early questions. They are meant to be easy.
They carry the lowest marks.

o You have to answer what the source shows about a situation.

o The source could be of any number of types.

o Write down everything you can find.

o Keep your mind on the question.

o Look beyond the obvious to what you can infer from the source.

INFER = TO WORK SOMETHING OUT FROM WHAT YOU
HAVE READ OR SEEN.

****SQUEEZE THE EVIDENCE FOR MEANING.****

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A COMPLETELY BIASED OR
USELESS SOURCE. YOU CAN FIND OUT A LOT OF
INTERESTING THINGS FROM A BIASED SOURCE.

Mr H · Site Admin Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Posts: 459

What can you learn from this source about the extent of smuggling in the mid-eighteenth century? (6)

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