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Mr H
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 Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:33 am Post subject: What can you learn from this source? |
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| admin wrote: | 1. Comprehension
There are no ‘easy’ questions in History, but comprehension source
questions are the easiest - they are usually the first questions
asked and carry the lowest marks.
Comprehension questions will usually look something like this:
• What can you learn from Sources A and B about ……………
• What impression do Sources A and B give of …………
• What message does the cartoon in source C give about ……….
All you have to do is write down what the source is telling you about the
person or situation mentioned in the question.
1) Firstly read or look at the source or sources carefully and write down
the obvious things it is telling you. Make sure you keep the question
in mind.
2) Secondly look beyond the obvious and see what you can infer. What
can you work out from what you have read or seen in the source even
though it may not be immediately obvious?
3) Write down what you have inferred and use the source to back you
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Mr H
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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.
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