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Answering exam questions

Answering exam questions. How Useful Q. Origin : who write it, when, contemporary/secondary & benefit Purpose : why do you think it was written? Bias Content : what does it say about the topic in the question Missing: What relevant information does not source not include?

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Answering exam questions

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  1. Answering exam questions

  2. How Useful Q • Origin: who write it, when, contemporary/secondary & benefit • Purpose: why do you think it was written? Bias • Content: what does it say about the topic in the question • Missing:What relevant information does not source not include? • Conclusion: How useful is the source?

  3. How Fully? • Say what the source includes (that is relevant to the topic in the question) • Give other information about the topic that the source does not include. • Answer the question: How fully does the source show/explain? (A lot/Not much as missing information on ….)

  4. COMPAREHow far do Sources A & B agree? • What is the same in both • What one says and the other doesn’t, OR disagree • How far do they agree? • A lot • Not much (explain why – i.e. give an example)

  5. Attitude • READ source carefully • Say what the author thinks about the topic in the question • EXPLAIN why he/she thinks that by giving more detail and background information.

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