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History SBQ Formatting & Revision Tips Version 4
History SBQ Formatting & Revision Tips Version 4
Exam Format
Section 1 or Section A – Source Based Questions.
You are given text, speeches or pictures and you need to use that to interpret the
source meaning. More advanced questions require you to interpret its reliability
and usefulness.
Therefore, history students should do more assessment books and practices. With
enough practices, you know the many ways questions are phrased in an exam.
Example: Source E was made by the opposition party to criticize the government
as to obtain support from the people.
Any Source Based Questions on Reliability I have seen demands the following
information:
• Author/Speaker/Creator
• Action
• Audience
• Outcome
This method can also be used to approach reliability questions in the following
page.
Method 1: Cross Referencing with Other Sources within the Same Exam Paper
Source E is Reliable,
as Source E agrees with <Other Sources> (E.g. Source A.).
Source E tells me that <Inference>
As seen from Source E <Source Obtained>.
Source A tells me that <Inference>
As seen from Source A <Source Obtained>.
Source E is Reliable
As Source E is not biased.
Source E was made by <Author/Speaker/Creator>
to <Action Word & Target> (E.g. Convince,
Persuade, Criticize, Encourage)
as to <Outcome & Audience >.
As seen from Source E <Source Obtained>.
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