Question 1
Question detail
Which answer uses evidence about flappers?
Try the question, check the answer, then read the explanation to understand the curriculum point.
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MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
AD America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality
Question
- A. flappers is supported by evidence from Part one: American people....
- B. A statement that treats interpretation as a source.
- C. A vague point with no event or individual.
- D. A claim outside 1920-1973.
Answer
flappers is supported by evidence from Part one: American people.... is correct. Interpretation check: flappers is supported by evidence from Part one: American people. is the best answer. It fits Part one: American people and the Boom within AD America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality and directly supports Study social and cultural developments, including cinema, jazz and the position of women in society including flappers. Check this by using viewpoint, interpretation, source material, judgement, context, reliability; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.
Explanation
The correct option is flappers is supported by evidence from. This MCQ is about Which answer uses evidence about flappers, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 1 Section A: Period studies and uses the same evidence base as Study social and cultural developments, including cinema, jazz and the position of women in society including flappers. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A statement that treats interpretation as a source.; 2) A vague point with no event or individual.; 3) A claim outside 1920-1973.. To decide between them, students should compare, evaluate, qualify, infer the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.
Common mistake
Avoid confusing flappers
A common mistake is to write about flappers as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1920-1973.
Anchor the answer to Part one: American people and the Boom, use precise evidence, and state whether flappers is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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