Question 1
Question detail
Which judgement is best supported?
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MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
BE Conflict and tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990-2009
Question
- A. insurgency is significant when tied to troop surge.
- B. A broad opinion without context.
- C. A consequence described as a cause.
- D. An interpretation treated as factual evidence.
Answer
Chronology check: insurgency is significant when tied to troop surge. is the best answer. It fits Part three: The Iraq War within BE Conflict and tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990-2009 and directly supports Study the impact of war on Iraqi people and across the world, including insurgency, elections, transfer of powers to the National Assembly,. Check this by using sequence, turning point, period, before, after, continuity, change; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.
Explanation
The correct option is insurgency is significant when tied to. This MCQ is about Which judgement is best supported, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 1 Section B: Wider world depth studies and uses the same evidence base as Study the impact of war on Iraqi people and across the world, including insurgency, elections, transfer of powers to the National Assembly,. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A broad opinion without context.; 2) A consequence described as a cause.; 3) An interpretation treated as factual evidence.. To decide between them, students should place, order, connect, contrast the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.
Common mistake
Avoid confusing insurgency
A common mistake is to write about insurgency as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1990-2009.
Anchor the answer to Part three: The Iraq War, use precise evidence, and state whether insurgency is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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