Question detail
What best anchors contemporary?
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MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
Paper 1 Section B source-analysis requirements
Question
- A. contemporary is linked to Paper 1 Section B: Wider world....
- B. A claim about analyse with no date or context.
- C. An opinion that ignores historical evidence.
- D. A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.
Answer
contemporary is linked to Paper 1 Section B: Wider world.... is correct. Causation check: contemporary is linked to Paper 1 Section B: Wider world. is the best answer. It fits Wider world depth assessment requirements within Paper 1 Section B source-analysis requirements and directly supports Analyse and evaluate a contemporary source in the context of the selected wider-world depth study. Check this by using trigger, background factor, short-term cause, long-term cause, result, impact; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.
Explanation
The correct option is contemporary is linked to Paper 1. This MCQ is about What best anchors contemporary, 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 Analyse and evaluate a contemporary source in the context of the selected wider-world depth study. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A claim about analyse with no date or context.; 2) An opinion that ignores historical evidence.; 3) A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.. To decide between them, students should separate, explain, weigh, link the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.
Common mistake
Avoid confusing contemporary
A common mistake is to write about contemporary as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in Paper 1 Section B: Wider world....
Anchor the answer to Wider world depth assessment requirements, use precise evidence, and state whether contemporary is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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