Question 1
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What fits the chronology of plastic surgery?
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MCQ
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practice
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Topic
AA Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day
Question
- A. plastic surgery belongs in the chronology of c1000 to the present day.
- B. A judgement with no supporting evidence.
- C. A point that confuses change with continuity.
- D. A description from a different route.
Answer
Significance check: plastic surgery belongs in the chronology of c1000 to the present day. is the best answer. It fits Part four: Modern medicine within AA Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day and directly supports Study the impact of war and technology on surgery, including plastic surgery, blood transfusions, X-rays, transplant surgery, lasers, radiation therapy and keyhole. Check this by using scale, duration, importance, consequence, affected group, legacy; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.
Explanation
The correct option is plastic surgery belongs in the chronology. This MCQ is about What fits the chronology of plastic surgery, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 2 Section A: Thematic studies and uses the same evidence base as Study the impact of war and technology on surgery, including plastic surgery, blood transfusions, X-rays, transplant surgery, lasers, radiation therapy and keyhole. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A judgement with no supporting evidence.; 2) A point that confuses change with continuity.; 3) A description from a different route.. To decide between them, students should judge, prioritise, explain, substantiate the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.
Common mistake
Avoid confusing plastic surgery
A common mistake is to write about plastic surgery as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in c1000 to the present day.
Anchor the answer to Part four: Modern medicine, use precise evidence, and state whether plastic surgery is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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