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Which answer uses evidence about Africa?

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MCQ

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Topic

AC Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day

Question

  1. A. Africa is supported by evidence from Part three: Expansion and empire.
  2. B. A statement that treats interpretation as a source.
  3. C. A vague point with no event or individual.
  4. D. A claim outside c790 to the present day.

Answer

Interpretation check: Africa is supported by evidence from Part three: Expansion and empire. is the best answer. It fits Part three: Expansion and empire within AC Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day and directly supports Study migrants to, from and within Britain, including Irish and Jewish migration, transportation, migration to and within the Empire, Asian migration to. 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 Africa is supported by evidence from. This MCQ is about Which answer uses evidence about Africa, 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 migrants to, from and within Britain, including Irish and Jewish migration, transportation, migration to and within the Empire, Asian migration to. 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 c790 to the present day.. 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 Africa

A common mistake is to write about Africa as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in c790 to the present day.

Anchor the answer to Part three: Expansion and empire, use precise evidence, and state whether Africa is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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