Question 1
Question detail
Which judgement is best supported?
Try the question, check the answer, then read the explanation to understand the curriculum point.
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MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
BB Britain: Power and the people: c1170 to the present day
Question
- A. Great Reform Act is significant when tied to Chartism.
- B. A broad opinion without context.
- C. A consequence described as a cause.
- D. An interpretation treated as factual evidence.
Answer
Chronology check: Great Reform Act is significant when tied to Chartism. is the best answer. It fits Part three: Reform and reformers within BB Britain: Power and the people: c1170 to the present day and directly supports Study extension of the franchise, including radical protest, causes and impact of the Great Reform Act, further reform and Chartism's causes, actions. Check this by using sequence, turning point, period, before, after, continuity, change; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.
Explanation
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 2 Section A: Thematic studies and uses the same evidence base as Study extension of the franchise, including radical protest, causes and impact of the Great Reform Act, further reform and Chartism's causes, actions. 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 Great Reform Act
A common mistake is to write about Great Reform Act as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in c1170 to the present day.
Anchor the answer to Part three: Reform and reformers, use precise evidence, and state whether Great Reform Act is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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