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Which answer uses evidence about poverty?

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MCQ

Type

practice

Style

Topic

BC Elizabethan England, c1568-1603

Question

  1. A. poverty is supported by evidence from Part two: Life in....
  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 c1568-1603.

Answer

poverty is supported by evidence from Part two: Life in.... is correct. Interpretation check: poverty is supported by evidence from Part two: Life in. is the best answer. It fits Part two: Life in Elizabethan times within BC Elizabethan England, c1568-1603 and directly supports Study the poor, including reasons for increased poverty, attitudes and responses to poverty, reasons for government action and seriousness of the problem. 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 poverty is supported by evidence from. This MCQ is about Which answer uses evidence about poverty, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 2 Section B: British depth studies including the historic environment and uses the same evidence base as Study the poor, including reasons for increased poverty, attitudes and responses to poverty, reasons for government action and seriousness of the problem. 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 c1568-1603.. 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 poverty

A common mistake is to write about poverty as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in c1568-1603.

Anchor the answer to Part two: Life in Elizabethan times, use precise evidence, and state whether poverty is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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