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Which judgement is best supported?

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MCQ

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practice

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Topic

Paper 2 Section B interpretation and historic environment requirements

Question

  1. A. causation is significant when tied to change.
  2. B. A broad opinion without context.
  3. C. A consequence described as a cause.
  4. D. An interpretation treated as factual evidence.

Answer

Chronology check: causation is significant when tied to change. is the best answer. It fits British depth study assessment requirements within Paper 2 Section B interpretation and historic environment requirements and directly supports Explain historical events, issues or developments using causation, change, continuity and/or consequence. Check this by using sequence, turning point, period, before, after, continuity, change; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is causation is significant when tied to. 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 B: British depth studies including the historic environment and uses the same evidence base as Explain historical events, issues or developments using causation, change, continuity and/or consequence. 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 causation

A common mistake is to write about causation as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in Paper 2 Section B: British depth....

Anchor the answer to British depth study assessment requirements, use precise evidence, and state whether causation is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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