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AQA (B) GCSE Modern World History
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Answering the ‘Inference’source question
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Your sister gets on Valentine’s Day – from the same
boy:• a dozen red roses• a huge card which says: ‘Hi, funny face’• a diamond ring inscribed: ‘Sexy lips’.
What is he saying to her?
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At one level, he seems to be saying that she has
sexy lips and a funny face …
But those words, and the gifts, are obviously
saying so much more …
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• ‘Funny face’ shows he finds her cute.• ‘Sexy lips’ shows he enjoys kissing her.• Red roses are a message of love.• The ring indicates that he wants to get engaged.
These messages were not explicit, but you
INFERRED them from the gifts.
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You answer the ‘Inference’ question
in much the same way!
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You are going to get a question which gives you a
source and then asks: ‘What does this source suggest about [a
topic]?’
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Note that you must make an especial note of the ‘topic’ you are being asked about.
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Although the Russian government called up millions of men, they were badly trained and prepared. By 1917, discipline had broken down, and soldiers were deserting or refusing to obey orders.
‘What does this source suggest about the government of Nicholas II in Russia?’
Note that it is asking you to say things about the government of Nicholas II
(i.e. not about the war or the army).
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The mark scheme says that this is how you are going to earn the 4 marks for this question:
• You get up to 2 marks by extracting surface
statements explicit in the source.• You get up to 2 further marks by identifying
inferences in the source.
Note that you will only get any marks if you identify surface statements and inferences about the stated topic.
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You are advised to spend
7 minutes maximum
on this question.
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So, let’s begin …
Although the Russian government called up
millions of men, they were badly trained and
prepared. By 1917, discipline had broken
down, and soldiers were deserting or refusing
to obey orders.
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Start by identifying two ‘surface statements’ about Nicholas II’s government, for example:It called up millions
of menIt trained and prepared
them badly
These will give you the basic first 2 marks.
Although the Russian government called up
millions of men, they were badly trained and
prepared. By 1917, discipline had broken
down, and soldiers were deserting or refusing
to obey orders.
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Although the Russian government called up
millions of men, they were badly trained and
prepared. By 1917, discipline had broken
down, and soldiers were deserting or refusing
to obey orders. Click to
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Note …
It will not score you any marks.
Why is ‘soldiers were deserting’ not a valid answer?
It is not about the government of Nicholas II.
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Although the Russian government called up
millions of men, they were badly trained and
prepared. By 1917, discipline had broken
down, and soldiers were deserting or refusing
to obey orders. Click to
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Now suggest two ‘inferences’ you can make about the government of Nicholas II:
This suggests it was losing its authority
This suggests it was incompetent
These will earn the 2 marks for making inferences.
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Although the Russian government called up
millions of men, they were badly trained and
prepared. By 1917, discipline had broken
down, and soldiers were deserting or refusing
to obey orders. Click to
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Can you suggest any other inferences?
This suggests people were becoming fed up with it
This suggests it was losing control
(Only needed if your inference ideas are weak.)
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Write your essay, remembering to:• provide two explicit ‘surface statements’ about
the government of Nicholas II
and: • add two or three inferences about the
government of Nicholas II.
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So …
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• provide two examples of explicit, ‘surface
statements’ about the government of Nicholas II?
• add two or three inferences about the government of Nicholas II?
Peer-assess each other’s essays. Did they: