Eduqas GCSE History exam skills overview quiz quiz

Two components, each worth 50 percent, with no coursework

One single component worth the full 100 percent of the marks

Three written components plus a coursework portfolio

Two components plus an assessed fieldwork project

Recalling accurate knowledge of the key periods and events studied

Analysing and evaluating sources through content and provenance

Explaining the causes and consequences of historical events

Analysing how interpretations of the past differ

A brief summary describing what the source shows and nothing more

A blunt statement that the source is biased and so unreliable

Content, provenance and own knowledge, leading to a judgement

A full description of the whole topic the source comes from

Because historical sources from the period are never actually biased

Because the bias inside a historical source can hardly ever be reliably detected by a reader

Because the examiners forbid candidates from using the word bias

Because a one-sided source can still be useful for showing what a group believed

A source is evidence from the time; an interpretation is a considered view built from evidence

There is no real difference, since both words mean the same in history

A source is always a written document, while an interpretation is always a picture or photograph

A source always dates from modern times, whereas an interpretation is always something old

A plain summary of what each one of the two given interpretations actually says about the past

Developed reasons for the difference, such as evidence, emphasis, purpose or viewpoint

A firm judgement on which one of the interpretations is the correct view to take

A general description of the topic the interpretations cover

Simply describe the interpretation in detail without ever arguing a case

List as many facts about the wider topic as you can possibly recall

Understand the view, argue for and against it with own knowledge, then judge

Agree with the interpretation completely and offer no counter-argument at all

A full multi-paragraph essay with an introduction and a conclusion

A single word naming each of the two features and nothing else

Three fully developed paragraphs written about each feature in turn

Short: two developed features, about a sentence or two each

Two or three developed reasons, each linked to the outcome, finishing with the most important

A straightforward description of the events involved, simply told in the order in which they happened over time

A single supporting fact, stated briefly with no explanation of its importance

A simple chronological list of the relevant dates and nothing further

Two completely separate descriptions, one written about each period in turn

Explicit, linked comparisons between the periods, supported from each

A judgement on which of the two periods was the better one to live through

A detailed analysis of the provenance of a source

On every single question across both of the written papers

On the short describe two features questions in each study

On the extended essays in the depth and thematic studies

On the source comprehension and usefulness questions only

Always agree fully with the statement given to you every single time you answer

Avoid reaching any conclusion so that you never appear to be wrong

Write about only one side of the argument and leave the other out

Reach a clear, supported judgement rather than sitting on the fence