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Quick questions on Comparing two sources: the SQA Higher History comparison question - SQA Higher History
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What is vague matching?Show answer
"Both sources talk about emigration" is not developed; name the exact claim in each source and say precisely how they agree or differ.
What is q1?Show answer
How many marks usually come from the overall comparison, and how many from detailed comparisons? [2 marks]
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Why does describing each source in turn score badly? [2 marks]
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