Sentence Starters

Question 1

QUESTION 1: give two things you can infer about…….

Answer 1

One thing I can infer is….
Details in the source that tell me this are (quote)…
Another thing I can infer is….
A quote to support this is…….

Question 2

QUESTION 2: Explain why…..

Answer 2

One reason why…..(point)
This was when……(evidence + own knowledge)
This led to…..(explain why your evidence answers the question)

Question 3

QUESTION 3A: how useful are sources A and B into…..

Answer 3

Source A is useful for an enquiry into….. as it suggests…….(content)
It states/shows…..(quotation)
I know this was accurate because……

The source was written by/ created because……
The source is a……(NOP)
This makes the source useful because…..
However the source could also be limited because …….

Question 4

QUESTION 3B: study interpretations 1 and 2…. What is the difference between these views

Answer 4

Interpretation 1 draws attention to……
For example it states ……(quote)
However interpretation 2 emphasizes……
It states……(quote)

Question 5

QUESTION 3C: suggest one reason why interpretations 1 and 2 give different views about…….
(Different sources)

Answer 5

the interpretations give different views about….. because the historians have given weight to different sources.
Interpretation 1 looks at…..
This is supported by source….. which shows/suggests……
In contrast, interpretation 2 emphasizes…..
This is supported by source….. which shows/suggests

Question 6

QUESTION 3C: suggest one reason why interpretations 1 and 2 give different views about…….
(Different things)

Answer 6

The interpretations give different views about…..because the authors are emphasizing different things
Interpretation 1 focuses on ….. as it suggests…..
Whereas interpretation 2 focuses on….. as it states…..

Question 7

QUESTION 3D: how far do you agree with………

Answer 7

Interpretation 1 suggests….. I agree/disagree with this.
I agree with interpretation 1 as it states…
The author is suggesting…..
I agree with this because…….(own knowledge)
Therefore this view is accurate because….

However, I somewhat disagree with the view of interpretation 1 because…..(own knowledge)
Interpretation 2 challenges the view as it states…..
The author is suggesting…….
I therefore disagree because…..(own knowledge)
As a result, I disagree with interpretation 1 because……

Overall I agree (or disagree) with interpretation 1 because…..
However I understand why some people may disagree because ……..