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This exercise will help you with questions which ask you to look at a source in context. You need to understand how a question is phrased to answer it well in your exam.
A typical question
Typical exam questions about source material might be:
- Use the source and your own knowledge to explain what Source A tells you about...?
- How does Source B help you understand...? Use the source and your own knowledge in your answer.
Read the source below and the exam question that goes with it.
Last summer in the hot weather, when the smell was sickening and the flies were thick, there were a hundred people a day coming to the dump. A widow who used to do housework and laundry, but now had no work at all, fed herself and her 14 year old son on garbage.
- Question
Use the source and your own knowledge to describe the effects of the Great Depression on the people of the USA.
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