Tanjong Katong Secondary School

History Level Test Term III

Source-Based Questions

1. INFERENCE

- Requirements

- 1 inference and 1 support

- Level of Response Marking (LORM)

L1 – Describes the source (1m)

L2 – Makes one inference (2m)

L3 – Supports with explanation and evidence (3-4m)

2. COMPARISON

- Requirements

2 SIMILARITIES ONLY

(a) In what way are Sources C and D similar?

(b) How are Sources C and D similar?

2 DIFFERENCES ONLY

(c) In what ways are Sources C and D similar?

(d) How do Sources and D differ?

1 DIFFERENCE + 1 SIMILARITY

(e) How different are Sources A and B?

(f) To what extent is Source A similar to Source B?

(g) How similar are Sources A and B?

(h) To what extent is Source A different from Source B?

- Level of Response Marking (LORM)

L1 – Identify similarity or difference in Source Type (1m)

L1 – Identify similarity or difference in Provenance Type (2m)

L2 – State common criteria for similarity or difference (3m)

L2 – Provide support (4m)

L3 – Identifies another common criteria for similarity or difference (5m)

L3 – Provides support (6m)

- Process of Comparison

Point₁ – Common criterion to base comparison

Explanation₁ – Match content taken from one source with that in the

other.

Evidence₁ – Support insights- provide support with explicit detail from

each source.

NOTE:

- Do NOT use provenance

- 6m=2pts+2Ev+2Ex

Clever Starters (examples for point and evidence only):

“… Sources A and B completely contradict each other in terms of… Source A says… but source B says…”

“… Sources A and B are very similar… Both sources state that…”

“…Source A is similar to Source B… Both sources agree that… However, Source A is… In contrast, Source B is…”

Chapter Tested: 6 – How did World War II affect Singapore?

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