1. GCSE History Paper 1 walkthrough Question 1A - What is this message of this cartoon? 7 marks Question 1B - Explain why something happened? 8 marks Contents Question 2A or 3A – Give facts about… 4 marks Question 2B or 3B – Explain why something happened. 6 marks Question 2C or 3C – ‘How far’ one factor affected an event. 10 marks Question 4A/B/C - What is this message? 7 marks Question 4A/B/C - What does the source tell us about…? 7 marks Question 4A/B/C - What is the purpose/why was it made…? 7 marks Question 5A or 6A – Give facts about… 4 marks Question 5B or 6B - Explain why something happened. 6 marks Question 5C or 6C - ‘How far’ one factor affected an event. 10 marks International Relations pt 1 International Relations pt 2 Russia pt 1 Russia pt 2 - There are six questions in the exam, divided into two or three parts - 1 and 4 MUST be answered; you must choose between 2/3 and 5/6 - Remember that this is a GUIDE (see ‘Russia pt 1’) - These sources questions can be in any order - These are the MOST LIKELY questions for the exam -Other questions that have appeared are: ‘Are you surprised by this source?’ and ‘how useful is this source?’

2. MESSAGE What is the point? INTERPRETATION How does it represent this? OWN KNOWLEDGE Where does it fit in? What don’t I need? “This is a picture showing a… which was made in…band was made by…” “You can see this image which has a drawing of this and this…” b)3 Reasons __________________ b)Explain each with evidence _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ What don’t I need? “Here is all the evidence about one event…” “In conclusion…” First Section - Message question and Explain question – 7 & 8 marks Question 1A - What is this message of this cartoon? 7 marks - Don’t spend any time talking about the source - Go straight for ‘what the source is saying’ Question 1B - Explain why something happened? 8 marks - Don’t evaluate; just give 3 reasons and add evidence - 2 developed explanations = 3 decent explanations LOOK OUT FOR REPEATING QUESTIONS! - 1A appears in part 4! - 1A is the same question as 2/3B and 5/6B! - Both ‘part 2’s are exactly the same! - There are only SIX different questions in the whole exam!

3. a)Four facts _______________________________________________________________________ b)2 reasons __________________ b)Explain using evidence _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ c)2 points (for) __________________ c)Explain using evidence _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ c)2 p (against) __________________ b)Explain using evidence _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ c)Judgement _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Second Section - Describe, explain, & evaluate – 4, 6 & 10 marks Question 2A or 3A – Give facts about… 4 marks - Four separate facts. Move on. Question 2B or 3B - Explain why something happened. 6 marks - You only have to give 2 reasons this time - One well developed reason = 2 explained reasons Question 2C or 3C - ‘How far’ one factor affected an event. 10 marks - Balanced argument – support and contradict the question - Give a conclusion that discusses how all factors are important., but ultimately choose the most important.

4. MESSAGE What is the point? INTERPRETATION How does it represent this? OWN KNOWLEDGE Where does it fit in? Question 4A/B/C - What is this message? 7 marks - Don’t spend any time talking about the source - Go straight for ‘what the source is saying’ Third Section – 3 Source questions – 7, 7 & 6 marks What is it telling us? What is not telling us? JUDGEMENT How much does it actually tell us? OWN KNOWLEDGE Question 4A/B/C - What does the source tell us about…? 7 marks - You need to evaluate – the source is talking about the topic but is missing key information. PURPOSE – What is the source doing? REASON – Why did this view need to be expressed? OWN KNOWLEDGE – Where does it fit in? Question 4A/B/C - What is the purpose/why was it made…? 7 marks - Why did they make the image? What were trying to do/convince people/promote? - Remember: these are the MOST LIKELY questions. - They will appear in any order

5. a)Four facts _______________________________________________________________________ b)2 reasons __________________ b)Explain using evidence _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ c)2 points (for) __________________ c)Explain using evidence _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ c)2 p (against) __________________ b)Explain using evidence _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ c)Judgement _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Fourth Section - Describe, explain, & evaluate – 4, 6 & 10 marks Question 5A or 6A – Give facts about… 4 marks - Four separate facts. Move on. Question 5B or 6B - Explain why something happened. 6 marks - You only have to give 2 reasons this time - One well developed reason = 2 explained reasons Question 5C or 6C - ‘How far’ one factor affected an event. 10 marks - Balanced argument – support and contradict the question - Give a conclusion that discusses how all factors are important., but ultimately choose the most important.

6. GCSE History Paper 1 walkthrough Exam Structure - Each question will refer to one of the six different units we have studied - There is no way to know which order they will appear -You will have to choose between two of the units in each ‘part 2’ - Below are possible examples: Treaty of Versailles League of Nations Collapse of Peace International Relations AND OR Fall of Tsarist Regime Stalin’s Rule of Russia Russian Revolutions Russia AND OR Question 2 Question 1 Question 3 Question 5 Question 4 Question 6 (35 MARKS) (40 MARKS) The Questions What is this message of this cartoon?TWICE Why was this source made?ONCE What does the source tell you about…? ONCE Give facts about…TWICE Explain why something happened?THRICE ‘How far…?’ TWICE …and how many times they appear.