Category Archives: Exam Preparation Y11 – Archived

5-9. 10-Mark Questions (I)

Today you are going to begin working on answering How-Far Questions…! We will use page 68 in your exam preparation Booklet. 1. In the answer to a How-Far-Question, more than one argument is offered… The question requires of you to give “points for” and “points against” the given statement and to ultimately give an evaluation,Continue reading “5-9. 10-Mark Questions (I)”

5-8. 6-Mark Questions (II)

Today you are going to work on answering more Why-Questions…! We will use page 67 in your exam preparation Booklet. 1. Here is a reminder of the requirements of a Why-Question! Why-Questions call for clear reasons, that are very well explained. That is why the making of an explainer video can be so useful inContinue reading “5-8. 6-Mark Questions (II)”

5-7. 6-Mark Questions (I)

Today you are going to begin working on answering Why-Questions…! We will use page 67 in your exam preparation Booklet. 1. Let’s first look at the requirements of a Why-Question! Why-Questions call for clear reasons, that are very well explained. That is why the making of an explainer video can be so useful in organisingContinue reading “5-7. 6-Mark Questions (I)”

5-6. 4-Mark Questions

Today you are going to begin working on answering Paper 2 4-mark Questions…! We will use page 66 in your exam preparation Booklet. Let’s talk 4-mark Questions… So, this is a “straight-forward” Question… that often starts with “what”, “how”, or “describe”. (The 4-mark questions are fairly easy – make sure that you get full marksContinue reading “5-6. 4-Mark Questions”

Y11: 4-6. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – VI

Today we will continue with the two exam papers from the previous lesson, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination…. We will: analyse exam questions analyse sources plan essay answers write essay answers Your homework for today was to revise the “Soviet Control over Eastern Europe” topic… Below are two Paper 2 exam papers: HUNGARY-Continue reading “Y11: 4-6. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – VI”

5-5. Revision Qs: Russia (1924-1941)

Today you are going to: a) Do revision on Russian History, 1924-1941. b) Look at some Russian History Questions. 1. Look at the following video clip – to briefly revise the Russian History: Stalin – Overview (12:11 minutes long) 2. Now look Questions 11 – 20 on p.32-37 of your Exam Preparations Booklet. These areContinue reading “5-5. Revision Qs: Russia (1924-1941)”

5-4. Revision Qs: Russia (1900-1924)

Today you are going to: a) Do revision on Russian History, 1900-1924. b) Look at some Russian History Questions. 1. Look at the following video clip – to briefly revise the Russian History: Russian Revolutions (9:59 minutes long) 2. Now look Questions 1 – 10 on p.27-32 of your Exam Preparations Booklet. These are notContinue reading “5-4. Revision Qs: Russia (1900-1924)”

5-2. Revision Qs: League of Nations

Today you are going to: a) Do revision on The League of Nations. b) Look at some League of Nations Questions. 1. Look at the following video clips – to revise The League of Nations: League Revision 1 – League in 1920’s: (10:33 min long) League Revision 2 – League in 1930’s: (10:09 min long)Continue reading “5-2. Revision Qs: League of Nations”

5-1. Revision Qs: Post-War Treaties

Today you are going to: a) Do revision on Post-War Peace Treaties, 1919-1924. b) Look at some Post-War Peace Treaties Questions. 1. Look at the following video clips – to briefly revise the Post-War Treaties: Treaties – Revision 1: (13:02 min long) Treaties Revision 2: (13:10 min long) Treaties Revision 3 – Other Treaties: (7:00Continue reading “5-1. Revision Qs: Post-War Treaties”

Y11: 4-5. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – V

Today we will look at more typical Paper 2 exam questions, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination…. We will: analyse exam questions analyse sources plan essay answers write essay answers Your homework for today was to revise the “Soviet Control over Eastern Europe” topic… Below are two Paper 2 exam papers: HUNGARY- 1956 CZECHOSLOVAKIAContinue reading “Y11: 4-5. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – V”

Y11: 4-4. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – IV

Today we will look at typical Paper 2 exam questions, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination… We will: analyse exam questions analyse sources plan essay answers write essay answers Your homework for today was to revise the “Soviet Control over Eastern Europe” topic… 1. If not marked in the previous lesson, here is aContinue reading “Y11: 4-4. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – IV”

Y11: 4-3. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – III

Today we will look at typical Paper 2 exam questions, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination… We will: analyse exam questions analyse sources plan essay answers write essay answers Your homework for today was to complete Question 2 of the Paper 2 exam paper on “Soviet Control over Eastern Europe”… 1. This is theContinue reading “Y11: 4-3. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – III”

Y11: 4-2. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – II

Today we will look at typical Paper 2 exam questions, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination… We will: analyse exam questions analyse sources plan essay answers write essay answers Your homework for today was to revise the “Soviet Control over Eastern Europe” topic… 1. Giving evidence (when answering source questions) is crucially important… BelowContinue reading “Y11: 4-2. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – II”

Y11: 4-1. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – I

Today we will look at typical Paper 2 exam questions, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination… We will: analyse exam questions analyse sources plan essay answers write essay answers Your homework for today was to revise the “Soviet Control over Eastern Europe” topic… 1. Paper 2 is a 2-hour exam paper with 6 questionsContinue reading “Y11: 4-1. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – I”

Y11: 5. Mock Exam Preparation VI

Today we will continue our exam preparation lessons… We will: Your homework for today was to revise all topics… 1. You will now work on a few more Paper 1 exam question on the Road to War: INSTRUCTIONS: Question 1 In which ways did Germany break the Treaty of Versailles in the period 1935-1938? (4)Continue reading “Y11: 5. Mock Exam Preparation VI”

Y11: 5. Mock Exam Preparation V

Today we will continue our exam preparation lessons… We will: Your homework for today was to revise all topics… 1. You will now work on a few more Paper 1 exam question on the Post War Peace Treaties: INSTRUCTIONS: Question 1 Question 2 2. How did the “Big Three” feel about the Treaty of Versailles?Continue reading “Y11: 5. Mock Exam Preparation V”

Y11: 4. Mock Exam Preparation IV

Today we will continue our exam preparation lessons… We will: Your homework for today was: 1. to complete Q3(c) on “The Road to War” 2. to revise the “Russian History” topic… 1. Hand in your answer to Q3(c) on “The Road to War”. 2. Here is a reminder… 3. You will now work on theContinue reading “Y11: 4. Mock Exam Preparation IV”

Y11: 3. Mock Exam Preparation III

Today we will continue our exam preparation lessons… We will: Your homework for today was to revise “The Road to War” topic… 1. Consider this feedback for the exam essays on The Peace Treaties: Question 1(b) Peace Treaties 2. Let’s work on the following Paper 1 exam question on the Road to War: Question 3Continue reading “Y11: 3. Mock Exam Preparation III”

Y11: 2. Mock Exam Preparation II

Today we will continue our exam preparation lessons… We will: Your homework for today was: 1. to complete Q1(b) & Q1(c) on the Peace Treaties 2. to revise “The League of Nations” topic… 1. Hand in your answers to Q1(b) and Q1(c) on The Peace Treaties. 2. Here is a reminder… 3. You will nowContinue reading “Y11: 2. Mock Exam Preparation II”

Y11: 1. Mock Exam Preparation I

Today we are going to start a series of exam preparation lessons… We will: Your homework for today was to revise the “Post-War Peace Treaties” topic… 1. Let’s first make sure that you know which exam papers you need to answer in the GCSE History course… Exams Explained. (1:38 minutes long) 2. For this comingContinue reading “Y11: 1. Mock Exam Preparation I”

17. Why-Questions on the Road to War

Wed. 27 May & Thurs. 28 May 2020 The last question that you are going to work on in this course will be a Why-Question about the Road to War. 1. Consider these Why-Questions on the Road to War: ONE: Why was Hitler’s foreign policy successful up to 1938? [6] TWO: Why did Britain andContinue reading “17. Why-Questions on the Road to War”

16. Why-Questions on the League of Nations

Mon. 25 May, Wed. 27 May & Thurs. 28 May 2020 This week you are going to work on Why-Question about the League of Nations. 1. Consider these Why-Questions on the League of Nations: ONE: Why did some countries view with suspicion the setting up of the League of Nations? [6] TWO: Why was theContinue reading “16. Why-Questions on the League of Nations”

15. Why-Questions on Post-War Peace Treaties

Mon. 18 May, Wed. 20 May & Thurs. 21 May 2020 This week you are going to work on Why-Question about the Post-War Peace Treaties. 1. Consider these Why-Questions on the Post-War Peace Treaties: ONE: Why did Clemenceau and Lloyd George disagree over how to treat Germany? [6] TWO: Why was France dissatisfied with theContinue reading “15. Why-Questions on Post-War Peace Treaties”

14. Why-Questions on Russian History (continued)

Mon. 11 May, Wed. 13 May & Thurs. 14 May 2020 This week you are going to work on Why-Question about Stalin’s Russia. 1. Consider these Why-Questions on the Russian History (Stalin’s Russia): ONE: Why was Stalin able to defeat Trotsky in the leadership contest? [6] TWO: Explain why Stalin introduced collectivization? [6] THREE: WhyContinue reading “14. Why-Questions on Russian History (continued)”

13. Why-Questions on Russian History (continued)

Wed. 6 May 2020 & Thurs. 7 May 2020 Today you are going to work on Why-Question about Lenin’s Russia. 1. Consider these Why-Questions on the Russian History (Lenin’s Russia): ONE: Why did Lenin introduce War Communism? [6] TWO: Why was there a Civil War in Russia? [6] THREE: Why did the Bolsheviks win theContinue reading “13. Why-Questions on Russian History (continued)”

12. Why-Questions (continued)

Monday 4 May 2020 1. A Reminder… An effective way to answer a Why-Question is to do the following: This strategy can also be applied to the creation of an explainer video that explains “why”. Each step (in the diagram above) represents a scene in the video. 2. Now consider these Why-Questions on the RussianContinue reading “12. Why-Questions (continued)”

10. Why-Questions

Wednesday 29 April 2020 Today you are going to begin working on answering Why-Questions…! But… before we look at Why-Questions, let’s just have a quick look at How-Far-Questions again. 1. Recently, you wrote an answer to the following question: “Hatred of Rasputin was the main reason for revolution in March 1917.” How far do youContinue reading “10. Why-Questions”

8. Russia (1924-1941)

Thursday 23 April 2020 Today you are going to: a) Do revision on Russian History, 1924-1941. b) Look at some Russian History Questions. 1. Look at the following video clip – to briefly revise the Russian History: Stalin – Overview (12:11 minutes long) 2. Then, analyse and plan answers to Q.11 – Q.20. (Exam PreparationsContinue reading “8. Russia (1924-1941)”

4. Essay Writing

Wednesday 1 April 2020 Today you are going to practise more Essay Writing! 1. Look at the following video clip – as a brief analysis and plan for the following essay question: “The Treaty of Versailles was a fair settlement.” How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. (10) 10-mark Post-War PeaceContinue reading “4. Essay Writing”

1. Post-War Treaties

Wednesday 25 March 2020 Today you are going to: a) Do revision on Post-War Peace Treaties, 1919-1924. b) Look at some Post-War Peace Treaties Questions. 1. Look at the following video clips – to briefly revise the Post-War Treaties: Treaties – Revision 1: (13:02 min long) Treaties Revision 2: (13:10 min long) Treaties Revision 3Continue reading “1. Post-War Treaties”