Summary GCSE AQA History - Elizabethan Era Exam Technique

Elizabethan England
Exam Questions
Q1. How convincing is Interpretation A about ____. Explain answer using
Interpretation A & contextual knowledge (8 marks)
- 2 paragraphs minimum + mini conclusion
- Use precise quotations from source
- Analyse why they are convincing/not convincing
- Support with contextual knowledge (facts)
o This is convincing bc from my own knowledge I know etc…

Q2. What was important about _______? (8 marks)
 2 paragraphs min. + mini conclusion
o Could ask about:
 causes/consequences of an event
 key feature/person/characteristic
 a change
Q3. Write an account of how ________ affected Elizabethan England? (8 marks)
- 2 paragraphs min.
- narrative + chronological approach
- include short-term and long-term consequences
- link _______ and Elizabethan England
- focus on how one event led to another
o this led to/resulted in/caused


Q4. The main cause/consequence for _______ was due to _________. How far does
a case study of Drake’s Circumnavigation of the Globe and The Americas support
this statement. You should refer to the case study and your own contextual
knowledge. (16 marks)
- only have to discuss 1 other factor than the question
o do 2 anyway :)
- question = cause/consequence/change/continuity
- have good conclusion
- PLAN PARAGRAPHS