Category: Exam Skills
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Retrieval Roulette – Quiz and Game Generator
Last year Adam Boxer shared a simple but highly effective spreadsheet to randomly generate short quizzes (which include questions from the current topic being studied as well as questions from previous topics) from a list of pre-set questions. The link to his original ‘Retrieval Roulette’ post is here, and is well worth a read. With…
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Succeeding at Sourcework exam tips
This History revision podcast focuses on how to answer different types of source questions. Many of the hints are good practice with for any sourcework paper, but if you would like specific advice for the CIE exams then check out my revision podcasts for IGCSE Paper 2 and IGCSE Paper 4. This specific episode presents…
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IGCSE History Paper 2 exam tips
There are extensive revision materials on this topic in the IGCSE/GCSE history revision menu. This video (also available to download as a podcast) has been created specifically for students studying the CIE IGCSE History 0470 / 0977 course, but a lot of the advice contained in it is appropriate for all source questions. My advice…
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‘Argument words’ vocabulary mat to evaluate significance
Students can sometimes find it difficult to reach a conclusion on the importance or significance of a particular factor. This handy ‘Argument words’ mat by @Snoopycmf is a great starting point to help develop this vocabulary. Download hi-res version here.
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IGCSE History 0470 Paper 4 exam tips
This revision podcast relates specifically to the new CIE IGCSE History Paper 4 examination from June 2024. IGCSE History 0470 Paper 4 is the Depth Study paper, and consequently the content material differs depending on what Depth Study you studied at your school. It doesn’t matter which one you focused on as the layout of…
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IGCSE History Paper 4 exam tips – last exam 2014
Please see CIE History Paper 4 from 2024 onwards for the current version of this podcast, which addresses the ‘new’ syllabus from June 2024 onwards. As with my revision podcast for IGCSE Paper 2, this episode is built around the notes from the examiner’s report combined with my own practical tips and tricks for using your knowledge and…
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How successful were the League of Nations’ attempts at disarmament in the 1920s?
This short video is designed to help GCSE and IGCSE students write a balanced answer to explain how successful the League of Nations’ attempts at disarmament were in the 1920s. The video shows how a 1-10 scale can be used to give a point ‘score’ to the League’s overall attempts, which can then be translated into…
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How successful was the League of Nations in the 1920s?
This video explains the technique to answer a ‘how far’ type question at GCSE/IGCSE. This particular example focuses on the question ‘how successful was the League of Nations in the 1920s’, but the format can be applied to other questions of this type. You should check out this podcast about the League of Nations in the 1920s…
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I/GCSE History source paper revision – how to answer comprehension questions
These are often the early question on a paper, and usually have lower marks than some of the questions that require more detailed analysis. While there’s no ‘easy’ questions on a History exam, comprehension source questions are arguably the easiest that you’ll come across.