Selecting and explaining information from sources
1.1What the syllabus asks of you
- read the sources and analyse the information, arguments and perspectives presented about the global issue
- identify facts, data, reasons and examples in a source and explain what they show
- use evidence from the sources to support a point
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Chapter 1: Selecting and explaining information from sources
Drill this topic
All 8 questions on Selecting and explaining information from sources, untimed — answer on paper, then mark yourself against the mark scheme.
Make a worksheet
Choose the years and how many questions, then print it with the answers on separate pages.
8 questions
These are structured questions, answered in working rather than by picking an option, so they are not listed here one by one. The drill above puts each in front of you with its mark scheme to check against.

