National 5 Modern StudiesNational 5 Modern Studies

Final ExamFinal Exam

Final ExamThe paper lasts for I hour 30 minutesThere are 60 marks worth of questionsThe KU questions are worth 60% of the total

mark – revision of the topics is essential.For every mark you have one and a half

minutes, for example:

4 mark question 6 minutes6 mark question 9 minutes8 mark question 12 minutes10 mark question 15 minutes

Key Topics

You must revise the THREE topics you

have covered so far:

Democracy in Scotland

Crime and the Law

World Powers: The USA

How Should I Revise?Prepare summary notes for each topic - -

include keywords , key dates and key facts.

Do a self-check test – pick an area of the topic, revise the key facts then write down everything you can remember in 5 mins.

Practice timed answers – remember you will have roughly 1 ½ mins per mark.

How Should I Revise?Use the School Website – all the key power

points for each topic are on there.

http://www.scottishschools.info/obanhigh/

Use the SQA website for the specimen paper.

http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/45702.html

Use the BBC bitesize revision website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zxsnb9q

Knowledge and Understanding Questions

The exam paper has TWO types of questions:

• Type 1: the describe question• Type 2: the explain questions

These questions will be worth 4, 6 or 8

marks.

Type One: Describe QuestionYou will be expected to give detailed descriptions of an issue from your

own knowledge.

For Example:

Describe, in detail, the ways in which the

police try to reduce crime levels.

Type Two: Explain QuestionYou will be expected to make an issue

plain or clear by, for example, showing connections between factors and/or between events ideas.

For Example:

Explain, in detail, the ways in which local

councils in Scotland can raise money.

PADRE – The Key To Success

P ointA dditionalD etailR elevantE xample

Use phrases such as ….’this means’………….’a good example of

this would be’…..’another way…….’

Skills or Source QuestionsType 3: selective in the use of facts• Type 4: decision-making task• Type 5: drawing conclusions

These questions are all source questions – you have to use sources e.g. text, graphs, tables, pie-charts to answer this type of question. These questions will be worth 8 or 10 marks.

Type Three: Selective In the Use of FactsYou will be given a statement – parts

of the statement may be true, untrue or even partly true.

Identify parts of the sources that support the statement (i.e. not selective).

Identify parts of the sources that contradict or disprove the statement (i.e. selective).

If you only include one type of evidence you will not get any more than 6 marks.

Type Three: Selective In the Use of Facts

Remember:Use all of the sources in the

question or you will lose marks.Include accurate and detailed

evidence from the sources.Remember to look for

connections between the sources – where evidence from one source supports another.

Type Four: Decision Making TaskState your choice clearly.Provide detailed evidence from the

sources to justify your answer.Show how information from one

source is ‘backed up’ by information from another. Use phrases such as ‘this is backed up by…’ or ‘this is supported by’

Criticise the alternative option using the sources.

Use all the sources that you are given to achieve full marks.

Type Five: Drawing ConclusionsYou will be asked to look at a

number of statements and come to some sort of conclusion.

A conclusion states what is happening or what the connection is between two things.

Use words that show ‘connections’

Conclusion Type Words

Higher than….Lower than……….Decreasing……….Increasing………..The same as………

Bigger………..

Type Five: Drawing ConclusionsClearly state the conclusion or

the relationship e.g. ‘The relationship between ….’

State the sources which show this conclusion.

Use evidence from the sources to ‘prove’ the conclusion.