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Causes and consequences · Part 2 of 3
6 exam-style questions with model answers, plus 8 quick multi-choice questions — every question on this part of the standard, grouped by the 2 pages of notes they come from.
Write a full answer before you reveal the model one. That comparison is where the learning happens.
Describe the four categories of cause and consequence AS91438 names, and the two tests you should apply to a consequence before using it.
Explain in depth why candidates confuse causes with consequences in an exam, when the distinction is obvious in the classroom.
Comprehensively analyse the counterfactual test — "would this have happened anyway?" — including where it works, where it breaks down, and what a candidate should do at its limits.
Describe how you would structure an AS91438 essay within the 800–900 word target, and what each section must do.
Explain in depth why the 800–900 word limit is a constraint on the argument rather than on the writing, and what it forces a candidate to decide in advance.
Comprehensively analyse why historiography is required for Excellence in AS91439 but explicitly not in AS91438, when both are Level 3 essay externals with the same format, length and grade ladder.