Matu syllabus reference - Révolutions russes : identifier les deux Révolutions de 1917 comme tentatives de résoudre les contradictions de la société russe et montrer leurs aspirations et leurs dérapages ; inscrire la Révolution bolchévique dans le contexte international. NB. Révolution industrielle et contestation sociale : faire une étude comparative des théories communistes de Karl Marx et des mouvements présocialistes. Matu syllabus
Matu 8 - Russian Revolutions - End of Unit Test
The test will cover the content of the eight lessons on the Russian Revolutions. There will be four sections.
Section 1 will consist of series of factual questions requiring one- word answers. It will test your ability to accurately recall relevant factual information. The content will cover each of the six lessons and the answers will be found in the content of this website. The quiz (below) will help you.
Section 1 will consist of series of factual questions requiring one- word answers. It will test your ability to accurately recall relevant factual information. The content will cover each of the six lessons and the answers will be found in the content of this website. The quiz (below) will help you.
Section 2 will include a historical source that you will be expected to interpret. You may be asked for the meaning or the message and to explain it in a wider historical context. The questions will be particular to the sources chosen.
Section 3 will require you to describe something historical, for example a series of past events or the nature a political system in the past. As in previous tests the following level descriptors provide an indication of how marks will be awarded:
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L1 = 0-2 marks
L2 = 3-4 marks L3 = 5-6 marks |
This answer is characterised by vague basic knowledge, little precise factual support, significant brevity and possible factual inaccuracy.
This answer is characterised by good knowledge, some precise factual support (names, places, dates etc.) and accuracy. This answer is characterized by excellent knowledge, multiple examples of precise factual support and accuracy. An award of 6 marks does not mean that the answer is flawless. |
Question type examples:
What were the main characteristics of the Russian Empire in 1900?
Describe the impact of the first world war on Russia .
What were the main characteristics of the Russian Empire in 1900?
Describe the impact of the first world war on Russia .
Section 4 will expect you to provide a coherent, well supported historical explanation that goes beyond a merely accurate, chronological ordering of events. The best answers will provide a well-structured, thematic account that relies on an analytical approach to the question that is well supported by accurate historical knowledge. The following level descriptors provide an indication of how marks will be awarded:
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L1 = 0-3 marks
L2 = 4-7 marks L3 = 8-10 marks |
This answer is characterized by vague basic knowledge, no factual support, significant brevity, incoherence and factual inaccuracy.
This answer provides a single explanatory factor that is explained or multiple factors that are not explained. This answer is characterized by some understanding, but little or no factual support (names, places, dates etc.); the answer is likely to lack coherence and accuracy. This answer provides multiple explanatory factors each of which is explained. This answer is characterized by good understanding, and some precise factual support (names, places, dates etc.); the better answer in this range is likely to be highly coherent and historically accurate. |
Question type examples:
Explain why the Tsar was able to survive the 1905 revolution.
How did Lenin adapt the main features of Marxism?
Explain why the Tsar was able to survive the 1905 revolution.
How did Lenin adapt the main features of Marxism?