Category 2: Questions Revised to Meet the Criteria
Discrete Questions
Sample Question
Original Question |
Revised Question |
The purposes and methods of the League
of Nations were most similar to those currently associated
with:
- NATO
- NAFTA
- The United Nations*
- The European Union
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The purposes and methods of the League
of Nations were most similar to those currently associated
with:
- L'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
- Arctic Council
- The United Nations*
- The European Union
|
The original question tests students' knowledge of NATO and NAFTA, which
are not prescribed examples in the program of studies. Revising the distracters
ensures that the question addresses prescribed content in the 2007 program
of studies.
Knowledge and Understanding 20-1 outcome:
| 3.7 |
evaluate the extent to which selected organizations promote internationalism (United
Nations, World Council of Indigenous Peoples, European Union, l'Organisation
internationale de la Francophonie, Arctic Council, contemporary examples)
(GC, PADM, ER)
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Skills and Processes 20-1 outcome:
| S.1.2 |
determine relationships among multiple and varied sources of information
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Knowledge and Understanding 20-2 outcome:
| 3.7 |
analyze the extent to which selected organizations promote internationalism
(United Nations, World Council of Indigenous Peoples, European Union,
l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Arctic Council) (GC,
PADM, ER)
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Skills and Processes 20-2 outcome:
| S.1.2 |
determine relationships among multiple sources of information
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Source-based Questions
Sample Question
Original Question |
Revised Question |
Use the quotation to answer the following
question.
"we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall
fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall
fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills;
we shall never surrender"
– Winston Churchill
The battle that Winston Churchill is referring to:
- Britain*
- Stalingrad
- Normandy
- El Alamein
|
Use the quotation to answer the following
question.
"we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall
fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall
fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills;
we shall never surrender"
– Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill is appealing to the citizens' spirit of:
- Internationalism
- National interest
- Ultranationalism
- Nationalism*
|
The original question tests students' ability to recall facts related to
battles of the Second World War. Although some students may be familiar with
these battles, others may not be familiar with the details of the battles
of the Second World War, as they are not prescribed in the 2007 program of
studies. The revised question tests students' knowledge of the concepts cited
in the distracters and asks students to analyze the quotation to determine
which concept is being addressed. Revising the distracters in the question
ensures that the question aligns with the outcomes in the 2007 program of
studies.
Knowledge and Understanding 20-1 outcome:
| 2.7 |
analyze nationalism and ultranationalism during times of conflict (causes
of the First and Second World Wars, examples of nationalism and ultranationalism
from the First and Second World Wars, ultranationalism in Japan, internments
in Canada, conscription crises) (PADM, TCC, GC, LPP)
|
Skills and Processes 20-1 outcomes:
| S.1.2 |
determine relationships among multiple and varied sources of information |
| S.1.7 |
identify seemingly unrelated ideas to explain a concept or event
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Knowledge and Understanding 20-2 outcome:
| 2.8 |
analyze nationalism and ultranationalism during times of conflict (causes
of the First and Second World Wars, examples of nationalism and ultranationalism
from the First and Second World Wars, internments in Canada, conscription
crises) (PADM, TCC, GC, LPP)
|
Skills and Processes 20-2 outcomes:
| S.1.2 |
determine relationships among multiple sources of information |
| S.1.7 |
identify seemingly unrelated ideas to explain a concept or event
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