AQA GCSE HISTORY ACTUAL PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Why might the authors of Interpretations A and B have different
interpretations about...? Explain your answer using Interpretations A
and B and your own contextual knowledge. (4 marks). Answer -
Interpretation A was written by...
-They may have written this because... (use your own knowledge to
explain this person and their opinion)
-Interpretation B was written by...
-They may have written this because... (use your own knowledge to
explain this person and their opinion)
-'why'- use your own knowledge
-just about where the source came from, it's provenance
◉ Which Interpretation do you find more convincing about...?
Explain your answer using Interpretations A and B and your
contextual knowledge. (8 marks). Answer -Interpretation A says
that...
-This is/is not convincing because (use at least 2 bits of your own
knowledge to explain why)
-Interpretation B says that...
, -This is/is not convincing because (use at least 2 bits of your own
knowledge to explain why)
-Overall I find interpretation... the most convincing because...
(compare them)
-just source content, not the author
◉ How convincing is Source G about... (8 marks). Answer -Source G
is convincing because it shows/talks about... I know that...
-Source G is/is not convincing because it shows/does not show how...
For example... This was because...
-Overall I find Source G convincing/not convincing because...
◉ Describe... (4 marks). Answer -One problem/cause/consequence
of... was...
-This was a problem/cause/consequence because...
-A second problem/cause/consequence of... was...
-This was a problem/cause/consequence because...
-Use the words of the question to help. e.g. If it wants you to
'describe the problems', find 2 problems and describe why they were
a problem. or e.g. if it wants you to 'describe the causes of an event,
find 2 causes and describe how they caused the event
◉ In what ways were.../How did... Explain your answer. (8 marks).
Answer -Again use the wording of the question to decide if it want to
know about causes, changes, events, consequences, etc.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Why might the authors of Interpretations A and B have different
interpretations about...? Explain your answer using Interpretations A
and B and your own contextual knowledge. (4 marks). Answer -
Interpretation A was written by...
-They may have written this because... (use your own knowledge to
explain this person and their opinion)
-Interpretation B was written by...
-They may have written this because... (use your own knowledge to
explain this person and their opinion)
-'why'- use your own knowledge
-just about where the source came from, it's provenance
◉ Which Interpretation do you find more convincing about...?
Explain your answer using Interpretations A and B and your
contextual knowledge. (8 marks). Answer -Interpretation A says
that...
-This is/is not convincing because (use at least 2 bits of your own
knowledge to explain why)
-Interpretation B says that...
, -This is/is not convincing because (use at least 2 bits of your own
knowledge to explain why)
-Overall I find interpretation... the most convincing because...
(compare them)
-just source content, not the author
◉ How convincing is Source G about... (8 marks). Answer -Source G
is convincing because it shows/talks about... I know that...
-Source G is/is not convincing because it shows/does not show how...
For example... This was because...
-Overall I find Source G convincing/not convincing because...
◉ Describe... (4 marks). Answer -One problem/cause/consequence
of... was...
-This was a problem/cause/consequence because...
-A second problem/cause/consequence of... was...
-This was a problem/cause/consequence because...
-Use the words of the question to help. e.g. If it wants you to
'describe the problems', find 2 problems and describe why they were
a problem. or e.g. if it wants you to 'describe the causes of an event,
find 2 causes and describe how they caused the event
◉ In what ways were.../How did... Explain your answer. (8 marks).
Answer -Again use the wording of the question to decide if it want to
know about causes, changes, events, consequences, etc.
