2025 Y10 Sem 1 Exam study guide 1.docx

YEAR 10 HUMANITIES

Semester 1 Exam Study Guide

EXAM STRUCTURE

The exam this semester will have three sections that cover our three units of work;

Economics and Workplaces, Australian Democracy and World War Two.

SECTION

FORM OF QUESTION

Part A

Multiple Choice

Part B

Short Answer Response

Part C

Source Analysis**

** If a question asks you to refer to a source, you must explicitly refer to the source as evidence in your response.

ECONOMICS AND WORKPLACES

The questions will relate to the following areas

GDP Economy Unemployment Inflation

Taxation Workplace entitlements

Questions to help you study

What it is? How can it change? How does it impact our daily lives?

What are some examples of this concept?

AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRACY

The questions will relate to the following areas

Levels of Government Bicameral Government Political spectrum Separation of powers The roles and nature of political parties Australia’s responsibilities in the global community

Questions to help you study

What is the structure of the House of Representatives? What is it? How does it function in Australia? What is a political party? What makes a party a minor party?

What features are on the political spectrum? Where do the Australian parties fit?

What responsibilities does Australia have in the global community?

WORLD WAR TWO

The questions will relate to the following areas

Causes of World War II Ideologies Japanese aggression in the Pacific

Key leaders of key nations Appeasement Invasion of Poland and France

Fighting tactics (Blitzkrieg) Fall of Singapore Kokoda

Questions to help you study

What were the events that led up to World War 2? How did they originate?

How did they contribute to the start of World War 2? Do they connect to each other?

What were the major early conflicts of World War 2?

What did they mean for the countries involved? What was the lead up, and outcome, of each conflict?

COMMAND TERMS

  1. Tell you what the question wants you to do.
  2. Tell you how much information and writing is required.

IDENTIFY

Recognise and name and/or select an event, feature, element etc.

LIST

Recognise and name and/or select an event, feature, element etc. Answer in dot-points.

DESCRIBE

Provide characteristics, features and qualities of a given concept, text, other artefact, etc. in an accurate way.

OUTLINE

Provide an overview or the main features of an argument, point of view, text, narrative, diagram or image.

EXPLAIN

Give a detailed account of why and/or how with reference to causes, effects, continuity, change, reasons etc.; make the relationships between things evident

ANALYSE

Identify components/elements and the significance of the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications; determine logic and reasonableness of information.

MARKING ALLOCATION

  1. Tells you how much each question is worth.
  2. Tells you how much information and writing is required.
  3. Gives you a guide on how to break down your response.
  • 1 mark = basic response, one thing needed, usually simply listed
  • 2 marks = basic response, usually one thing needed, probably with some evidence
  • 3 marks = middle response, usually needs one response, an explanation, and evidence
  • 4 marks = middle response, usually needs two points and two pieces of evidence
  • 6 marks = higher response, usually needs either three points and three pieces of evidence, OR less points/evidence and more discussion