IB Question Types

How should you answer 'According to the Source' questions?

• Answer the question, provide evidence, and use conjunctions

• Answer the question, provide evidence, and use quotations

• Answer the question, provide evidence, and use examples

• Answer the question, provide evidence, and use explanations

How should you answer 'Message Conveyed' questions?

• Provide inferences and use facts from the image

• Provide explanations and use facts from the image

• Provide interpretations and use facts from the image

• Provide descriptions and use facts from the image

How should you answer 'OPCVL' questions?

• Discuss the origin, purpose, and content of the source

• Discuss the objective, purpose, and content of the source

• Discuss the origin, perspective, and content of the source

• Discuss the objective, perspective, and content of the source

What does the term 'Origin' focus on?

• The author/creator of the source

• The information provided by the source

• The purpose of the source

• The limitations of the source

What does the term 'Purpose' focus on?

• The author's intention and target audience

• The information provided by the source

• The origin of the source

• The limitations of the source

What does the term 'Content' focus on?

• The information provided by the source

• The author/creator of the source

• The purpose of the source

• The limitations of the source

What are values in relation to the OPCVL?

• Things that can be trusted and are useful to a historian

• Things that cannot be trusted and may lead to false conclusions

• Things that are objective and unbiased

• Things that are subjective and one-sided

What are limitations in relation to the OPCVL?

• Things that cannot be trusted and may lead to false conclusions

• Things that can be trusted and are useful to a historian

• Things that are objective and unbiased

• Things that are subjective and one-sided