Worked example
Which source best answers when the museum opens?
Answer & why
Answer: The museum's current visitor-information page.
The organization responsible for opening hours provides the most direct current information.
Grade 9 · Reading & language
Choose a source suited to a question
Match an information need to a direct, inspectable source.
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Question 1
Which source best checks a train's scheduled departure?
- The museum's current visitor-information page.
- The operator's current timetable.
- The complete poem in a reliable edition.
- A dated measurement log with its method.
A hint
Check the source's purpose, date, origin and relevance to the exact question.
Answer & why
Answer: The operator's current timetable.
The current timetable from the operator is direct schedule evidence.
Question 2
Which source best checks what a poem says?
- A complete recording of that speech.
- The complete poem in a reliable edition.
- A dated measurement log with its method.
- The museum's current visitor-information page.
A hint
Check the source's purpose, date, origin and relevance to the exact question.
Answer & why
Answer: The complete poem in a reliable edition.
Reading the whole original text preserves wording and context.
Question 3
Which source best answers when the museum opens?
- A dated measurement log with its method.
- A complete recording of that speech.
- The museum's current visitor-information page.
- The current official school policy.
A hint
Check the source's purpose, date, origin and relevance to the exact question.
Answer & why
Answer: The museum's current visitor-information page.
The organization responsible for opening hours provides the most direct current information.
Question 4
Which source best supports a claim about a measured temperature yesterday?
- A dated measurement log with its method.
- The current official school policy.
- A complete recording of that speech.
- The original anonymized response table.
A hint
Check the source's purpose, date, origin and relevance to the exact question.
Answer & why
Answer: A dated measurement log with its method.
A dated measurement record gives direct evidence and makes the method inspectable.
Question 5
Which source best verifies a quotation from a speech?
- A complete recording of that speech.
- The current official school policy.
- The original anonymized response table.
- The experiment's methods record.
A hint
Check the source's purpose, date, origin and relevance to the exact question.
Answer & why
Answer: A complete recording of that speech.
The original recording preserves the words and their context.
Question 6
Which source best answers what a school rule currently says?
- The current official school policy.
- The operator's current timetable.
- The experiment's methods record.
- The original anonymized response table.
A hint
Check the source's purpose, date, origin and relevance to the exact question.
Answer & why
Answer: The current official school policy.
The current policy is the authoritative text for the rule.
Question 7
Which source best checks the numbers in a class survey?
- The operator's current timetable.
- The complete poem in a reliable edition.
- The original anonymized response table.
- The experiment's methods record.
A hint
Check the source's purpose, date, origin and relevance to the exact question.
Answer & why
Answer: The original anonymized response table.
The response table allows the totals to be checked directly.
Question 8
Which source best answers how an experiment was performed?
- The operator's current timetable.
- The complete poem in a reliable edition.
- The museum's current visitor-information page.
- The experiment's methods record.
A hint
Check the source's purpose, date, origin and relevance to the exact question.
Answer & why
Answer: The experiment's methods record.
A methods record describes the actual procedure rather than a later summary.