1. How to answer General ‘Exaggeration Questions’

2. You might get a question like the next one. Be calm and think. Print it out. Do not try it at the moment.

3. Study Sources 1 and 2 below, then answer the question which follows. SOURCE 1 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States on 29 August 2005, destroying towns in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. It made one million people homeless, and killed almost 1,800 others. Americans were upset at the size of the disaster and how poorly prepared all levels of government were to deal with the problem. The President agreed that the government had been slow to respond. He promised “one of the largest re-building efforts the world has ever seen” to repair the damage. SOURCE 2 Opinion Poll of American citizens Question: How well has the government done in re-building the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina? Hurricane Katrina caused a great deal of damage to the Gulf Coast area. However, the government was well equipped to respond to the disaster. President Bush has promised to re-build these states. The majority of people agree that the government is doing a good re-building job. View of Reed Johnson Using only Source 1 and Source 2 above, write down two statements made by Reed Johnson which are exaggerated. Using the information in the Sources, give one reason why each of the statements you have chosen is exaggerated. Enquiry Skills 4 marks %

4. Study Sources 1 and 2 below, then answer the question which follows. SOURCE 1 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States on 29 August 2005, destroying towns in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. It made one million people homeless, and killed almost 1,800 others. Americans were upset at the size of the disaster and how poorly prepared all levels of government were to deal with the problem. The President agreed that the government had been slow to respond. He promised “one of the largest re-building efforts the world has ever seen” to repair the damage. SOURCE 2 Opinion Poll of American citizens Question: How well has the government done in re-building the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina? Hurricane Katrina caused a great deal of damage to the Gulf Coast area. However, the government was well equipped to respond to the disaster. President Bush has promised to re-build these states. The majority of people agree that the government is doing a good re-building job. View of Reed Johnson Using only Source 1 and Source 2 above, write down two statements made by Reed Johnson which are exaggerated. Using the information in the Sources, give one reason why each of the statements you have chosen is exaggerated. Enquiry Skills 4 marks % What do you have to do?

5. 1] You must study the sources. What you must do. What is exaggeration? Study Sources 1 and 2 below, then answer the question which follows. SOURCE 1 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States on 29 August 2005, destroying towns in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. It made one million people homeless, and killed almost 1,800 others. Americans were upset at the size of the disaster and how poorly prepared all levels of government were to deal with the problem. The President agreed that the government had been slow to respond. He promised “one of the largest re-building efforts the world has ever seen” to repair the damage. SOURCE 2 Opinion Poll of American citizens Question: How well has the government done in re-building the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina? Hurricane Katrina caused a great deal of damage to the Gulf Coast area. However, the government was well equipped to respond to the disaster. President Bush has promised to re-build these states. The majority of people agree that the government is doing a good re-building job. View of Reed Johnson Using only Source 1 and Source 2 above, write down two statements made by Reed Johnson which are exaggerated. Using the information in the Sources, give one reason why each of the statements you have chosen is exaggerated. Enquiry Skills 4 marks % 2] You must write down the two statements that are exaggerated from the 4 sentences in the statement

6. Exaggeration A person is usually saying that something is much better or much worse than it actually is if they are exaggerating. This means that they are usually not telling the whole truth. They are wrong.

7. 2] You must write down the two statements that are exaggerated from the 4 sentences in the statement 1] You must study the sources. What you must do. Study Sources 1 and 2 below, then answer the question which follows. SOURCE 1 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States on 29 August 2005, destroying towns in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. It made one million people homeless, and killed almost 1,800 others. Americans were upset at the size of the disaster and how poorly prepared all levels of government were to deal with the problem. The President agreed that the government had been slow to respond. He promised “one of the largest re-building efforts the world has ever seen” to repair the damage. SOURCE 2 Opinion Poll of American citizens Question: How well has the government done in re-building the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina? Hurricane Katrina caused a great deal of damage to the Gulf Coast area. However, the government was well equipped to respond to the disaster. President Bush has promised to re-build these states. The majority of people agree that the government is doing a good re-building job. View of Reed Johnson Using only Source 1 and Source 2 above, write down two statements made by Reed Johnson which are exaggerated. Using the information in the Sources, give one reason why each of the statements you have chosen is exaggerated. Enquiry Skills 4 marks % 3] You must give reasons to explain why the statement you picked is exaggerated.

8. What you must do. Study Sources 1 and 2 below, then answer the question which follows. SOURCE 1 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States on 29 August 2005, destroying towns in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. It made one million people homeless, and killed almost 1,800 others. Americans were upset at the size of the disaster and how poorly prepared all levels of government were to deal with the problem. The President agreed that the government had been slow to respond. He promised “one of the largest re-building efforts the world has ever seen” to repair the damage. SOURCE 2 Opinion Poll of American citizens Question: How well has the government done in re-building the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina? Hurricane Katrina caused a great deal of damage to the Gulf Coast area. However, the government was well equipped to respond to the disaster. President Bush has promised to re-build these states. The majority of people agree that the government is doing a good re-building job. View of Reed Johnson Using only Source 1 and Source 2 above, write down two statements made by Reed Johnson which are exaggerated. Using the information in the Sources, give one reason why each of the statements you have chosen is exaggerated. Enquiry Skills 4 marks % Look at each sentence in turn, compare it to the sources and decide if it is correct or wrong. If it is wrong it is exaggerated. Correct or Wrong? Correct Not exaggerated )

9. What you must do. Study Sources 1 and 2 below, then answer the question which follows. SOURCE 1 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States on 29 August 2005, destroying towns in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. It made one million people homeless, and killed almost 1,800 others. Americans were upset at the size of the disaster and how poorly prepared all levels of government were to deal with the problem. The President agreed that the government had been slow to respond. He promised “one of the largest re-building efforts the world has ever seen” to repair the damage. SOURCE 2 Opinion Poll of American citizens Question: How well has the government done in re-building the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina? Hurricane Katrina caused a great deal of damage to the Gulf Coast area. However, the government was well equipped to respond to the disaster. President Bush has promised to re-build these states. The majority of people agree that the government is doing a good re-building job. View of Reed Johnson Using only Source 1 and Source 2 above, write down two statements made by Reed Johnson which are exaggerated. Using the information in the Sources, give one reason why each of the statements you have chosen is exaggerated. Enquiry Skills 4 marks % Look at each sentence in turn, compare it to the sources and decide if it is correct or wrong. If it is wrong it is exaggerated. Correct or Wrong? Wrong so Exaggerated ) Now write your answer

10. Study Sources 1 and 2 below, then answer the question which follows. SOURCE 1 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States on 29 August 2005, destroying towns in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. It made one million people homeless, and killed almost 1,800 others. Americans were upset at the size of the disaster and how poorly prepared all levels of government were to deal with the problem. The President agreed that the government had been slow to respond. He promised “one of the largest re-building efforts the world has ever seen” to repair the damage. SOURCE 2 Opinion Poll of American citizens Question: How well has the government done in re-building the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina? Hurricane Katrina caused a great deal of damage to the Gulf Coast area. However, the government was well equipped to respond to the disaster. President Bush has promised to re-build these states. The majority of people agree that the government is doing a good re-building job. View of Reed Johnson Using only Source 1 and Source 2 above, write down two statements made by Reed Johnson which are exaggerated. Using the information in the Sources, give one reason why each of the statements you have chosen is exaggerated. Enquiry Skills 4 marks % Reed says “However, the government was well equipped to respond to the disaster”. This is exaggerated because Source 1 says that ‘ Americans were upset at how poorly prepared all levels of government were to deal with the problem’. The government was not well equipped.

11. What you must do. Study Sources 1 and 2 below, then answer the question which follows. SOURCE 1 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States on 29 August 2005, destroying towns in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. It made one million people homeless, and killed almost 1,800 others. Americans were upset at the size of the disaster and how poorly prepared all levels of government were to deal with the problem. The President agreed that the government had been slow to respond. He promised “one of the largest re-building efforts the world has ever seen” to repair the damage. SOURCE 2 Opinion Poll of American citizens Question: How well has the government done in re-building the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina? Hurricane Katrina caused a great deal of damage to the Gulf Coast area. However, the government was well equipped to respond to the disaster. President Bush has promised to re-build these states. The majority of people agree that the government is doing a good re-building job. View of Reed Johnson Using only Source 1 and Source 2 above, write down two statements made by Reed Johnson which are exaggerated. Using the information in the Sources, give one reason why each of the statements you have chosen is exaggerated. Enquiry Skills 4 marks % Look at each sentence in turn, compare it to the sources and decide if it is correct or wrong. If it is wrong it is exaggerated. Correct or Wrong? Correct so not Exaggerated ) Now write your answer