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Cambridge source analysis interview
Read unfamiliar material and distinguish claims, evidence, assumptions and alternatives.
1
The material states: after a certain city introduced a congestion charge, city-centre traffic fell by 18%, therefore the congestion charge is the only effective transport policy. Evaluate this conclusion.
15 minutes of reading + discussionPrepare for 15 minutesEvidence judgmentAlternative explanationRespond to the prompt
2
The author writes: 'Efficiency is not the enemy of education; treating what cannot be quantified as if it did not exist is.' Explain the argumentative function of this sentence, and offer the strongest objection to it.
Close reading of the passageAllow 10 minutesMain ideaToneRefute
3
Two groups of 30 students each use different study methods, and their mean scores differ by 4 points. Based on this result alone, would you recommend that the whole school switch methods?
Data interpretationAllow 12 minutesRead the tableUncertaintyResearch design