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Evaluating reliability and bias
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40 CXC CAPE Communication Studies questions on Evaluating reliability and bias, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is peer review?

  1. Comparison of a source against a second source
  2. Evaluation of academic work by other specialists before publication
  3. A survey of what experts believe about a topic
  4. Feedback from readers after publication
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✓ Answer: BEvaluation of academic work by other specialists before publication
Award 1 mark. It is a marker of authority rather than a guarantee of truth. Reviewed work can still be superseded.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What does reliability mean when applied to a source?

  1. How closely it matches your argument
  2. How recently it was published
  3. The degree to which it can be depended on for accurate information
  4. How many people have read it
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✓ Answer: CThe degree to which it can be depended on for accurate information
Award 1 mark. Recency is currency, a separate criterion. Whether a source suits your argument has no bearing on whether it is dependable.
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Are the Evaluating reliability and bias questions aligned to the official CXC CAPE Communication Studies syllabus?
Every question is written against the published CXC CAPE Communication Studies specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real CXC CAPE paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from CXC CAPE.
How is Evaluating reliability and bias typically tested on CXC CAPE Communication Studies papers?
Evaluating reliability and bias appears across multiple question types on real CXC CAPE Communication Studies papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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