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French synthesis source-weight quiz: testimony, logs and relevance

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Eight questions on weighing sources in a French synthesis. Compare three users’ accounts with a five-day reception log, then choose claims that fit the evidence.

In short

Give a source space for what it contributes to the question. Three interviews can report those people’s experience; a five-day log can describe visits during those days. Keep population, period and measurement visible instead of treating document length as proof.

Visitors wait near a service counter while one speaks to an interviewer.
The interviews describe l’attente au guichet. Illustration: Atelier
Read these notes for all eight questions
SourceFrench source noteWhat it covers
A · Three interviewsLes trois usagers interrogés jugent l’attente trop longue au guichet.Their reported experience.
B · Reception logLe registre recense les passages pendant cinq journées. Il ne contient aucune question sur la satisfaction.Visits during a specified period.

Les trois usagers interrogés font état d’une attente qu’ils jugent excessive. Le registre décrit les passages sur cinq journées, mais ne fournit aucune information sur la satisfaction des usagers.

The three users interviewed report a wait they consider excessive. The log describes visits over five days but gives no information about users’ satisfaction.

The sentence keeps each source’s contribution and its scope.

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  1. Question 1No account needed
    What does source B directly record?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Les passages pendant les cinq journées observées.. B records visits over five days; it contains neither satisfaction questions nor annual causal analysis.

  2. Question 2No account needed
    Which sentence accurately reports A?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Les trois usagers interrogés jugent l’attente trop longue.. The supported group is the three interviewees; there is no whole-population result or questionnaire response rate.

  3. Question 3No account needed
    You are summarising how visitors describe their wait. Which source directly addresses that question?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    A, because it reports the interviewees’ views on waiting.. A directly addresses perceived waiting. B records visits and says nothing about how the wait felt.

  4. Question 4No account needed
    Does B contradict the interviewees’ dissatisfaction?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    No, B measures visits rather than satisfaction.. The sources cover different information. A visit count supplies no contrary satisfaction finding.

  5. Question 5No account needed
    Choose the sentence that preserves B’s time scope.

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Le registre recense les passages sur cinq journées.. Only the five observed days are covered; no annual trend or seasonal comparison appears.

  6. Question 6No account needed
    What remains unknown after reading A?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    How common that experience is among all users.. A supplies the interviewees’ judgement but no basis for estimating prevalence across all users.

  7. Question 7No account needed
    A is short and B is long. How should you allocate space?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Follow the question and each source’s distinct contribution.. Relevant content and essential limits determine space; document length alone cannot decide it.

  8. Question 8No account needed
    Which combined sentence stays within both sources?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Les entretiens signalent une attente jugée longue ; le registre recense les passages sans mesurer la satisfaction.. The third option assigns each source its actual role and makes no population or trend claim.

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