AQA GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 2

Mock exam papers with detailed mark schemes designed for each of the permissible combinations of AQA Paper 2: Shaping the Nation

Download AQA GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 2

As a premium School History member, you can download all of the AQA GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 2 modules below:

  • 2AA Health & 2BA Norman England
  • 2AA Health & 2BB Medieval Edward I
  • 2AA Health & 2BC Elizabeth
  • 2AA Health & 2BD Restoration England
  • 2AB Britain Power & 2BA Norman England
  • 2AB Britain Power & 2BB Medieval England Edward
  • ... and more
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Paper 2 Downloads and Specifications

For AQA Paper 2: Shaping the Nation, students are required to write on one topic from Section A: Thematic Studies, and one topic from Section B: British Depth Studies including the Historic Environment.

(NOTE: For the year of 2021, GCSE exams in the UK will not go ahead and will be replaced by a form of teacher-assessed grades, with training and support provided to ensure these are awarded fairly and consistently). For more information, visit AQA’s website.

Exam Paper Details

In Section A, there is a choice of three thematic studies, which look at key developments in Britain over a long period. In Section B there is a choice of four British depth studies incorporating the study of a specific historic environment.

The paper has a duration of 2 hours, consists of 84 marks (4 of which are for SPaG), and account for 50% of GCSE. Section A has four compulsory questions worth 40 marks, and Section B has four compulsory questions worth 40 marks.

AQA Paper 2 (2021)

Practice exam booklets covering every AQA topic (2020 Syllabus), produced by a highly experienced AQA and OCR marker. These are fully sourced and aligned to the AQA mark scheme.

Download All Combinations of Paper 2 2021

AQA Paper 2 (2020)

Practice exam booklets covering every AQA topic (2020 Syllabus), produced by a highly experienced AQA and OCR marker. These are fully sourced and aligned to the AQA mark scheme.

Download All Combinations of Paper 2 2020