CIE Exam Booklets Paper 2

Mock exam papers with detailed mark schemes designed for CIE.

Download CIE GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 2

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

  • Were the revolutions of 1848 important?
  • What caused the First World War? (June exam)
  • Why, and with what effects, did nations gain and expand their overseas empires in the nineteenth century?
  • and more
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Paper 2 Downloads and Specifications

Mock exam papers with detailed mark schemes designed for CIE

Exam Paper Details

Students following CIE are required to sit a 1 hour and 45 minutes paper worth 40 marks for Paper 2. It makes up 30% of the total GCSE. Candidates answer six questions on one prescribed topic taken from the Core Content. There is a range of source material relating to each prescribed topic. The prescribed topic changes in each examination session. See below for more

Nineteenth century Core content (Option A):

• Were the revolutions of 1848 important? (March exam – India only)
• What caused the First World War? (June exam)
• Why, and with what effects, did nations gain and expand their overseas empires in the nineteenth century?
(November exam)

Twentieth century Core content (Option B):

• How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe, 1948–c.1989? (March exam – India only)
• How effectively did the United States contain the spread of communism? (June exam)
• Who was to blame for the Cold War? (November exam)

CIE GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 2 (2024)

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

Download All Combinations of Paper 2 2024

CIE GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 2 (2024)

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

Download All Combinations of Paper 2 2024