WJEC GCSE History Past Papers

A complete collection of WJEC GCSE History past papers. Perfect for preparation for upcoming exams. Can be used at home for individual learning or within a classroom environment.

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It’s time to start preparing for your exams and it’s never been easier with School History. We’ve got hundreds of past papers that are easy to use, come with mark schemes, and are specifically tailored to each specific examination board, so you can get the most from your revision time and enter your examination feeling confident and fully prepared.

Why use past exam papers for WJEC GCSE History?

The answer is simple: preparedness. As a GCSE-level student, exams become an important part of your assessment criteria and preparation for A-levels. The use and importance of past papers, therefore, cannot be over-emphasised.

Fill in the blanks

Using past papers are an effective way to establish your strengths and weaknesses so you know where to focus your revision time. Don’t spend hours on a topic you’re familiar with while neglecting an area that needs more time and effort to familiarise yourself with.

Learn effective time management

Proper time management can quite literally mean the difference between passing and failing an exam, even if you know everything that’s required to pass. Your revision time and using past papers is an excellent way to start practicing how to properly manage the time in the exam setting. You’ll be given different styles of questions with different mark allocations, so it’s important to know what’s expected of you and how much time to dedicate to each question, whether its a multiple-choice question, short answer or an essay.

Walk into your exam with confidence

With proper preparation, it’s possible to walk into and out of your exam feeling confident. Confidence is key to performing well as doubt and anxiety can cloud your judgment and affect your ability to think clearly and make the proper decisions. Past papers are the most effective way to familiarise yourself with important terminology, vocabulary, and styles of questions so that you have a solid understanding of what is expected of you to excel in each and every style of question.

Get to know your questions

Remember, some questions will be assessing your knowledge and understanding of key features and characteristics of a period studied, others will require you to explain and analyse historic events, others will require you to compare and contrast source material and contextualise it in the historic environment, while thematic studies will require you to demonstrate knowledge clearly over centuries while following a particular theme. All of these questions require you to substantiate your answers using facts.

All these questions will be awarded marks in levels, i.e. basic, simple, developed and complex, and short answers and essay questions will also have marks awarded for spelling and grammar. By practicing with past papers you’ll have access to mark schemes, which examiners use to evaluate your responses and you’ll quickly learn how to achieve the most marks while striking the right balance with time management.

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Right here, of course! School History has hundreds of examination-style questions to help you practice for your history exams. By signing up, you’ll not only have access to past papers but thousands of resources related to what you’re studying, including notes, activities, quiz questions and more. Let’s dive in! Take a look below at the major examination boards we cover. Give yourself every advantage to excel in your exams and sign up today!

 

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WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2023 Unit 1A: Written:1A. The Elizabethan Age, 1558-1603 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2023 Unit 1B: Written:1B. Radicalism and Protest,1810-1848 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2023 Unit 1C: Written:1C. Depression, War and Recovery, 1930-1951 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2023 Unit 1D: Written:1D. Austerity, Affluence and Discontent, 1951-1979 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2023 Unit 2A: Written:2A. Russia in Transition, 1905-1924 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2023 Unit 2B: Written:2B. The USA: A Nation of Contrasts, 1910-1929 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2023 Unit 2C: Written:2C. Germany in Transition, 1919-1939 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2023 Unit 2D: Written:2D. Changes in South Africa, 1948-1994 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2023 Unit 3A: Written:3A. Changes in Crime & Punishment, c.1500 to the present day QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2023 Unit 3B: Written:3B. Changes in Health & Medicine, c.1340 to the present day QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2023 Unit 3C: Written:3C. The Development of Warfare, c.1250 to the present day QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2023 Unit 3D: Written:3D. Changes in Patterns of Migration, c.1500 to present day QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2022 Unit 1A: Written:1A. The Elizabethan Age, 1558-1603 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2022 Unit 1C: Written:1C. Depression, War and Recovery, 1930-1951 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2022 Unit 1D: Written:1D. Austerity, Affluence and Discontent, 1951-1979 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2022 Unit 2A: Written:2A. Russia in Transition, 1905-1924 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2022 Unit 2B: Written:2B. The USA: A Nation of Contrasts, 1910-1929 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2022 Unit 2C: Written:2C. Germany in Transition, 1919-1939 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2022 Unit 2D: Written:2D. Changes in South Africa, 1948-1994 QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2022 Unit 3A: Written:3A. Changes in Crime & Punishment, c.1500 to the present day QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2022 Unit 3B: Written:3B. Changes in Health & Medicine, c.1340 to the present day QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2022 Unit 3C: Written:3C. The Development of Warfare, c.1250 to the present day QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2022 Unit 3D: Written:3D. Changes in Patterns of Migration, c.1500 to present day QA
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2019 Unit 1A: Written:1A. The Elizabethan Age, 1558-1603 Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2019 Unit 1B: Written:1B. Radicalism and Protest, 1810-1848 Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2019 Unit 1C: Written:1C. Depression, War and Recovery, 1930-1951 Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2019 Unit 1D: Written:1D. Austerity, Affluence and Discontent, 1951-1979 Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2019 Unit 2A: Written:2A. Russia in Transition, 1905-1924 Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2019 Unit 2B: Written:2B. The USA: A Nation of Contrasts, 1910-1929 Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2019 Unit 2C: Written:2C. Germany in Transition, 1919-1939 Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2019 Unit 2D: Written:2D. Changes in South Africa, 1948-1994 Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2019 Unit 3A: Written:3A. Changes in Crime & Punishment, c.1500 to the present day Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2019 Unit 3B: Written:3B. Changes in Health & Medicine, c.1340 to the present day Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2019 Unit 3C: Written:3C. The Development of Warfare, c.1250 to the present day Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2019 Unit 3D: Written:3D. Changes in Patterns of Migration, c.1500 to present day Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2018 Unit 2A: Written:2A. Russia in Transition, 1905-1924 Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2018 Unit 2B: Written:2B. The USA: A Nation of Contrasts, 1910-1929 Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2018 Unit 2C: Written:2C. Germany in Transition, 1919-1939 Q A
WJEC GCSE WJEC GCSE Summer 2018 Unit 2D: Written:2D. Changes in South Africa, 1948-1994 Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route A Past Papers Unit 1: Study in Depth Popular Movements in Wales and England, 1815-1848 (4271/01) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route A Past Papers Unit 2: The Elizabethan Age, 1558 – 1603 (4272/01) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route A Past Papers Unit 2: Depression, War and Recovery in Wales and England, 1930-1951(4272/02) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route A Past Papers Unit 2: Study in Depth Austerity, Affluence and Discontent in the United Kingdom, 1951-1979 (4272/03) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route A Past Papers Unit 2: Russia in Transition, 1905-1924 (4272/04) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route A Past Papers Unit 2: Changes in South Africa, 1948-1994 (4272/05) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route A Past Papers Unit 3: Outline Study The Development of Germany, 1919-1991(4373/01) Q
WJEC GCSE June 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route A Past Papers Unit 3: Outline Study Developing Relations in Palestine, Israel and the Middle East, 1919-2000 4373/02) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route A Past Papers Unit 3: Outline Study The Development of the USA, 1930-2000 4373/03) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route A Past Papers Unit 3: Outline Study The Development of Wales, 1900-2000 4373/04) Q A
WJEC GCSE 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route A and B Past Papers Unit 1: Study in Depth Wales and England in the Early Twentieth Century, c.1890-1919 (4271/02) Q A
WJEC GCSE 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route A and B Past Papers Unit 1: Study in Depth Germany in Transition, 1919-1947 (4271/04) Q A
WJEC GCSE 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route A and B Past Papers Unit 1: Study in Depth China under Mao Zedong, 1949-1976 (4271/05) Q A
WJEC GCSE 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route A and B Past Papers Unit 1: Study in Depth Westward Migration: The American West, 1840-1895 (4271/06) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route B Past Papers Unit 2: Thematic Study The Changing role and status of Women in Wales and England, c.1900 to present day (4282/01) Q
WJEC GCSE June 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route B Past Papers Unit 2: Thematic Study Developments in sport, leisure and tourism in Wales and England, c.1900 to present day (4282/02) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route B Past Papers Unit 3: Development Study Changes in Crime and Punishment in Wales and England, c.1530 to present day (4383/01) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2016 WJEC GCSE History Route B Past Papers Unit 3: Development Study Changes in Health and Medicine, c.1345 to present day (4383/02) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A Unit 1: Study in Depth Popular Movements in Wales and England, 1815-1848 (4271/01) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A Unit 2: The Elizabethan Age, 1558 – 1603 (4272/01) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A Unit 2: Depression, War and Recovery in Wales and England, 1930-1951(4272/02) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A Unit 2: Study in Depth Austerity, Affluence and Discontent in the United Kingdom, 1951-1979 (4272/03) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A Unit 2: Russia in Transition, 1905-1924 (4272/04) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A Unit 2: Changes in South Africa, 1948-1994 (4272/05) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A Unit 3: Outline Study The Development of Germany, 1919-1991(4373/01) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A Unit 3: Outline Study Developing Relations in Palestine, Israel and the Middle East, 1919-2000 4373/02) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A Unit 3: Outline Study The Development of the USA, 1930-2000 4373/03) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A Unit 3: Outline Study The Development of Wales, 1900-2000 4373/04) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A and B Unit 1: Study in Depth Wales and England in the Early Twentieth Century, c.1890-1919 (4271/02) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A and B Unit 1: Study in Depth The USA: A Nation of Contrasts, c.1910-1929 (4271/03) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A and B Unit 1: Study in Depth Germany in Transition, 1919-1947 (4271/04) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A and B Unit 1: Study in Depth China under Mao Zedong, 1949-1976 (4271/05) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route A and B Unit 1: Study in Depth Westward Migration: The American West, 1840-1895 (4271/06) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route B Unit 2: Thematic Study The Changing role and status of Women in Wales and England, c.1900 to present day (4282/01) Q
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route B Unit 2: Thematic Study Developments in sport, leisure and tourism in Wales and England, c.1900 to present day (4282/02) Q
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route B Unit 3: Development Study Changes in Crime and Punishment in Wales and England, c.1530 to present day (4383/01) Q A
WJEC GCSE June 2015 History Route B Unit 3: Development Study Changes in Health and Medicine, c.1345 to present day (4383/02) Q A