WJEC Exam Booklets Paper 1

Mock exam papers with detailed mark schemes designed for WJEC.

Download WJEC GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 1

As a premium School History member, you can download all of the WJEC GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 1 modules below:

  • The Elizabethan Age,1558-1603
  • Radicalism and Protest,1810-1848
  • Depression, War and Recovery, 1930-1951
  • Austerity, Affluence and Discontent, 1951-1979
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Unit 1 Downloads and Specifications

Mock exam papers with detailed mark schemes designed for WJEC

(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. For more information on how these will work, please visit WJEC’s website.)

Exam Paper Details

Students following WJEC are required to write one Study in Depth from a choice of four topics for Unit 1: Studies in Depth – Wales and the wider perspective. All the questions in this paper are compulsory and largely focus on the analysis and evaluation of historical sources and

interpretations. There will also be questions testing second-order historical concepts. The paper is 1 hour in length and accounts for 25% of GCSE.

Topics for Unit 1: Studies in Depth – Wales and the wider perspective are:

  • 1A. The Elizabethan Age,1558-1603
  • 1B. Radicalism and Protest,1810-1848
  • 1C. Depression, War and Recovery, 1930-1951
  • 1D. Austerity, Affluence and Discontent, 1951-1979

WJEC GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 1 (2021)

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

Download All Combinations of Paper 1 2021

WJEC GCSE Exam Booklets Paper 1 (2020)

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

Download All Combinations of Paper 1 2020