Assessment

2019 - June series

2018 - June series

2021 series only

• Marking instructions are included at the beginning of specimen assessment material mark schemes and were accurate at the time of publication. Marking instructions may be revised in live papers as appropriate during the lifetime of the qualification.

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• Taster booklet J410 - Sample assessment taster booklet PDF 1MB
• International relations 1918-c.2001 with China 1950-1981 J410/01 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• International relations 1918-c.2001 with Germany 1925-1955 J410/02 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• International relations 1918-c.2001 with Germany 1925-1955 annotated J410/02 - Annotated sample question paper. PPTX 853KB
• International relations 1918-c.2001 with Poland 1956-1990 J410/03 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• International relations 1918-c.2001 with Russia 1928-1964 J410/04 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• International relations 1918-c.2001 with South Africa 1960-1994 J410/05 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• International relations 1918-c.2001 with the USA 1919-1948 J410/06 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• International relations 1918-c.2001 with the USA 1945-1974 J410/07 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• Migration to Britain c.1000 to 2010 J410/08 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• Power: monarchy and democracy in Britain c.1000-2007 J410/09 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• Power: monarchy and democracy in Britain c.1000-2007 annotated J410/09 - Annotated sample question paper. PPTX 655KB
• War and British society c.790 to c.2010 J410/10 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• The impact of empire on Britain 1688-c.1730 with urban environments: patterns of migration J410/11 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• The English Reformation c.1520-c.1550 with castles: form and function c.1000-1750 J410/12 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
• The English Reformation c.1520-c.1550 with castles: form and function c.1000-1750 annotated J410/12 - Annotated sample question paper. PPTX 1MB
• Personal rule to Restoration 1629-1660 with castles: form and function c.1000-1750 J410/13 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB

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2019 - June series

2018 - June series

Candidate style answers

• History: grade descriptors for GCSEs graded 9 to 1 J410 J411