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Paper 1

Structured questions that address the common SL and HL syllabus and real-world examples in an integrated way.

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📕 The Digital Society textbook contains helpful information pages 380-388

Basics

LevelDuration# QuestionsMarksWorth
SL1h30minAnswer two of four40 marks40%
HL2h15min- Section A: Answer two of three
- Section B: Answer one of two
52 marks35%
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Make sure to answer the correct number of questions! Sometimes, students answer more questions than they should.

Question Format

SL and HL Section A

  • All questions are out of 20 marks.
  • All questions follow the same pattern, as below.
PartMarksAODescription
Part a6 marksAO1- Knowledge and understanding.
- Can subdivided into multiple parts (e.g. 3 questions out of 2 marks each)
Part b6 marksAO2- Application and analysis.
- Can be subdivided into multiple parts (e.g. 2 questions out of 3 marks each, or one out of two and one out 4)
Part c8 marksAO3Evaluation and synthesis.

HL Section B

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Practice questions

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