Exam Timing and Unit Tips
Please find below a guide on how much time to spend on each question at higher and ordinary level. Please also find a guide on teh units for each question
Ordinary Level Paper Timing
Section 1 - Short Question - answer 10 out of 15 (100 Marks) Spend 2.5-3 minutes on each question total 40 min Section 2 - Structured questions answer 4 out of 8 (300 Marks) Spend 25 minutes on each question This timing gives you 10 min at the start of the exam to select your long question and jot down quick bullet points and 10 min at the end of the exam to read back over your paper other two questions. Section 2 - Questions and relevant units Question 1 - Unit 1 Question 2 - Unit 6 Question 3 - Unit 7 Question 4 - Unit 1 Question 5 - Unit 2 & Unit 3 Question 6 - Unit 4 & 5 Question 7 - Unit 4 & 5 Question 8 - Unit 5 THIS IS JUST A GUIDE |
Higher Level Paper Timing
Section 1 - Short Question - answer 8 out of 10 (80 Marks) Spend 3 - 4 minutes on each question total 32 min Section 2 - Applied Business Question (ABQ) (80 Marks) Spend no more that 32 min on this section Section 3 - Structured questions answer 4 out of 7 (240 Marks) Spend 24 minutes on each question This timing gives you 10 min at the start of the exam to select your long question and jot down quick bullet points and 10 min at the end of the exam to read back over your paper Section 3 - Questions and relevant units
Question 1 - Unit 1 Question 2 - Unit 6 Question 3 - Unit 7 Question 4 - Unit 1 Question 5 - Unit 2 & Unit 3 Question 6 - Unit 4 & 5 Question 7 - Unit 4 & 5 Question 8 - Unit 5 THIS IS JUST A GUIDE |