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Cambridge O Levels · 12 sessions · 2019–2025

History notes →
Year
Session
SessionPaperQuestion paperMark scheme
May/June 2025Paper 1 · Variant 11QP ↓MS ↓
May/June 2025Paper 1 · Variant 12QP ↓MS ↓
May/June 2025Paper 1 · Variant 13QP ↓MS ↓
May/June 2025Paper 2 · Variant 21QP ↓MS ↓
May/June 2025Paper 2 · Variant 22QP ↓MS ↓
May/June 2025Paper 2 · Variant 23QP ↓MS ↓

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Exam tips for History

  1. 01'Describe' questions: give 3–4 factual points with specific dates, names, and places.
  2. 02'Explain why': give cause + consequence — link each factor to the historical outcome.
  3. 03Paper 2 source questions: use HOCSA — How (does the source support?), Origin, Content, Source comparison, Author's purpose.
  4. 04Pakistan history is high-frequency: know 1947 partition, Liaquat Ali Khan, Ayub Khan era in detail.
  5. 05Avoid narrative — Cambridge rewards analysis ('this caused X because…') not storytelling.