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GCSE History Mock Exam 2025

You will be sitting two papers at the end of Year 11:

Paper 1 (2 hours):

  • USA 1920-73
  • Conflict and tension between East and West (The Cold War) 1945-72

These are also the two topics you will sit for the November mock exam.

Paper 2 (2 hours):

  • Health and the People: c.1000 to the present day
  • Elizabeth I c.1568- 1603

Exam board: AQA

Recommended revision guides

We would also recommend the purchase of the following revision guides:

ISBN:  978-0198432821

ISBN:  978-0198422938

You will be issued a pack for each of your units- these contain revision sheets, revision activities, exam advice, and practice questions. A pack for the Elizabeth I unit will be issued after the mocks.

You may wish to take a look at some online resources as well:

ISBN:  978-0198422952 

ISBN: 978-0198432883 

Your lessons in class w/b 3rd November will be focused on exam technique for the mock- how to answer the questions, looking at example answers etc. Make sure you are revising the content thoroughly at home using the resources you have been given and the homework set. See your history teacher if you have any questions or need any help.

Your November mock exams will cover the following:

Paper 1 (2 hours):

  • USA 1920-73
  • Conflict and tension between East and West (The Cold War) 1945-72

Paper 2 (1 hour):

  • Health and the People: c.1000 to the present day

And finally…please don’t forget to make full use of the History GCSE Revision Google Classroom- code is z4ejdsk