Exam Structure

Question 1

What questions will be in Paper 3?

Answer 1

30 multiple choice questions
10 marker
15 marker
25 marker

Question 2

What will be covered in Paper 3?

Answer 2

Micro and macro: economics

Question 3

What structure do we use for the 10 marker in Paper 3, and how do we answer it?

Answer 3

1st point, then evaluation
2nd point, then evaluation
Final Judgement

Use data from the compulsory extract to back your point/evaluation, and data from the other extracts

Question 4

Timings for Economics Paper 3?

Answer 4

Section A-
30 mins: Multiple choice

Section B-
10 mins: Read Questions+Extracts, highlight info
15 minutes: 10 marker
20 minutes: 15 marker
35 minutes: 25 marker
10 minutes: Check answers

Question 5

What is the structure for the 10 marker limitation evaluation?

Answer 5

M- missing info?
O- other causes?
O- opposite info?
S- significance?

Question 6

What does the 15 marker in Paper 3 not need?

Answer 6

15 marker doesn’t require an evaluation, judgement, or diagrams.
Only Point and Explain.

Question 7

What is the structure for 25 marker in Paper 3?

Answer 7

1.) Introduction
2.) Micro point -> Evaluation
3.) ×2 Macro points -> Evaluations
4.) Final Judgement

Question 8

Difference between Micro and Macro points for Paper 3?

Answer 8

Micro- link to consumers/producers, cost revenues/profits, income/price, living standards, markets, and market structures

Macro- government objectives

Question 9

What is the final judgement structure? (3 points)

Answer 9

1.) A balanced statement
2.) A brief argument
3.) A tentative ending(not certain)

Question 10

How should you BEGIN your introduction for essay questions?

Answer 10

Begin by defining the key terms in the question

Question 11

How should you start your 1st paragraph for the 4 marker question?

Answer 11

Begin my saying:
‘First, as we can see from the data, …’

Question 12

How should you start your 2nd paragraph in the 4 marker question?

Answer 12

Secondly, the data in X shows us that (…this happens) as Y (…happens).

Question 13

What is the framework/acronym for micro economic evaluations?

Answer 13

M-missing information
A-all people?
T-time
E-elasticity
S-scale

Question 14

What is the framework/acronym for macroeconomic evaluations?

Answer 14

P-policy response
E-elasticity
T-time
S-scale

Question 15

What is the structure for paragraphs?

Answer 15

Point
Applied example
Chains of reasoning
Link

Question 16

How should you write your final supporting judgement?

Answer 16

1●) Overall, there are strong arguments for and against the view that…
2●) On the one hand…
3●) However…
4●) Yet, on balance, there appears to be stronger evidence to suggest that…

Question 17

What is the structure for an A* 25 marker paragraph?

Answer 17

State your POINT
Provide an APPLIED EXAMPLE
Develop CHAINS OF REASONING
LINK back to the QUESTION

Question 18

What should your 25 marker introduction include? (3-step intro)

Answer 18

●Define key terms of the essay
●Set the scene
●Flag main topics for discussion