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HISTORY 8145/2A/A ACTUAL 2025
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SCHEME
Paper 2 Section A/A: Britain: Health and the people:
c1000 to the present day
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Candidate number
Centre number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
HISTORY
Paper 2 Section A/A: Britain: Health and the people:
c1000 to the present day
Thursday 5 June 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must ensure you have: Question Mark
• A Sources Booklet (enclosed).
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02
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• The other optional Question Paper/Answer Book and Interpretations Booklet for the Paper 2 Section B
topic you are entered for. You will have 2 hours to complete both papers.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all four questions.
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write
the question number against your answer(s).
Information
• The maximum mark for this paper is 44.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• Extended writing is tested in Question 04.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) will be assessed in Question 04. The marks for SPaG are
shown below the mark allocation for Question 04.
Advice
• You are advised to spend about 1 hour on Paper 2 Section A and about 1 hour on Paper 2 Section B.
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Study Source A in the Sources Booklet.
0 1 How useful is Source A to an historian studying the importance of penicillin?
Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge.
[8 marks]
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vincent marekia
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GCSE
HISTORY 8145/2A/A ACTUAL 2025
PAPER MERGED WITH MARK
SCHEME
Paper 2 Section A/A: Britain: Health and the people:
c1000 to the present day
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Candidate number
Centre number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
HISTORY
Paper 2 Section A/A: Britain: Health and the people:
c1000 to the present day
Thursday 5 June 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must ensure you have: Question Mark
• A Sources Booklet (enclosed).
01
02
03
IB/M/Jun25/8145/2A/A
04
TOTAL
, 2
Do not
write
outside the
box
• The other optional Question Paper/Answer Book and Interpretations Booklet for the Paper 2 Section B
topic you are entered for. You will have 2 hours to complete both papers.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all four questions.
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write
the question number against your answer(s).
Information
• The maximum mark for this paper is 44.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• Extended writing is tested in Question 04.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) will be assessed in Question 04. The marks for SPaG are
shown below the mark allocation for Question 04.
Advice
• You are advised to spend about 1 hour on Paper 2 Section A and about 1 hour on Paper 2 Section B.
*jun2581452aa01* 8145/2A/A
IB/M/Jun25/G4007/V3
Answer all four questions.
Turn over ►
8
IB/M/Jun25/8145/2A/A
, 3
Do not
write
outside the
box
Study Source A in the Sources Booklet.
0 1 How useful is Source A to an historian studying the importance of penicillin?
Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge.
[8 marks]
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