AQA GCSE Economics Exam Technique

How to answer Multiple choice questions (10 marks) for AQA GCSE Economics

  • use process of elimination
  • think of what topic the question is asking you to recall
  • around one minute per question

How to answer 2 mark questions for AQA GCSE Economics

  • read the command work (explain/ state/ calculate)
  • show working out
  • show definitions

How to answer 3 mark questions for AQA GCSE Economics

  • diagrams
  • fully labelled
  • revise PIRATES/ PCTWINS

How to answer 6 mark questions for AQA GCSE Economics

  • chain of reasoning
  • why, why, why, why
  • so what, so what, so what
  • keep explaining causes or consequences of your point
  • write in a way that a student who does not study economics would understand

How to answer 9 mark questions for AQA GCSE Economics

  • chain of reasoning for
  • chain of reasoning against
  • conclude

How to answer 15 mark questions for AQA GCSE Economics

  • chain of reasoning for
  • chain of reasoning against
  • conclude