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Free AQA GCSE History
Practice Paper

8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real AQA GCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.

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What the real AQA GCSE History paper looks like

Paper 1
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification.
Paper 2
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification.
Paper 3
Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions.
Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.

Mini practice paper: 8 questions

Mixed-difficulty questions from across the History syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

Which great power supported Serbia in the crisis of 1914?

  1. Russia
  2. Germany
  3. Italy
  4. Austria-Hungary
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✓ Answer: A — Russia
Its backing of Serbia is what turned a Balkan quarrel into a war between the great powers.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

What kind of warfare came to dominate the Western Front?

  1. Naval blockade
  2. Cavalry charges
  3. Trench warfare
  4. Aerial bombing of cities
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✓ Answer: C — Trench warfare
Once the German advance stalled, both sides dug in and the front barely moved for years.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

What was the supply route used by North Vietnam to move troops and equipment south called?

  1. The Silk Road
  2. The Inchon Corridor
  3. The Mekong Line
  4. The Ho Chi Minh Trail
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✓ Answer: D — The Ho Chi Minh Trail
It ran through neighbouring countries, which made it very hard for the USA to cut.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3

Which trail did many migrants follow westwards across the continent?

  1. The Appalachian Way
  2. The Oregon Trail
  3. The Boston Road
  4. The Atlantic Route
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✓ Answer: B — The Oregon Trail
It ran from Missouri across the Plains and mountains to the Pacific north-west.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3

Which US President greatly increased the number of American combat troops in Vietnam during the mid-1960s?

  1. Harry Truman
  2. Lyndon B. Johnson
  3. Dwight Eisenhower
  4. Richard Nixon
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✓ Answer: B — Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson. Nixon, who followed him, is associated with withdrawing troops rather than sending them.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3

What were the suffragettes campaigning for?

  1. Shorter working hours in factories
  2. The abolition of the monarchy
  3. Free education for all children
  4. Votes for women
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✓ Answer: D — Votes for women
They are distinguished from the suffragists by their willingness to use militant methods.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

Whose death in 1658 led to the collapse of republican rule?

  1. Christopher Wren
  2. Charles II
  3. Oliver Cromwell
  4. Charles I
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✓ Answer: C — Oliver Cromwell
His son could not hold the regime together, and within two years the monarchy was back.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

What was the General Strike of 1926?

  1. A nationwide strike by workers in support of coal miners
  2. A march demanding votes for women
  3. A refusal by soldiers to fight abroad
  4. A revolt of farm labourers against enclosure
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✓ Answer: A — A nationwide strike by workers in support of coal miners
It showed both the strength and the limits of organised labour.
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AQA GCSE History FAQ

What does the AQA GCSE History exam look like?
The AQA GCSE History exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 1: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification. Paper 2: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification. Paper 3: Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions. Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Can I download a free AQA GCSE History past paper?
Real AQA past papers are published directly by AQA on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is AQA GCSE History graded?
Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.