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Free CXC CAPE Communication Studies
Practice Paper

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

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What the real CXC CAPE Communication Studies paper looks like

Paper 01 (Multiple Choice)
45 multiple-choice questions, 1 mark each. About 1 hour 30 minutes. Tests knowledge across all three Modules of the Unit.
Paper 02 (Essay / Structured)
Extended essay and structured questions, one per Module. Around 2 hours 30 minutes. Tests developed argument, application and use of examples.
Paper 03 (Internal Assessment)
School-Based Assessment for school candidates (Paper 03/1) or an alternative written paper for private candidates (Paper 03/2). Coursework/research component worth a significant share of the Unit grade.
Total written exam time: ~4 hours across Paper 01 and Paper 02, plus the Internal Assessment.
Grading: Unit grades: I (highest) to VII (lowest), with a Grade Point Average and per-Module profile. Grades I–V are the pass range for most purposes.

Mini practice paper: 8 questions

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

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

Which of these is an example of loaded language?

  1. Describing a group as people
  2. Describing a group as a mob
  3. Describing a group as demonstrators
  4. Describing a group as a crowd
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✓ Answer: B — Describing a group as a mob
Award 1 mark. It carries a judgement of disorder within apparently factual description. Neutral alternatives describe the same people without the evaluation.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

What is skimming?

  1. Reading widely over a long period
  2. Searching a text for one specific piece of information
  3. Reading slowly for full understanding
  4. Reading rapidly to get the general sense and structure of a text
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✓ Answer: D — Reading rapidly to get the general sense and structure of a text
Award 1 mark. Searching for one item is scanning. Skimming is used to decide whether a source is worth reading in full.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

Which of these is a tertiary source?

  1. A recorded speech
  2. An encyclopaedia entry
  3. A journal article analysing survey data
  4. A survey you administer yourself
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✓ Answer: B — An encyclopaedia entry
Award 1 mark. Tertiary sources compile and index other material. They are useful for orientation but rarely citable as evidence.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3

What is the difference between misinformation and disinformation?

  1. There is no difference between them
  2. Misinformation is about people and disinformation about events
  3. Misinformation appears online and disinformation in print
  4. Misinformation is spread without intent to deceive; disinformation is deliberate
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✓ Answer: D — Misinformation is spread without intent to deceive; disinformation is deliberate
Award 1 mark. Both are false; the difference is intent. It matters because correction works on the first and not the second.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3

What is jargon?

  1. Language used to deceive an audience
  2. Words borrowed from another language
  3. Very informal vocabulary used by a particular age group
  4. The technical vocabulary of a trade or discipline
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✓ Answer: D — The technical vocabulary of a trade or discipline
Award 1 mark. It is efficient among insiders and excluding to everyone else. Very informal group vocabulary is slang.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3

What is scanning?

  1. Reading for pleasure over a long period
  2. Searching a text rapidly for one specific piece of information
  3. Marking a text with notes as you read
  4. Reading every word of a passage carefully
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✓ Answer: B — Searching a text rapidly for one specific piece of information
Award 1 mark. Hold the target in mind and ignore everything else. Scanning fails when it turns into slow reading.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

What is corroboration?

  1. Agreement between the writer and the reader
  2. Confirmation of a claim by an independent second source
  3. Repetition of a claim in the same source
  4. Support for a claim from the author's own earlier work
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✓ Answer: B — Confirmation of a claim by an independent second source
Award 1 mark. Independence is what gives it value. A claim repeated by the same author or traced to the same origin has not been corroborated.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

What is a paraphrase?

  1. The exact words of a source in quotation marks
  2. A much shorter version of a passage
  3. A list of key terms from a passage
  4. A restatement in your own words at roughly the same length
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✓ Answer: D — A restatement in your own words at roughly the same length
Award 1 mark. It clarifies rather than shortens. A summary reduces length substantially; a quotation reproduces exact wording.
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CXC CAPE Communication Studies FAQ

What does the CXC CAPE Communication Studies exam look like?
The CXC CAPE Communication Studies exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 01 (Multiple Choice): 45 multiple-choice questions, 1 mark each. About 1 hour 30 minutes. Tests knowledge across all three Modules of the Unit. Paper 02 (Essay / Structured): Extended essay and structured questions, one per Module. Around 2 hours 30 minutes. Tests developed argument, application and use of examples. Paper 03 (Internal Assessment): School-Based Assessment for school candidates (Paper 03/1) or an alternative written paper for private candidates (Paper 03/2). Coursework/research component worth a significant share of the Unit grade. Total written exam time: ~4 hours across Paper 01 and Paper 02, plus the Internal Assessment.
Can I download a free CXC CAPE Communication Studies past paper?
Real CXC CAPE past papers are published directly by CXC CAPE 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 CXC CAPE Communication Studies graded?
Unit grades: I (highest) to VII (lowest), with a Grade Point Average and per-Module profile. Grades I–V are the pass range for most purposes. 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.