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Free CXC CAPE Information Technology
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 Information Technology 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 Information Technology syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 2/3

The feature that automatically moves text to the next line at the margin is:

  1. Mail merge
  2. Spell check
  3. Indentation
  4. Word wrap
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✓ Answer: D — Word wrap
Word wrap flows text within margins.
Q2 · Difficulty 2/3

In a flowchart, a diamond shape represents a:

  1. Connector
  2. Decision
  3. Process
  4. Terminator
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✓ Answer: B — Decision
Diamonds show decisions/branching.
Q3 · Difficulty 2/3

A network spanning large geographic areas, such as the internet, is a:

  1. LAN
  2. PAN
  3. SAN
  4. WAN
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✓ Answer: D — WAN
A Wide Area Network covers large distances.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3

A unique address identifying a web resource is a:

  1. PDF
  2. CPU
  3. URL
  4. GIF
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✓ Answer: C — URL
A URL locates a web resource.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3

The language primarily used to structure web pages is:

  1. TCP
  2. HTML
  3. SQL
  4. FTP
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✓ Answer: B — HTML
HTML marks up web page content.
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3

Raw, unprocessed facts and figures are best described as:

  1. Data
  2. Information
  3. Knowledge
  4. Wisdom
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✓ Answer: A — Data
Data are raw, unprocessed facts.
Q7 · Difficulty 2/3

Information that is free from errors is described as:

  1. Accurate
  2. Redundant
  3. Volatile
  4. Compressed
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✓ Answer: A — Accurate
Accuracy means information is correct and error-free.
Q8 · Difficulty 2/3

The intersection of a row and a column in a spreadsheet is a:

  1. Macro
  2. Chart
  3. Cell
  4. Sheet
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✓ Answer: C — Cell
A cell is a single spreadsheet location.
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CXC CAPE Information Technology FAQ

What does the CXC CAPE Information Technology exam look like?
The CXC CAPE Information Technology 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 Information Technology 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 Information Technology 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.