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

Q1 · Difficulty 2/3

Movement up or down the social hierarchy is:

  1. Vertical mobility
  2. Horizontal mobility
  3. Geographic mobility
  4. Spatial mobility
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✓ Answer: A — Vertical mobility
Vertical mobility changes social position up or down.
Q2 · Difficulty 2/3

Rastafari, developed in Jamaica, is an example of a Caribbean:

  1. Political party
  2. Trade union
  3. Legal code
  4. Religious and cultural movement
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✓ Answer: D — Religious and cultural movement
Rastafari is a Caribbean religious/cultural movement.
Q3 · Difficulty 2/3

The view that society shapes individuals more than individuals shape society reflects a focus on:

  1. Free will
  2. Biology
  3. Instinct
  4. Social structure
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✓ Answer: D — Social structure
Structural approaches stress how society constrains and shapes behaviour.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3

C. Wright Mills used which term for the ability to link personal troubles to public issues?

  1. The sociological imagination
  2. The looking-glass self
  3. Verstehen
  4. False consciousness
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✓ Answer: A — The sociological imagination
Mills coined 'the sociological imagination' for connecting biography to social structure.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3

A family including relatives beyond the nuclear unit is:

  1. Nuclear family
  2. Lone-parent family
  3. Cohabiting couple
  4. Extended family
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✓ Answer: D — Extended family
Extended families include grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3

Marx famously described religion as:

  1. The engine of history
  2. A meritocracy
  3. A social fact
  4. The opium of the people
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✓ Answer: D — The opium of the people
Marx saw religion as dulling the pain of oppression.
Q7 · Difficulty 2/3

A family formed when partners with children from previous relationships unite is:

  1. Consanguine family
  2. Reconstituted family
  3. Nuclear family
  4. Extended family
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✓ Answer: B — Reconstituted family
Reconstituted (step) families blend previous families.
Q8 · Difficulty 2/3

The decline in the social significance of religion is called:

  1. Fundamentalism
  2. Pluralism
  3. Secularisation
  4. Sacralisation
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✓ Answer: C — Secularisation
Secularisation is religion's declining influence in society.
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CXC CAPE Sociology FAQ

What does the CXC CAPE Sociology exam look like?
The CXC CAPE Sociology 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 Sociology 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 Sociology 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.