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Free CXC CSEC Economics
Practice Paper

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

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What the real CXC CSEC Economics paper looks like

Paper 1 (Section A)
60 multiple-choice questions, 1 mark each. 75 minutes. Tests knowledge across the whole syllabus.
Paper 2
Structured short-answer + 1 extended response question. Section A is compulsory; Section B has a choice. Approximately 2 hours 10 minutes.
School-Based Assessment (SBA)
Coursework component graded by the teacher, externally moderated. Worth ~20-30% of the final grade depending on subject.
Total exam time: ~3.5 hours across Paper 1 and Paper 2 sittings.
Grading: Grades: I (highest) to VI (lowest). A grade of III or above is typically required for further study.

Mini practice paper: 8 questions

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

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

The Jamaican government provides free healthcare services to citizens. This is an example of government's role in

  1. regulating the economy
  2. redistributing income
  3. providing public goods and services
  4. controlling inflation
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✓ Answer: C — providing public goods and services
Award 1 mark for recognizing healthcare as a public service provided by government. A is incorrect — regulation involves setting rules for businesses. B is incorrect — while healthcare may have redistributive effects, the primary role here is service provision. D is incorrect — healthcare provision is not primarily an anti-inflationary measure.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

Inflation reduces the ___ of money.

  1. weight
  2. purchasing power
  3. colour
  4. supply
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✓ Answer: B — purchasing power
As prices rise, each unit of money buys less — purchasing power falls.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

Goods sold to other countries are:

  1. Imports
  2. Exports
  3. Quotas
  4. Tariffs
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✓ Answer: B — Exports
Exports are goods/services sold to other countries.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3

Which is a main source of government revenue?

  1. Taxation
  2. Subsidies
  3. Imports
  4. Wages it pays
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✓ Answer: A — Taxation
Taxation is the principal source of government revenue.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3

Inflation is a:

  1. Fall in the general price level
  2. Sustained rise in the general price level
  3. Rise in unemployment
  4. Fall in output
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✓ Answer: B — Sustained rise in the general price level
Inflation is a sustained increase in the general level of prices.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3

Price elasticity of demand (PED) measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in:

  1. Income
  2. Price
  3. Tastes
  4. Population
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✓ Answer: B — Price
PED measures how quantity demanded responds to a price change.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

Profit is calculated as:

  1. Total revenue − total cost
  2. Total cost − total revenue
  3. Price × cost
  4. Output ÷ revenue
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✓ Answer: A — Total revenue − total cost
Profit = total revenue − total cost.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

Total revenue is calculated as:

  1. Price × quantity sold
  2. Price ÷ quantity
  3. Cost × quantity
  4. Profit + cost
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✓ Answer: A — Price × quantity sold
Total revenue = price × quantity sold.
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CXC CSEC Economics FAQ

What does the CXC CSEC Economics exam look like?
The CXC CSEC Economics exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 1 (Section A): 60 multiple-choice questions, 1 mark each. 75 minutes. Tests knowledge across the whole syllabus. Paper 2: Structured short-answer + 1 extended response question. Section A is compulsory; Section B has a choice. Approximately 2 hours 10 minutes. School-Based Assessment (SBA): Coursework component graded by the teacher, externally moderated. Worth ~20-30% of the final grade depending on subject. Total exam time: ~3.5 hours across Paper 1 and Paper 2 sittings.
Can I download a free CXC CSEC Economics past paper?
Real CXC past papers are published directly by CXC 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 CSEC Economics graded?
Grades: I (highest) to VI (lowest). A grade of III or above is typically required for further study. 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.