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Free CXC CSEC Social Studies
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 Social Studies 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 Social Studies syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

Which of these is an example of capital as a factor of production?

  1. A fertile field
  2. A shop assistant
  3. A delivery van owned by a business
  4. The owner's business idea
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✓ Answer: C — A delivery van owned by a business
Award 1 mark. Capital means the man-made goods used to produce other goods and services.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

What are the four factors of production?

  1. Land, labour, capital and enterprise
  2. Money, workers, factories and profit
  3. Imports, exports, taxes and wages
  4. Farming, mining, industry and services
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✓ Answer: A — Land, labour, capital and enterprise
Award 1 mark. Enterprise is the factor that combines the other three.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

What is a role?

  1. The wealth a person holds in society
  2. A group a person belongs to
  3. The behaviour expected of a person holding a particular status
  4. A rule enforced by law
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✓ Answer: C — The behaviour expected of a person holding a particular status
Award 1 mark. A status is the position held; the role is how the holder is expected to behave.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3

What is a diaspora?

  1. A festival held once each year
  2. A form of local dialect
  3. A type of extended family
  4. A population dispersed from its original homeland but retaining ties to it
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✓ Answer: D — A population dispersed from its original homeland but retaining ties to it
Award 1 mark. Large Caribbean diaspora communities exist in North America and the United Kingdom.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3

Which of the following is the MAIN cause of coral bleaching in Caribbean reef ecosystems?

  1. Increased water temperature
  2. Overfishing of reef fish
  3. Oil spills from tankers
  4. Increased rainfall
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✓ Answer: A — Increased water temperature
Award 1 mark for identifying rising sea temperatures as the main cause of coral bleaching. B is incorrect — overfishing affects reef biodiversity but does not directly cause bleaching. C is incorrect — oil spills cause pollution damage but are not the main cause of widespread bleaching. D is incorrect — increased rainfall may cause temporary salinity changes but is not the primary cause of coral bleaching.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3

What is an ascribed status?

  1. A position earned through personal effort
  2. A position a person is born into or given without choice
  3. A temporary position held at work
  4. A position given only by a government
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✓ Answer: B — A position a person is born into or given without choice
Award 1 mark. Sex, age and family background are ascribed; a qualification or job is achieved.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

What is a norm?

  1. An expected rule of behaviour within a society
  2. A person's position in society
  3. A punishment for breaking a rule
  4. A belief about what is worthwhile
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✓ Answer: A — An expected rule of behaviour within a society
Award 1 mark. Norms are the everyday rules that put a society's values into practice.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

Which of the following is a PRIMARY group?

  1. A political party in Dominica
  2. A trade union in Guyana
  3. The extended family in a Barbadian household
  4. A cricket club in Antigua
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✓ Answer: C — The extended family in a Barbadian household
Award 1 mark for identifying extended family as a primary group — characterized by close, personal, face-to-face relationships. B is incorrect — trade unions are secondary groups with formal membership. D is incorrect — clubs are secondary groups organized around specific activities. A is incorrect — political parties are secondary groups with formal structures.
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CXC CSEC Social Studies FAQ

What does the CXC CSEC Social Studies exam look like?
The CXC CSEC Social Studies 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 Social Studies 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 Social Studies 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.