Q1 · Difficulty 1/3
The 14th-century plague was the:
- Black Death
- cholera
- smallpox
- influenza
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✓ Answer: A — Black Death
The Black Death struck from 1348.
WJEC · GCSE · History
Free WJEC GCSE History
Practice Paper
8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real WJEC GCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.
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Paper 1
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification.
Paper 2
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification.
Paper 3
Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions.
Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.
Mini practice paper: 8 questions
Mixed-difficulty questions from across the History syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3
The Spanish fleet defeated in 1588 was the:
- French navy
- Dutch fleet
- Ottoman fleet
- Spanish Armada
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✓ Answer: D — Spanish Armada
The Armada was defeated in 1588.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3
The Cold War was between the USA and the:
- Soviet Union
- British Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Chinese Empire
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✓ Answer: A — Soviet Union
The Cold War pitted the USA against the USSR.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3
Different historians' explanations of the past are:
- facts
- sources only
- dates
- interpretations
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✓ Answer: D — interpretations
Interpretations are historians' views.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3
The doctor who developed smallpox vaccination was:
- Joseph Lister
- John Snow
- Edward Jenner
- Louis Pasteur
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✓ Answer: C — Edward Jenner
Jenner pioneered vaccination.
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3
The war that divided US opinion in the 1960s–70s was the:
- Gulf War
- Cold War only
- Vietnam War
- Korean War
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✓ Answer: C — Vietnam War
Vietnam split American society.
Q7 · Difficulty 2/3
A historian's later account of an event is a ____ source.
- primary
- eyewitness
- contemporary
- secondary
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✓ Answer: D — secondary
Secondary sources are later interpretations.
Q8 · Difficulty 2/3
The 1944 Allied invasion of France was:
- D-Day
- Dunkirk
- the Blitz
- Operation Barbarossa
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✓ Answer: A — D-Day
D-Day landed Allied forces in Normandy.
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WJEC GCSE History FAQ
What does the WJEC GCSE History exam look like?
The WJEC GCSE History exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 1: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification. Paper 2: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification. Paper 3: Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions. Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Can I download a free WJEC GCSE History past paper?
Real WJEC past papers are published directly by WJEC 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 WJEC GCSE History graded?
Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass. 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.