Paper 1 Guidance (Edexcel A Level Business)

• This paper is focused on Theme 1 (Marketing & People) and 4 (Global Business)
• The paper's duration is two hours
• The total number of marks available is 100
• Paper 1 represents 35% of the qualification total
• It is made up of two sections:

Section A

• Section A contains Question 1
• Question 1 consists of five sub-questions
  • Two 4-mark explain or calculate questions
  • One 10-mark assess question
  • One 12-mark assess question
  • One 20-mark evaluate question
• All questions are based on a series of unseen extracts, which provide data and information on one or more local, national or global contexts
  • Section A tends to have a local context
• You must answer all questions

Section B

• Section B contains Question 2
• Question 2 consists of five sub-questions
  • Two 4-mark explain or calculate questions
  • One 10-mark assess question
  • One 12-mark assess question
  • One 20-mark evaluate question
• All questions are based on a series of unseen extracts, which provide data and information on one or more local, national or global contexts
  • Section B tends to have a national or global focus
• You must answer all questions