GCSE question stem guidance: Crime and punishment

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Anwen Brown
GCSE question stem guidance: Crime and punishment
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Exam board
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Thematic studies: Crime and punishment
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Exam preparation

Exam tips, question stems, sentence starters and a sample answer for the Crime and punishment unit of the GCSE OCR B (Schools History Project) specification.

Each of these four one-page guides covers one of the question types in the GCSE history exam:

  • one-mark questions
  • nine-mark summary questions
  • 10-mark questions on reasons, causes and impacts
  • 18-mark 'How far do you agree?' questions

and lists the question stems used. The advice for question 4/5 recaps how to structure the paragraphs in an essay.

An extract from the first guide:

Thematic study

Q1: Crime and punishment, c.1250 to present

Three parts (a, b, c) – 1 mark each

Tests recall

Typical question stems:

  • ‘Give one example of …’
  • ‘Name one …’
  • ‘Identify one way …’
  • No need for full sentences – bullet points are fine.
  • Take care to stick to any date range – in the tail of the question.

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