Practice for Cambridge IGCSE Economics (0455) Paper 2, in its 2027 form: 2 hours, 80 marks. Section A is one compulsory question on a real economy, with data (20 marks); in Section B you answer three of four questions, each worth 20 marks: (a) 2, (b) 4, (c) 6, (d) 8.
Choose a question and work through its parts. For each part:
- Decode it. What does the command word ask for, and what do the marks tell you? Define wants two parts of a definition; Explain two wants two points, each identified and explained; Analyse wants chains of reasoning (naming points earns at most half the marks); Discuss wants both sides.
- Build your answer from sentences, in order. Some don’t belong: they’re the mistakes examiners see most, such as reversing an argument instead of giving the other side, or a conclusion that only summarises.
- Check it against the mark scheme’s points. The 8-mark Discuss is marked in levels: both sides developed reach Level 3.
- See a model answer and what the examiners advise.
- If you like, write it in your own words and mark it yourself against the same points or levels: the computer doesn’t mark what you type.
Your first check of each part is your mark; you can check again as often as you like. Past-paper questions are Cambridge’s own, with answers built from their published mark schemes; the others are original questions in the same style, with illustrative figures.
Objective: Cambridge IGCSE Economics 0455 (2027–2029), Paper 2, structured and data response questions: the command words (define, identify, calculate, explain, analyse, discuss) and how each is marked, demand and supply diagrams, analysing relationships in data, and two-sided discussion.
Where this fits
- Cambridge: Cambridge IGCSE Economics (0455)
