Paper 3 consists of two questions that come from all units of the syllabus.  Students must answer both of questions and will have 1:45 minutes to do so.  Paper 3 is taken only by High Level and is worth 30% of their composite score.

Each question on the paper has two parts and its own examination booklet for your answers.  Students may use a calculator and all numerical answers require whole numbers or two decimal places.   

For part (a) (i-viii), students will be given material—graphs, data sets, a short article, from which they will base their answers.  Questions will ask for definitions, calculations or explanations.  Part (b) is the evaluation question which asks students to provide a policy recommendation based on the information they have provided by using appropriate evidence to support their answers.  

The exam starts with a five-minute reading period that students can use to plan their approach to answering the both questions.