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9625 · Oxford AQA International A Level

Business (9625) Exam Tips

Time is your most valuable commodity under exam conditions. The Oxford AQA International A-level Business specification consists of four papers, each with its own unique pacing demands. For Unit 1 (Business and Markets) and Unit 2 (Managing Operations, Human Resources and Finance…

Source: Oxford AQA

Papers

4

Total marks

320

Time limit

6h 30min

Grade scale

A*ABCDEU

Additional note

Calculator policy

A scientific or graphical calculator is permitted. Graphical calculators must be in exam mode with all stored programs and data cleared before the exam; the calculator must not be able to retrieve stored text or formulae.

Assessment objectives

AO3 (Analysis) skills. You must analyze exactly two points by building deep, sequential chains of cause and effect. Examiners want to see a logical flow: "Because of X, this leads to Y, which results in Z, ultimately impacting the business's net profit/market share." If you miss the intermediate steps, your analysis is classified as 'shallow' and capped in Level 2.

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Papers

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Strategies

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Mistakes

  • Time is your most valuable commodity under exam conditions. The Oxford AQA International A-level Business specification consists of four papers, each with its own unique pacing demands. For Unit 1 (Business and Markets) and Unit 2 (Managing Operations, Human Resources and Finance), you have 90 minutes to secure 80 marks. This demands a strict pace of just over one minute per mark.

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