Cambridge & Pearson Edexcel Past Paper Questions
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Read the following text, which is an extract from a book by an explorer and adventurer.
Read the following text, which is an article about how scientists plan to build biocomputers to emulate the human brain.
The following text is taken from an account of the writer's experience of extreme weather in Vietnam, in South East Asia. Mornings in Vietnam in t...
The following text is taken from a newspaper review of a biography about Simon Cowell, the creator of, and judge on, the international television p...
The following text is taken from an article which describes the writer's experience of returning to her home country of Liberia, West Africa. Ever...
The following is one of a series of magazine articles in which the writer describes his unusual relatives. My late paternal grandad Ted was an almo...
The following text is an extract from a letter to the boss of an airline company. In it, the writer complains about his experience as a customer on...
The following text is taken from a travel magazine. It describes the writer's experience of being lost in a hostile landscape. The sun is still ove...
The passage below is a speech made by Julia Gillard, Australian Prime Minister, in response to an attempt by the leader of the opposition – Tony Ab...
The following extract is from The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton.
The following text is an entry from an internet diary kept by Simon Dixey, a member of the crew of a sailing boat during their round-the-world race...
The following is a magazine article about people taking up running. MAY 7, 2015 CONGRATULATIONS, YOU'RE A RUNNER NOW Hey, buddy! You're receiving ...
The following is a newspaper article about the attractions of Lake Baringo in Kenya as a holiday destination. Island life on Lake Baringo The firs...
The following text is the opening of J G Farrell's novel The Siege of Krishnapur. The novel is set in India in 1857. Anyone who has never before v...
The following text is taken from an online brochure which features luxury holidays. The luxurious Niyama Maldives resort is a forty-minute seaplane...
The following extract is taken from an autobiography. In it, a Jewish writer recalls trying to escape, with his parents, on the day that German for...
The text which follows is an extract from an essay about a hospital for the poor in France in the 1930s. In the year 1929 I spent several weeks in ...
The passage below is a piece of travel writing. At this point, the author arrives in Madrid, Spain, to begin his exploration of the world of bullfi...
The passage below is a web advertisement/advertorial for holidays in Dubai, sponsored by an international hotel chain.
The blog below gives advice for 'rookies' (inexperienced presenters) on how to speak in public.
The following text is taken from a newspaper article about commercial products designed to help people sleep. Can't Sleep? There's an app for that...
The following text is an extract from a short story by the writer Zadie Smith. In the extract, the narrator is on a family holiday in Spain. What ...
The following text is taken from a blog written for a travel company that specialises in trips to Italy. In it, the writer explains some of the bes...
Read the following text, which is a review of a new watch, from the New Atlas science and technology website. This very tidy-looking semi-smartwat...
Read the following text, which is an article from the Yale Daily News blog. It was written in 2012 by a graduating student of the university. We d...
Read the following text, which is an extract from the book The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move, by the investigativ...
Read the following text, which is a series of extracts from a speech given by the environmental activist Greta Thunberg to the British Parliament i...
Read the following text, which is an extract from a book titled Paradise Gardens. The Arabian desert is remorseless. Fly over it and the barren va...
Read the following text, which is an editorial piece from a lifestyle magazine. Analyse the text, focusing on form, structure and language. View f...
Read the following text, which is the opening of a chapter from Waterlog, an autobiographical book by Roger Deakin, a British film-maker, environme...
Read the following text, which is an article about the invaluable contribution made by Nepali Sherpas to the mountain paths of Norway. Norway's so...
Read the following text, which is an article about the unique outdoor Minack Theatre in Cornwall, UK. Minack Theatre - Complete Visitor Guide The ...
Read the following text, which is an extract from a book about natural wonders of the world. In the text, the narrator describes her encounter with...
Distinguish between the ‘private sector' and the 'public sector'.
Define 'productivity'.
Explain why accurate cost data is important to a business.
Define 'product differentiation'.
Analyse the importance of employee motivation for the achievement of business objectives.
Discuss how and why a multinational food manufacturer might have corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a business objective.
Analyse why it is important for businesses to effectively manage their levels of cash.
Define the term ‘market research'.
Define the term 'working capital'.
Explain why a mission statement might be important for a multinational business.
Define the term 'economies of scale'.
Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of a 'public limited company' legal structure for business.
'Maslow's theory of motivation can ensure success for all businesses.' Discuss this statement.
Analyse the importance of a Unique Selling Point (USP) to a mobile (cell) phone manufacturer.
Gourmet Ices (GI) Gl is a partnership owned by Tom and Amy Smith. The business makes and sells high-quality ice cream. At present the ice cream is ...
Clean and Tidy (CT) CT is an employee-owned business that specialises in cleaning homes. The homes are cleaned during the day whilst the homeowners...
Analyse the likely opportunities and threats to SA of the forecast economic changes given in Appendix 1.