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IB History Exam Guide

History Exam Skills & Techniques

History is available at Standard Level. Choose your level to see paper structures, command terms, OPVL and essay technique, and exam strategies for Paper 1 source analysis and the Paper 2 world-history topics.

It is a Group 3 Individuals and Societies subject, assessed through source analysis and world-history essays.

SL

Standard Level

Full exam skills guide for History SL — the four Paper 1 question types (comprehension, OPVL, compare-and-contrast, mini-essay), Paper 2 essay technique, command terms, marking criteria, and IA advice.

  • • 150 teaching hours
  • • Paper 1: 1h, source analysis (30%)
  • • Paper 2: 1h 30m, two essays (45%)
  • • IA: Historical investigation (25%)
HL

Higher Level

History HL exam skills are coming soon. HL adds a Paper 3 regional depth study — three essays on your chosen region — on top of the shared SL Paper 1 and Paper 2.