IB History (2028) Mock Exams — HL

IB History Paper 1 mock exam (new 2028 syllabus) on the focused study Climate and innovation, using the prescribed example of Norse westward expansion into Greenland and Vinland (c. 982–1020). Three sources (A, B and C) frame the inquiry question, followed by three static source-based questions worth a total of 24 marks, to be completed in 1 hour 15 minutes.

Paper 1 source paper for the redesigned IB History syllabus (first exams 2028). One focused study — Conflict and displacement (the Indochina refugee crisis, 1975–1990) — framed by a single inquiry question, with three sources (Source A and Source B in prose, and Source C a supplied chart of boat arrivals) and the three static Paper 1 questions: content [6], context [6] and perspectives [12]. AI-graded against the official IB markbands. 1 hour 15 minutes, 24 marks total.

A Paper 1 source-investigation mock exam for the IB History 2028 syllabus, built around the focused study Independence and identity using the prescribed example of Kenyan independence (1945–1978); students work with three sources addressing the inquiry question of whether loss of land was the most important cause of the independence movement, answering the three fixed source-based questions worth 6, 6 and 12 marks (24 marks total) in a 1 hour 15 minute paper.

This is a Paper 1 mock examination for the IB History focused study on political and economic transitions, using the Russian Federation (1985–1999) as the prescribed example. Built to the new 2028 syllabus format, it presents three sources — two original extracts (an academic analysis and a citizen's memoir) and a supplied chart of Russian GDP, 1991–1999 — framed by a single inquiry question, followed by the three standard source-based questions worth a total of 24 marks, to be completed in 1 hour 15 minutes.

Paper 1 source paper for the redesigned IB History syllabus (first exams 2028). One focused study — Protest and change (Feminism in the USA) — with three sources and the three static questions (content [6], context [6], perspectives [12]). AI-graded against the official IB markbands. 1 hour 15 minutes · 24 marks.

Paper 2 thematic-study paper for the redesigned IB History syllabus (first exams 2028), on Authoritarian rule. Section A concept mini-essay [6], Section B(a) explain [4] and a cross-regional Section B(b) 'to what extent' essay [15]. AI-graded against the official IB markbands. 1 hour 45 minutes · 25 marks.

IB History Paper 2 mock exam for the redesigned syllabus (first exams 2028), built on the Conflict thematic study (from 750 CE). Section A opens with a concept mini-essay on continuity and change [6]; Section B addresses Conflict in two parts — an "explain" question on how technology has changed the outcome of a conflict [4], and a cross-regional "to what extent" essay on the causes or outcomes of conflict, requiring at least two examples from at least two IB regions [15]. Total 25 marks, AI-graded against the official IB markbands, to be completed in 1 hour 45 minutes.

Paper 2 thematic-study paper for the redesigned IB History syllabus (first exams 2028), on Innovation and transformation. Section A concept mini-essay on significance (6 marks), Section B part (a) explain question on resistance to innovation (4 marks), and a cross-regional Section B part (b) "to what extent" essay on the transformative effect of innovation (15 marks), for a paper total of 25 marks over 1 hour 45 minutes.

A full-length IB History Paper 2 mock exam on the Popular movements (from 1750 CE) thematic study for the new first-exams-2028 syllabus. The paper totals 25 marks and is designed for the official 1 hour 45 minute sitting, opening with a Section A concept question on perspectives and following with two Section B questions — an "explain" question on leadership and a 15-mark "to what extent" evaluation — that together require examples of popular movements drawn from at least two of the IB's four regions.

A predicted IB History Paper 3 (HL) mock exam for the History of Africa and the Middle East region, built to the new first-exams-2028 syllabus. Students answer two 15-mark essays, each drawn from a different regional study — Developments in South Africa (1867–2020) and Conflict and instability in the Middle East (1896–2020) — for a paper total of 30 marks across a 2-hour sitting.

This is a 30-mark, 2-hour Paper 3 (HL) mock exam for the History of Asia and Oceania region under the IB's new first-exams-2028 History syllabus. It contains two 15-mark extended-response essays, each drawn from a different regional study — Independence of India (1857–1964) and the People's Republic of China (1949–2020) — requiring candidates to evaluate a stated claim and reach a substantiated, evidence-based judgement without recourse to named historiography.

HL Paper 3 for the redesigned IB History syllabus (first exams 2028), region: History of Europe. Two 'to what extent do you agree' evaluate-the-argument essays [15 each] from different regional studies — the French Revolution and the Russian Revolution. AI-graded against the official IB Paper-3 markbands. 2 hours · 30 marks.

A complete IB History Paper 3 (Higher Level) mock exam for the region "History of the Americas," written for the new syllabus with first examinations in 2028. It contains two 15-mark "to what extent do you agree" essay questions, each drawn from a different regional study — the US Civil War (1840–1877) and the Americas during the Cold War (1945–1991) — for a paper total of 30 marks, to be completed in 2 hours.