IB World Religions SL · 2013 to 2025

IB World Religions SL past papers

322 past paper questions from 28 papers across 14 exam sessions. See what repeats, then practise the same skills with AI marking.

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SL archive · 2013 to 2025

Latest exam session: May 2025

questions: 322; questions
papers: 28; papers
exam sessions: 14; exam sessions

micro-topics: 40

Units in World Religions SL

In syllabus order. The ring is the share of the marks each one carries.

Papers in World Religions SL

Each paper across every sitting. The ring is the share of the marks it carries.

Exam pattern

How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.

Does it repeat?

Top 4 of 40 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.

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Micro-topic	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
8.2.1Command terms and structure	4	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
1.2.1Hinduism: core beliefs	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
1.2.2Buddhism: core beliefs	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
1.2.3Sikhism: core beliefs	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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DueRites of passage and worship· last May 23 2

Dueusually examined, but missing from the last two exam sessions

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Every World Religions SL exam session

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May 2025
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May 2024
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May 2023
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May 2022
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May 2021
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May 2019
2 papers
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May 2018
2 papers
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May 2017
2 papers
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May 2016
2 papers
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November 2015
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May 2015
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May 2014
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November 2013
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May 2013
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Which World Religions SL exam sessions are covered?

14 exam sessions from 2013 to 2025, the latest May 2025. Every Paper 1 and 2 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 28 papers in this archive.

Which IB World Religions SL topic comes up most?

Command terms and structure (8.2.1): in 50% of papers, last seen May 25 2. Usually "discuss", worth about 34.3 marks in a paper that includes it.

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What do "banker", "due" and "rising" mean?

Banker: examined in at least one sitting in four and still appearing. Due: regular before, but absent for the last two exam sessions. Rising: clearly more common in the last two years. Our classification of real papers, not an IB statistic.

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