IB Spanish A Lang & Lit HL · 2023 to 2025
Unit 4: Prueba 2: El ensayo comparativo
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Unit 4: Prueba 2: El ensayo comparativo
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Topics in Unit 4: Prueba 2: El ensayo comparativo
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of the marks each one carries. 3 of them have no matching questions in this archive.
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4.3
Escribir el ensayo
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4.4
Destrezas de examen y práctica
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How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.
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Questions per year for each micro-topic, including those with no matches in this archive.
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| Micro-topic | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ·Comparar temas, 2021: 0 questions | ·Comparar temas, 2022: 0 questions | 6Comparar temas, 2023: 6 questions | 9Comparar temas, 2024: 9 questions | 4Comparar temas, 2025: 4 questions | 5Comparar temas, 2026: 5 questions | |
| ·Comparar técnicas literarias, 2021: 0 questions | ·Comparar técnicas literarias, 2022: 0 questions | 2Comparar técnicas literarias, 2023: 2 questions | 3Comparar técnicas literarias, 2024: 3 questions | 3Comparar técnicas literarias, 2025: 3 questions | 2Comparar técnicas literarias, 2026: 2 questions | |
| ·Comparar las decisiones del autor, 2021: 0 questions | ·Comparar las decisiones del autor, 2022: 0 questions | 4Comparar las decisiones del autor, 2023: 4 questions | ·Comparar las decisiones del autor, 2024: 0 questions | 1Comparar las decisiones del autor, 2025: 1 question | 1Comparar las decisiones del autor, 2026: 1 question | |
| ·La estructura del párrafo comparativo, 2021: 0 questions | ·La estructura del párrafo comparativo, 2022: 0 questions | ·La estructura del párrafo comparativo, 2023: 0 questions | ·La estructura del párrafo comparativo, 2024: 0 questions | ·La estructura del párrafo comparativo, 2025: 0 questions | ·La estructura del párrafo comparativo, 2026: 0 questions | |
| ·Planificar el ensayo comparativo, 2021: 0 questions | ·Planificar el ensayo comparativo, 2022: 0 questions | ·Planificar el ensayo comparativo, 2023: 0 questions | ·Planificar el ensayo comparativo, 2024: 0 questions | ·Planificar el ensayo comparativo, 2025: 0 questions | ·Planificar el ensayo comparativo, 2026: 0 questions | |
| ·Simulacro cronometrado de la Prueba 2, 2021: 0 questions | ·Simulacro cronometrado de la Prueba 2, 2022: 0 questions | ·Simulacro cronometrado de la Prueba 2, 2023: 0 questions | ·Simulacro cronometrado de la Prueba 2, 2024: 0 questions | ·Simulacro cronometrado de la Prueba 2, 2025: 0 questions | ·Simulacro cronometrado de la Prueba 2, 2026: 0 questions | |
| ·Comprender la Prueba 2, 2021: 0 questions | ·Comprender la Prueba 2, 2022: 0 questions | ·Comprender la Prueba 2, 2023: 0 questions | ·Comprender la Prueba 2, 2024: 0 questions | ·Comprender la Prueba 2, 2025: 0 questions | ·Comprender la Prueba 2, 2026: 0 questions | |
| ·El pensamiento comparativo, 2021: 0 questions | ·El pensamiento comparativo, 2022: 0 questions | ·El pensamiento comparativo, 2023: 0 questions | ·El pensamiento comparativo, 2024: 0 questions | ·El pensamiento comparativo, 2025: 0 questions | ·El pensamiento comparativo, 2026: 0 questions |
5 more micro-topics have no matches in this archive.
- Frequently testedin at least a quarter of all papers, and still appearing in the last two years
- Regularin roughly one paper in six or more
- No matches in this archiveon the syllabus, but has no question tagged to it in this archive. This does not mean it has never been examined
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Questions on Unit 4: Prueba 2: El ensayo comparativo, by exam session
Which papers asked about Unit 4: Prueba 2: El ensayo comparativo, and which question numbers. Open a paper to see them highlighted.
May 2026
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November 2024
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8 questions across 2 papers
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Which Spanish A HL exam sessions are covered for Unit 4: Prueba 2: El ensayo comparativo?
10 exam sessions from 2023 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 2 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 10 papers in this archive.
Which Unit 4: Prueba 2: El ensayo comparativo topic comes up most?
Comparar temas (4.3.3): in 44% of papers, last seen May 26 P2 TZ3. Usually "Compare and contrast", worth about 60 marks in a paper that includes it.
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