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GEOGRAPHY-HISTORY-CI · 2021

Geography / History / Civics: Integrated only

Official National Center for University Entrance Examinations examination materials and examiner commentary for Geography / History / Civics: Integrated only (2021). Refer to the board portal for the latest published reports.

Last reviewed: 2026-06-30Paraphrased for study purposes — not an official publication of the exam board.

Cohort performance

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Key examiner messages

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Question difficulty map

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Assessment objectives

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Method marks watchlist

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Recurring mistakes across years

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Integration: Answering from only one discipline when the item requires two or three. — Check whether each option fits the map/data, the h…

2024 20242023 20232022 20222020 20204 sessions

Source reading: Confusing correlation in a graph with historical causation. — Look for the source that supplies mechanism or chronology b…

2024 20242023 20232022 20222020 20204 sessions

Public concepts: Using rights, welfare, equality or sustainability as vague slogans. — Define the concept in the concrete case: who is af…

2024 20242023 20232022 20222020 20204 sessions

Maps and history: Applying present-day borders or institutions to past materials. — Read the date and period label before using current k…

2024 20242023 20232022 20222020 20204 sessions

Time management: Treating every source as equally important. — Identify the decisive source: the one that directly supports or contradict…

2024 20242023 20232022 20222020 20204 sessions

Question choice intelligence

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Level exemplars

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Grade & admission context

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Deep insights

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Command word playbook

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Time traps

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Syllabus traceability

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MCQ trap analytics

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Topic heatmap across years

Mark concentration by topic and exam year for this subject

Mark intensity

LowHigh
Topic
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Σ

Geography Integrated foundations

34
34
34
34
34
170

History Integrated foundations

33
33
33
33
33
165

Public foundations

33
33
33
33
33
165

Difficulty trend

How session difficulty has shifted across recent years

20202021202220232024
2020 2020 · 3.0/52021 2021 · 3.0/52022 2022 · 3.0/52023 2023 · 3.0/52024 2024 · 3.2/5

Paper comparison

Marks and duration breakdown across papers in this session

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Marks you can still earn

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Practise what examiners flagged

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Self-diagnostic checklist

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  • 1Pitfall

    Integration: Answering from only one discipline when the item requires two or three. — Check whether each option fits the map/data, the h…

  • 2Pitfall

    Source reading: Confusing correlation in a graph with historical causation. — Look for the source that supplies mechanism or chronology b…

  • 3Pitfall

    Public concepts: Using rights, welfare, equality or sustainability as vague slogans. — Define the concept in the concrete case: who is af…

  • 4Pitfall

    Maps and history: Applying present-day borders or institutions to past materials. — Read the date and period label before using current k…

  • 5Pitfall

    Time management: Treating every source as equally important. — Identify the decisive source: the one that directly supports or contradict…

Teacher briefing pack

One-page session summary for tutors and classroom review

2021 2021

Geography / History / Civics: Integrated only

Official National Center for University Entrance Examinations examination materials and examiner commentary for Geography / History / Civics: Integrated only (2021). Refer to the board portal for the latest published reports.

  • Integration: Answering from only one discipline when the item requires two or three. — Check whether each option fits the map/data, the h…

  • Source reading: Confusing correlation in a graph with historical causation. — Look for the source that supplies mechanism or chronology b…

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