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History Integrated and World History Inquiry
History: Integrated & World History Inquiry · 2022 · Variant 1
Relative difficulty
Analysis source: National Center for University Entrance Examinations (DNC)
Analysis aligned to the official syllabus and assessment design.
4.0 / 5
100
60 min
Cross-regional comparison: trade routes, empire formation, industrialization, nationalism and global conflict are often tested through maps or short documents.
Cohort performance
Session statistics from official examination reports
Total marks
100
Duration
60 min
Session difficulty
4.0 / 5
Calculator policy
Scientific calculators permitted only where specified in the DNC implementation guidelines; programming functions and CAS are prohibited. En
Key examiner messages
Top priorities from the principal examiner before you revise
歴史総合・世界史探究 covers world history through regional civilizations, exchange, empires, revolutions, industrialization, imperialism, world wars, decolonization and globalization. R7 Common Test tasks stress historical thinking with maps, sources and comparative materials, asking st…
Problem Evaluation Committee reports emphasize using historical materials to think. Expect unfamiliar sources paired with familiar processes.
A 60-minute paper leaves little time for rereading; identify the historical period and region before reading long options.
World history questions often hinge on simultaneity. A correct fact in the wrong century or region is a classic distractor.
The DNC Problem Evaluation Committee publishes per-subject reports after each January session, rating alignment with the Course of Study (学習指導要領), item difficulty balance, and whether items discriminate without exceeding syllabus scope.
Question difficulty map
How candidates performed on each question in this series
No data available in official reports
Assessment objectives
Skill and AO weighting from official examiner commentary
Skill weighting
Cognitive skills emphasised in official test design.
Source and Mapping analysis
Weight: 31100%Comparison across regions
Weight: 2581%Global chronology
Weight: 2477%Causal explanation
Weight: 2065%
Method marks watchlist
Where working, steps, or method marks were commonly lost
No data available in official reports
Recurring mistakes across years
Themes examiners flag in multiple recent sessions for this subject
Chronology: Mixing up similar revolutions, reforms and nationalist movements across regions. — Attach each movement to date range, social…
Maps: Reading modern borders into premodern or early modern maps. — Use the map legend and period label; avoid assuming present-day state…
Comparison: Choosing an answer true for one region but false for the other. — Test every option against both cases before selecting.
Imperialism: Explaining colonial rule only by military conquest. — Include finance, trade, technology, local intermediaries and ideology …
Religion and culture: Memorizing origins without knowing routes and adaptations. — Track how beliefs moved, who carried them and what loc…
Question choice intelligence
Mean scores and popularity for optional questions (HKDSE electives)
No data available in official reports
Level exemplars
What candidate scripts at each grade level looked like
No data available in official reports
Grade & admission context
How marks relate to grade thresholds and entry standards
Official body
National Center for University Entrance Examinations (DNC)
Grading system
Per-subject raw scores (素点); universities convert to deviation values (偏差値, mean 50) — no national pass/fail grade
Scale band
0–100 raw
Scale band
Deviation 50 = mean
Scale band
University cut-off
Deep insights
What top candidates did
Techniques and approaches examiners rewarded in this series
Study by process
Group facts under processes such as state formation, religious spread, maritime trade, industrialization, nationalism and decolonization. This mirrors source questions better than isolated country lists.
Use map layers
For every historical map, identify period, routes, borders, ecological zone and power centers. A trade-route map can test religion, disease, commodities and political control at once.
Build regional timelines
Maintain parallel timelines for East Asia, South Asia, Islamic worlds, Europe, Africa and the Americas. Many items ask what was happening elsewhere at the same time.
Compare without flattening
When comparing empires or revolutions, use the same categories: legitimacy, military, taxation, social groups, ideology and foreign pressure.
Read documents for voice
Identify whether the speaker is ruler, reformer, merchant, colonized subject, missionary, worker or later historian. Voice shapes reliability and intent.
Quantify historical change
Industrial output, migration, trade and population graphs require simple ratios and turning-point recognition. Write what rose, fell or shifted before choosing a cause.
Command word playbook
How to match each command word to the expected response style
No data available in official reports
Time traps
Sections where candidates spent disproportionate time relative to marks
No data available in official reports
Syllabus traceability
Topics linked to questions and mark weighting in this session
Ancient and classical civilizations and regional worlds
Official topic weighting
Exchange networks, religions and empires
Official topic weighting
Revolutions, industrialization and imperialism
Official topic weighting
World wars, decolonization and globalization
Official topic weighting
MCQ trap analytics
Commonly chosen wrong options from examiner commentary
No data available in official reports
Topic heatmap across years
Mark concentration by topic and exam year for this subject
Mark intensity
Revolutions, industrialization and imperialism
World wars, decolonization and globalization
Exchange networks, religions and empires
Ancient and classical civilizations and regional worlds
Difficulty trend
How session difficulty has shifted across recent years
Paper comparison
Marks and duration breakdown across papers in this session
History Integrated and World History Inquiry: for one subject / when taking two subjects Documents, maps, statistical sources, chronology, comparison and interpretation
Marks you can still earn
Where valid approaches outside the mark scheme may still gain credit
No data available in official reports
Practise what examiners flagged
Target weak topics from this report inside the Revui app
Ancient and classical civilizations and regional worlds
Official topic weighting
Practise in RevuiExchange networks, religions and empires
Official topic weighting
Practise in RevuiRevolutions, industrialization and imperialism
Official topic weighting
Practise in RevuiWorld wars, decolonization and globalization
Official topic weighting
Practise in RevuiSelf-diagnostic checklist
Key actions before you sit this paper — copy and tick off as you revise
- 1Message
歴史総合・世界史探究 covers world history through regional civilizations, exchange, empires, revolutions, industrialization, imperialism, world wars, decolonization and globalization. R7 Common Test tasks stress historical thinking with maps, sources and comparative materials, asking st…
- 2Message
Problem Evaluation Committee reports emphasize using historical materials to think. Expect unfamiliar sources paired with familiar processes.
- 3Message
A 60-minute paper leaves little time for rereading; identify the historical period and region before reading long options.
- 4Message
World history questions often hinge on simultaneity. A correct fact in the wrong century or region is a classic distractor.
- 5Message
The DNC Problem Evaluation Committee publishes per-subject reports after each January session, rating alignment with the Course of Study (学習指導要領), item difficulty balance, and whether items discriminate without exceeding syllabus scope.
- 6Pitfall
Chronology: Mixing up similar revolutions, reforms and nationalist movements across regions. — Attach each movement to date range, social…
- 7Pitfall
Maps: Reading modern borders into premodern or early modern maps. — Use the map legend and period label; avoid assuming present-day state…
- 8Pitfall
Comparison: Choosing an answer true for one region but false for the other. — Test every option against both cases before selecting.
- 9Pitfall
Imperialism: Explaining colonial rule only by military conquest. — Include finance, trade, technology, local intermediaries and ideology …
- 10Pitfall
Religion and culture: Memorizing origins without knowing routes and adaptations. — Track how beliefs moved, who carried them and what loc…
- 11Strength
Study by process: Group facts under processes such as state formation, religious spread, maritime trade, industrializa
- 12Strength
Use map layers: For every historical map, identify period, routes, borders, ecological zone and power centers. A tra
- 13Strength
Build regional timelines: Maintain parallel timelines for East Asia, South Asia, Islamic worlds, Europe, Africa and the Americ
Teacher briefing pack
One-page session summary for tutors and classroom review
2022 2022
History: Integrated & World History Inquiry
歴史総合・世界史探究 covers world history through regional civilizations, exchange, empires, revolutions, industrialization, imperialism, world wars, decolonization and globalization. R7 Common Test tasks stress historical thinking with maps, sources and comparative materials, asking stude
歴史総合・世界史探究 covers world history through regional civilizations, exchange, empires, revolutions, industrialization, imperialism, world wars, decolonization and globalization. R7 Common Test tasks stress historical thinking with maps, sources and comparative materials, asking st…
Problem Evaluation Committee reports emphasize using historical materials to think. Expect unfamiliar sources paired with familiar processes.
A 60-minute paper leaves little time for rereading; identify the historical period and region before reading long options.
Chronology: Mixing up similar revolutions, reforms and nationalist movements across regions. — Attach each movement to date range, social…
Maps: Reading modern borders into premodern or early modern maps. — Use the map legend and period label; avoid assuming present-day state…
- Total marks
- 100
- Duration
- 60 min
- Session difficulty
- 4.0 / 5
- Calculator policy
- Scientific calculators permitted only where specified in the DNC implementation guidelines; programming functions and CAS are prohibited. En
Session analysis
歴史総合・世界史探究 covers world history through regional civilizations, exchange, empires, revolutions, industrialization, imperialism, world wars, decolonization and globalization. R7 Common Test tasks stress historical thinking with maps, sources and comparative materials, asking students to explain connections across regions and periods. National Center for University Entrance Examinations (DNC) emphasises cross-regional comparison: trade routes, empire formation, industrialization, nationalism and global conflict are often tested through maps or short documents.. Priority revision: Ancient and classical civilizations and regional worlds, Exchange networks, religions and empires, Revolutions, industrialization and imperialism, World wars, decolonization and globalization. Group facts under processes such as state formation, religious spread, maritime trade, industrialization, nationalism and decolonization. This mirrors source questions better than isolated country lists.
Updated 2026-07-03
Paper breakdown
History Integrated and World History Inquiry: for one subject / when taking two subjects Documents, maps, statistical sources, chronology, comparison and interpretation
Top chapters
Exam structure insights
Marks by syllabus topic
Revision priority from official test-design weighting.
Mark accessibility
Estimated difficulty spread based on official design.
Cross-regional comparison: trade routes, empire formation, industrialization, na
Paper structure
Official paper breakdown for this subject.
History Integrated and World
100·10·100%
Official syllabus scope
歴史総合・世界史探究 covers world history through regional civilizations, exchange, empires, revolutions, industrialization, imperialism, world wars, decolonization and globalization. R7 Common Test tasks stress historical thinking with maps, sources and comparative materials, asking students to explain connections across regions and periods.
Difficulty verdict
Rated 4/5 for January sessions. Cross-regional comparison: trade routes, empire formation, industrialization, nationalism and global conflict are often tested through maps or short documents.
What examiners measure
1. Understand major world-historical processes in chronological and regional context. 2. Compare societies, empires, religions, economies and political systems using evidence. 3. Interpret documents, maps, images and statistics as historical sources. 4. Explain causation, interaction, continuity and change across regions. 5. Evaluate historical interpretations and match claims to supporting evidence.
Where the marks are
Highest-weight syllabus areas: Ancient and classical civilizations and regional worlds; Exchange networks, religions and empires; Revolutions, industrialization and imperialism; World wars, decolonization and globalization.
Examiner notes & key calculations
- Problem Evaluation Committee reports emphasize using historical materials to think. Expect unfamiliar sources paired with familiar processes.
- A 60-minute paper leaves little time for rereading; identify the historical period and region before reading long options.
- World history questions often hinge on simultaneity. A correct fact in the wrong century or region is a classic distractor.
- Trade and migration items often require cause plus consequence: movement of goods, people, ideas, disease and capital.
- For imperialism and decolonization, distinguish formal colonies, spheres of influence, mandates, protectorates and economic dependency.
- When interpreting statistics, compute relative change if absolute numbers differ greatly; a smaller country may have a higher rate even with lower total output.
- Comparative prompts usually reward category thinking. Build a small table mentally before evaluating options.
- Paper 1: History Integrated and World History Inquiry · 100 marks · 60 min for one subject / 130 min when taking two subjects · Documents, maps, statistical sources, chronology, comparison and interpretation.
Exam tips
Paper format
- Duration
- 60 min for one subject / 130 min when taking two subjects
- Total marks
- 100
- Weighting
- 100%
- Question types
- Documents, maps, statistical sources, chronology, comparison and interpretation
- Group facts under processes such as state formation, religious spread, maritime trade, industrialization, nationalism and decolonization. This mirrors source questions better than isolated country lists.
- For every historical map, identify period, routes, borders, ecological zone and power centers. A trade-route map can test religion, disease, commodities and political control at once.
- Maintain parallel timelines for East Asia, South Asia, Islamic worlds, Europe, Africa and the Americas. Many items ask what was happening elsewhere at the same time.
Common mistakes
Chronology
Mixing up similar revolutions, reforms and nationalist movements across regions.
How to avoid: Attach each movement to date range, social base, ideology and foreign context.
Maps
Reading modern borders into premodern or early modern maps.
How to avoid: Use the map legend and period label; avoid assuming present-day state boundaries.
Comparison
Choosing an answer true for one region but false for the other.
How to avoid: Test every option against both cases before selecting.
Analysis is paraphrased for study purposes. Always verify against the official examiner report and mark scheme.