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hafsaaa30

what is the difference between specimen papers and the other ones?

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Original post by hafsaaa30

what is the difference between specimen papers and the other ones?

Specimen papers are typically produced by exam boards before the first "real" papers have been created. Say, for example, am an exam board decides to offer a new GCSE in Swahili. They'll create a specification which teachers can use as a guide to their teaching, but nothing beats looking at a past exam paper to see the level of difficulty etc. But, for a new GCSE, there are no paper papers. Hence the specimen papers - created by exam boards to serve the purpose of past papers in helping people understand how the subject will be assessed.