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AQA Exams A-Level and exam questions word count

Hi, is there a link or exam rules for exam question word counts within the AQA A-Level Exam papers? I don't mean NEAs, I mean for the Exam Paper1/Paper 2. I'm homeschooled and can't find any info other than recommended times on their website. I was aiming for about a page for 45 min allocated questions and about 2 pages for longer timed questions depedning on overall exam time but it'd be great if they gave specifics somewhere. cheers, KAte.
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Original post by Katiec772
Hi, is there a link or exam rules for exam question word counts within the AQA A-Level Exam papers? I don't mean NEAs, I mean for the Exam Paper1/Paper 2. I'm homeschooled and can't find any info other than recommended times on their website. I was aiming for about a page for 45 min allocated questions and about 2 pages for longer timed questions depedning on overall exam time but it'd be great if they gave specifics somewhere. cheers, KAte.

What subject is this for?

Reply 2

History and English Language Papers A & B
Original post by Katiec772
History and English Language Papers A & B


You can find the specifications for these subjects here:

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/history/a-level/history-7042/specification (History)

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/a-level/english-7702/specification (English Language)

There doesn’t seem to be a word count that you need to stick to for the exams, I can’t speak on the coursework.

It’s usually for MFL (I think) that there’s a word count in the papers.

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thank you

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