IGCSE Business Studies Past Papers

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IGCSE Business Studies Past Papers

2015- to- 2021- Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies Past Papers for 0450 available in the  below pdf copies that  yopu can download and print as per your requirement

2020-Business-Studies-Past-Papers 

2020-Business-Studies-Past-Papers 

2021-Business-Studies-Past-Papers 

 Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies Past Papers for 0450  will be available  by June 2022. Watch this space regularly

IGCSE  Business Studies Syllabus

How many papers does one appear for 0450 IGCSE Business Studies?

  • All candidates take two papers
  • Paper 1 : 1 hour 30 minutes.This is an 80 marks paper.  This is a short answer and data response paper. In all there are four questions requiring a mixture of short answers and structured data responses Candidates answer all questions. This paper is externally assessed
  • Paper 2:  1 hour 30 minutes.This again is an 80 mark paper. Four questions based on a case study are provided along with an insert with the paper Candidates answer all questions This paper is also assessed externally .
  • Exams for IGCSE 0450 Business studies are  conducted thrice in an academic year. They are known as the March Session [ India Session]/  October November  Session and the May June session.
  • Every paper has 3 variants. So  The variants for paper 1 are numbered as 11/12/13, while the variants for Paper 2 are numbered as 21/22/23.
  • You need to  contact your school or visit the Cambridge website to know your variant [ Though it does nit affect your learning pattern in any way.

Is Business Studies a tough subject?

  • Why would it be ? A subject on its own is never easy or tough. It is the understanding of the concepts that makes it easy or tough.
  • With a good course book and revision guide and serious past paper solutions  for 0450 IGCSE Business studies, you should find it tough.
  • Also ,  while solving past papers, generate a list of Cambridge accepted key terms/definitions. 
  • Keep an eye on the details.
  • See which thoughts are rejected and which are accepted.
  • Practice time management.
  • Get your work checked regularly and appear for regular tests .
  • One important thing is to solve past papers  at the end of each topic. That way you will always be aware of the application based questions that you can be asked or that have ben asked in the previous years. Remember no one can teach you the art of solving past papers in a week or a month. To master this art, you need to regularly solve past paper questions and get your answers checked.

Should you take IGCSE Business Studies Tuition from IGCSE trained faculty only?

  • Yes ideally that is recommenced.
  •  Also ,  there are teachers who have never taught in IGCSE Schools , but have taught taught IGCSE subjects for many years.You might take a chance with them, although not recommended. Trained teachers  with real time class room experience will always give you the much needed  correct inputs. 
  • If you choose the non-Cambridge trained teachers, there are rare chances of getting an expert one. Else you end up experimenting and wasting your valuable time and under-performing.
  • Having said this, do not forget that even the best teachers cannot make you master the subject and  ace it, if you fail to put in the extra efforts.

Do you need to know the Cambridge Syllabus and the Syllabus updates or is it enough for your teacher to know it?

  • It is important that both, the teacher and the student know the syllabus contents. That way the teacher will be careful in avoiding the teaching of the outdates syllabus and the student will know the exact expectations  of Cambridge.

When is the right time to solve IGCSE business studies past papers?

  • DO it once you finish learning a topic.So Solve topic wise Business studies past papers first. Towards the academic year end , solve approximately 20 to 30 past papers .

DO you need to solve the papers belonging to your time zone only?

  • Absolutely not. You need to solve all available time zone past paper questions.The reason being, you have enough practice questions  for your subject.
  • Remember that students belonging to different time zones  , all study the same syllabus and refer to the same set of Cambridge prescribed Course books and  Revision Guides. The different times zones have been created by Cambridge for administrative reasons only.
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