A complete GCSE Media Studies practice paper in the style of AQA Paper 1, free, with a full mark scheme and an annotated model answer for every question.

There are limited, relevant past papers for 8572 Paper 1, and your Year 11s have seen them all. So we have made this, an 84-mark practice paper built from a question-by-question analysis of every paper, mark scheme and examiner report since 2022. Every question sits in its authentic slot, with the right command word, mark allocation and assessment objective weighting.

What's inside the 13 pages:

·       The full paper: nine questions, both sections, 84 marks, ready to set as a mock or use question by question.

·       A complete mark scheme with level ladders and indicative content for every question, written in plain teacher language.

·       A model answer for all eleven question parts, each annotated with margin notes explaining exactly why it earns its marks and where weaker answers slip.

·       The 20-mark evaluation question modelled in full, including how a top answer handles the three bullet points.

Written by a serving Media Studies teacher. Not affiliated with or endorsed by AQA.