Syllabus Edition
First teaching 2024
First exams 2026
The 2 Mark "Describe One Feature" Question (Edexcel GCSE History)
Revision Note
Summary of Question 1
Question 1 requires you to identify and describe a feature of an event, person or development in the historic environment: The British sector of the Western Front
This question has changed format since 2024
Previously, you were asked to explain two features of one event
Now, you have to explain one feature of two given events, separated into Question 1 (a) and Question 1 (b)
Amount of marks | 4 (2x2 marks) |
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The time that you should spend on the question | No more than 5 minutes |
An example of the type of question you may encounter can be seen below:
In previous years, this question has focused on the following topics in Medicine in Britain:
Year of Exam | Question Topic |
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2018 | |
2019 | Ill health among soldiers that arose from the trench environment |
2020 | |
2021 | The dressing stations where injured soldiers might be taken to receive treatment |
2022 | The underground hospital of Arras (no longer assessed by Edexcel) |
2023 | The problems involved in transporting wounded soldiers away from the battleground |
"Describe one feature" question structure
Your answer should consist of:
A description of a key feature of the event, person or development
Specific and relevant knowledge
Your answers could be written in ID format:
I - Identify a key feature which is relevant to the question
D - Describe the key feature using a specific piece of knowledge
To achieve full marks, you need to answer both Questions 1 (a) and 1 (b). The questions are on two different events
Each "Describe one feature" question is worth 2 marks
1 mark for stating your key feature (1)
1 mark for knowledge about the feature (1)
For answering both parts of Question One, 4 marks are available
Worked example of a "Describe one feature" question
Worked Example
1 (a) Describe one feature of the new techniques used in the treatment of wounds on the Western Front.
(2)
Answer
One feature of new techniques in the treatment of wounds on the Western Front was the use of Mobile x-ray units (1). They allowed the fragments of shrapnel to be identified so that they could be removed and the wound would not become infected (1).
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