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May 2025 Paper 1 · TZ1
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Question papers and mark schemes
32 sittings from 2014–2025. The page above is the real paper. Open any sitting to read the rest beside the mark scheme.
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Practice by topic
Criterion-based practice for every syllabus point — revise the lesson, then mark your response band-by-band.
- 1.1Power, sovereignty and international relations
- 1.2Human rights — frameworks and debates
- 1.3Development — meanings and measurement
- 1.4Peace, conflict and violence
- 2.1Writing the Global Politics essay
- 2.2Global actors — states, IGOs and NGOs
- 2.3Globalization and political interdependence
- 3.1The engagement project — design and reflection
- 4.1Global political challenges — case study method
- 4.2Environment and sustainability as a political challenge
- 4.3Security, borders and technology as challenges
IB Global Politics HL past papers — by session
Every recent Global Politics exam series we cover (2021–2026), each with Paper 1, Paper 2. Practise a paper, then mark it against the IB band descriptors — that's where the grade is won.
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I find IB Global Politics HL past papers?
- Open any Global Politics HL sitting below (2014–2025). Each one has the question paper and, where we hold it, the mark scheme beside it.
- Does IB Global Politics have mark schemes?
- Yes — IB publishes mark schemes that use markbands and assessment criteria. Our guides explain how examiners place answers into level bands so you can mark your own work like an examiner.
- What's the best way to use Global Politics past papers?
- Work a full paper under timed conditions, mark yourself strictly against the band descriptors, list every mark you dropped, then drill those skills before the next session.
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