Where is the IB Language B HL Paper 1 May 2026 mark scheme?

The mark scheme for this sitting is not in the archive yet. The question paper is on this page.

Which timezone is the May 2026 Language B Paper 1?

Timezone 1. IB sets more than one paper in a session so candidates in different parts of the world do not sit the same questions.

Sit Paper 1 under timed conditions before you open the mark scheme. Record every mark you dropped, then take the next sitting of the same paper.

IB · Language Acquisition · HL

The question paper is below. The mark scheme for this sitting is not in the archive yet.

Opening the paper

Clear a timed slot and sit Paper 1 without the mark scheme.
Open the mark scheme only after you have finished, and mark exactly what you wrote.
List the marks you dropped, then take another Language B Paper 1 from the sessions below.
Get a response marked against the IB criteria when you want a second reading.