CCEA GCSE Agriculture and Land Use 0310 Past Papers

A balanced, comprehensive double-paper series covering Unit 1 (Soils, Crops and Habitats) and Unit 2 (Animals on the Land). The papers test core agricultural biological concepts, practical farm management skills, data analysis, calculations, and structured Quality of Written Communication (QWC) 9-mark essays.

The 2024 CCEA GCSE Agriculture and Land Use assessment covers Unit 1 (Soils, Crops and Habitats) and Unit 2 (Animals on the Land). The papers test core applied biological concepts, practical methodology, mathematical data processing, and four 9-mark extended prose questions assessing Quality of Written Communication (QWC).

The 2023 CCEA GCSE Agriculture and Land Use papers (Unit 1: Soils, Crops and Habitats and Unit 2: Animals on the Land) provide balanced assessments combining straightforward recall, experimental science skills, practical farming knowledge, graphical analysis, and 9-mark extended prose questions assessing Quality of Written Communication (QWC).

The 2022 CCEA GCSE Agriculture and Land Use examination consists of two complementary 75-mark papers: Unit 1 (Soils, Crops and Habitats) and Unit 2 (Animals on the Land). The papers balance accessible recall questions (such as crop/feed identification and fill-in-the-blanks) with core practical skills (graph plotting, daily weight gain calculations, and soil moisture calculations) and structured 9-mark QWC extended response essays on hydroponics, soil moisture testing, mastitis, and pig welfare.