IB DP World religions - SL Past Papers
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Available years: 2025, 2024, 2023
The May 2025 World Religions SL exam featured a balanced mixture of structured passage analyses in Paper 1 and challenging, multi-perspective essays on rituals, doctrines, and moral conduct in Paper 2.
This structured analysis covers the May 2024 IB World Religions Standard Level (SL) Paper 1 and Paper 2 examinations, detailing candidate assessment structures, grade-defining criteria, and core conceptual content across introductory and in-depth syllabus options.
This analysis covers the May 2023 IB Diploma Programme World Religions SL Paper 1 and Paper 2 examinations. Paper 1 assesses candidates on structured, source-based questions across nine options (covering Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism, Jainism, and the Baha'i Faith). Paper 2 requires candidates to write two in-depth, evaluative essays (one from Section A and one from Section B) demonstrating detailed knowledge of doctrines, practices, and ethics.
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