7707-s21-ms-21.pdf Guide

Download – if available – 7707-s20-ms-21.pdf (Summer 2020) for the same component. Compare how grading standards changed post-pandemic. Grade boundaries often shift; the mark scheme reveals why.

The mark scheme penalises “assertion without reasoning”. For example: “Climate change is bad.” That’s an opinion. A Level 5 answer adds: “This leads to rising sea levels, as seen in Tuvalu, which forces relocation – raising ethical questions about climate justice.” 7707-s21-ms-21.pdf