w w ap eP m e tr .X w UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS om .c s er International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the November 2004 question paper 0455 ECONOMICS 0455/01 Paper 1 (Multiple Choice (Core)), maximum raw mark 40 Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the Report on the Examination. • CIE will not enter into discussion or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes. CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the November 2004 question papers for most IGCSE and GCE Advanced Level syllabuses. Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 0455 (Economics) in the November 2004 examination. Component 1 Minimum mark available 40 Minimum mark required for grade A C E F N/A 24 20 16 The threshold (minimum mark) for B is set halfway between those for Grades A and C. The threshold (minimum mark) for D is set halfway between those for Grades C and E. The threshold (minimum mark) for G is set as many marks below F threshold as the E threshold is above it. Grade A* does not exist at the level of an individual component. NOVEMBER 2004 IGCSE MARK SCHEME MAXIMUM MARK: 40 SYLLABUS/COMPONENT: 0455/01 ECONOMICS Paper 1 (Multiple Choice (Core)) Page 1 Mark Scheme IGCSE – NOVEMBER 2004 Syllabus Paper 0455 1 Question Number Key Question Number Key 1 2 3 4 5 B B A B C 21 22 23 24 25 C C D B D 6 7 8 9 10 C D C D C 26 27 28 29 30 A A A D D 11 12 13 14 15 D B A D C 31 32 33 34 35 C B D B A 16 17 18 19 20 C A C D A 36 37 38 39 40 C A A C C © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2005