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International General Certificate of Secondary Education
MARK SCHEME for the November 2004 question paper
0455 ECONOMICS
0455/03
Paper 3 (Multiple Choice (Extended)),
maximum raw mark 40
Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the Report on the
Examination.
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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 3
Minimum
mark
available
40
Minimum mark required for grade
A
C
E
F
33
25
19
N/A
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: 0455/03
ECONOMICS
Paper 3 (Multiple Choice (Extended))
Page 1
Mark Scheme
IGCSE – NOVEMBER 2004
Syllabus Paper
0455
3
Question
Number
Key
Question
Number
Key
1
2
3
4
5
B
B
D
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
A
31
32
33
34
35
C
B
D
B
C
16
17
18
19
20
C
A
C
A
D
36
37
38
39
40
C
A
A
C
C
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