Edexcel · 4EC1

Productivity

11questions
42marks
9series
2019–2025years

Productivity comes up in 11 questions across the Edexcel International GCSE past papers (4EC1), worth 42 marks between them. They run from 2019 to 2025 and appear on iGCSE Paper 1, iGCSE Paper 1R.

Tariffs run from 1 to 12 marks. The commonest instructions are Identify (MCQ) (3), Define (2), Assess (2). Specification points covered: 1.2.2.

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June 2025 1 question

2 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q1(c) Give the meaning of productivity.

1.2.2ProductivityDefineShort answer

Nov 2024 1 question

9 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q3(e) Data response: how far the quality of labour drives a country's productivity.

1.2.2ProductivityAssessData response essay

Nov 2023 1 question

1 markiGCSE · Paper 1

Q2(a) Multiple choice working monthly labour productivity from 135 workers and 33 750 units.

1.2.2ProductivityCalculate (MCQ)Multiple choice

June 2023 1 question

1 markiGCSE · Paper 1R

Q3(b) Multiple choice on what raises the productivity of capital.

1.2.2ProductivityIdentify (MCQ)Multiple choice

Jan 2023 2 questions

1 markiGCSE · Paper 1

Q1(b) Multiple choice working the firm's monthly labour productivity.

1.2.2ProductivityCalculate (MCQ)Multiple choice
1 markiGCSE · Paper 1

Q2(b) Multiple choice on what would most likely raise productivity.

1.2.2ProductivityIdentify (MCQ)Multiple choice

June 2022 1 question

1 markiGCSE · Paper 1R

Q3(b) Multiple choice on what raises the productivity of land.

1.2.2ProductivityIdentify (MCQ)Multiple choice

Nov 2021 1 question

2 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q1(c) Give the meaning of productivity.

1.2.2ProductivityDefineShort answer

Nov 2020 2 questions

12 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q4(c) Data response: weigh up what more technology does to restaurant productivity.

1.2.2ProductivityEvaluateData response essay
3 marksiGCSE · Paper 1R

Q2(f) Give one way more irrigation affected farm productivity.

1.2.2ProductivityExplainShort answer

June 2019 1 question

9 marksiGCSE · Paper 1

Q3(e) Data response: whether education and training is the best route to higher productivity.

1.2.2ProductivityAssessData response essay

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