Mao’s China - c1945–76 - Paper 3 - Option 32 - Sample Assessment Materials

Sep 5, 2026

Exam preparation material for Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) History focused on Paper 3, Modern depth study, Option 32: Mao’s China, c1945–76. It provides instructions for completing Sections A and B, including reading a primary Source A from Beijing Review (October 1966) about a Red Guard rally. The document includes question 1 requiring inferences about support for Mao Zedong and question 2 assessing why the Great Leap Forward failed, using both provided prompts and additional knowledge.

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SECTION A

Source A and Question 1

Question 2

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Paper 3: Modern depth study
Option 32: Mao’s China, c1945–76 Sample assessment materials for first teaching September 2016
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Sources/Interpretations Booklet (enclosed) Total Marks | | Instructions • Use black ink or ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number. • Answer all questions in Sections A and B. • Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need. Information • The total mark for this paper is 52 . • The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. • The marks available for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology are clearly indicated. Advice • Read each question carefully before you start to answer it . • Try to answer every question . • Check your answers if you have time at the end . S49247A ©2016 Pearson Education Ltd. *S49247A0110* Turn over Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in History – Sample Assessment Materials (Question Papers)– 229 Issue 1 – October 2015 © Pearson Education Limited 2015 SECTION A Answer both questions. Study Source A below and then answer Question 1. Source A: From the Beijing Review, a Chinese newspaper, published in October 1966. It describes a Red Guard rally held in Beijing. The great mass of Red Guards, with red flags and portraits of Chairman Mao held high, came from all directions into Tiananmen Square. These young fighters, each carrying the bright, red-covered Quotations from Chairman Mao, formed a magnificent stream of red. They recited, again and again, passages from Chairman Mao’s writing. When Chairman Mao drove past the ranks, many of them wrote the same words in their copies of the book: ‘At 1.10 pm on 18 October the most, most happy and most unforgettable moment in my life, I saw Chairman Mao, the never-setting red sun!’ 230 Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in History – Sample Assessment Materials (Question Papers)– Issue 1 – October 2015 © Pearson Education Limited 2015 DO NOT WRITE NTH AREIS DO OTWR TE NTH AREIS DO OTWR TE IN TH IS AREA DO NOT WRITE NTH A EIS D T W TEO O NTH A EIS D T W TEO O IN TH IS AREA 1 Give two things you can infer from Source A about support for Mao Zedong in 1966. Complete the table below to explain your answer. | (i) What I can infer:
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FAQs

What sections and questions must be answered in this assessment paper?

All questions in Sections A and B must be answered. Section A includes Source A and Question 1, and it also contains Question 2.

What source is provided for Question 1?

Source A is an excerpt described as coming from Beijing Review, a Chinese newspaper published in October 1966, describing a Red Guard rally held in Beijing.

What do students need to include in the answer to Question 2 about the Great Leap Forward?

The answer must explain why the Great Leap Forward failed to achieve its aims, and it must use the prompts “backyard furnaces” and “Mao’s leadership,” plus additional information from the student’s own knowledge.

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