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Do's and don'ts for SAQs

Below you will find a list of "do's" and "don't's" to help you better understand the demands of the SAQ - the short answer questions that appear in section A of paper 1. Remember, you will have one biological, one cognitive, and one sociocultural SAQ to answer. You will have no choice - you must answer all three. The SAQs are the same for SL and HL. The extension material may only be asked as ERQs - or essays. 1....

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