The Road
to A*
Two editions, one destination. A seven-stop route through Paper 1 history and Paper 2 geography: what to learn, how to answer, and how to practise until it’s automatic.
The Road
to A*History edition
Know the story.
Land the A*.Zunair Farooq
“The examiner isn’t looking for everything you know. They’re looking for what the question asked.”— Zunair Farooq
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Seven stops between you
and an A*
Scroll the road. Every stop is a chapter of the guide, in the order you should do them.
- 01
Know the syllabus map
Every section, every chapter, and how many marks each is worth. You can’t plan a road you can’t see.
- 02
Own the timeline
The forty dates that actually score, on one page — with the cause and effect that links them.
- 03
The 4-mark “describe”
Four facts, four marks. How to be precise without writing an essay.
- 04
The 7-mark “explain”
Two reasons, each developed with evidence. The difference between Level 2 and Level 3.
- 05
The 14-mark judgement
For, against, and a conclusion that actually decides. Where most A*s are won or lost.
- 06
Sources & maps
Reading a source like a historian and a map like a geographer — fast.
- 07
Timed past papers
The last stop: full papers against the clock, marked with the scheme. Then you’re there.
See what the examiner sees
Model answers from the guide, colour-coded the way they’re marked. Pick a question, then tap a colour.
Turn a few pages
Click the pages, drag the corner, or use your arrow keys.
Two editions, side by side
History editionPaper 1 · 2059/01 · 0448/01
- The syllabus on one page4
- Section 1: 1700s – 19069
- Section 2: 1906 – 194727
- Section 3: 1947 – 199949
- The 4-7-14 answer frames78
- Source questions decoded96
- Timeline: forty dates that score108
- Three timed papers116
Geography editionPaper 2 · 2059/02 · 0448/02
- Reading the resource insert4
- Land, climate & water11
- Forests, farming & fishing33
- Minerals, power & industry51
- Trade, transport & population72
- Map work: the 40 places92
- Data-response technique101
- Three timed papers112
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