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IB Philosophy — Being Human topical past papers

46 past-paper questions on Being Human for Philosophy.

Questions
46
Years
2016–2025
With mark scheme
39%
Questions 2021–2025
38

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How Being Human has been examined

From 2021 to 2025, Being Human was on 2 HL in 1 of 4 exam series, worth about 3% of that paper’s marks.

How Being Human has been examined, by paper
PaperQuestionsShare of marksSeries
1 HL160%5 of 5
1 SL160%5 of 5
2 HL33%1 of 4
2 SL33%1 of 4

Momentum’s own count, over the questions in its bank for these years: a series is one exam session, every zone included, and a question filed under two chapters counts in both. Median marks per question: 25.

Filed in Momentum under: Being Human.

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