plumiSpecialisation, division of labour, and exchange: AQA GCSE Economics questions
AQA GCSE Economics past-paper questions on 3.1.2.3 Specialisation, division of labour, and exchange, 2020–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 6 questions on Specialisation, division of labour, and exchange, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q17 (2 marks): 1 7 Explain one possible disadvantage of specialisation for an individual worker. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q4 (1 mark): Which of the following is most likely to be a benefit of specialisation? [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q13 (2 marks): 1 3 Explain one benefit of specialisation for an individual worker. [2 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q3 (1 mark): Which of the following could be a disadvantage of specialisation to a firm? [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q11 (2 marks): 1 1 State two benefits to firms of a division of labour. [2 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q21 (9 marks): 2 1 Using Figure 4, assess whether the costs to Jennifer specialising in a particular job outweigh the benefits. [9 marks]
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