Explore QCE Year 11 Modern History practice exams and worked solutions

Two original synoptic practice exams and 8 separate 20-mark topic tests, with worked solutions. These are school-study practice resources, not official examination formats. Open any paper to see what it covers.

1. Original synoptic practice exam 1 (original practice exam, not a QCAA instrument)60 marks · 9 questions · 2 sections
   • Australian Frontier Wars, 1788–1930s
   • French Revolution, 1789–1799
   • Meiji Restoration, 1868–1912
   • Russian Revolution, 1905–1920s
   • Empowerment of First Nations Australians since 1938
   • Women’s movement since 1893
   • Independence movement in Vietnam, 1945–1975
   • African-American civil rights movement since 1954
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2. Original synoptic practice exam 2 (original practice exam, not a QCAA instrument)60 marks · 9 questions · 2 sections
   • Australian Frontier Wars, 1788–1930s
   • French Revolution, 1789–1799
   • Meiji Restoration, 1868–1912
   • Russian Revolution, 1905–1920s
   • Empowerment of First Nations Australians since 1938
   • Women’s movement since 1893
   • Independence movement in Vietnam, 1945–1975
   • African-American civil rights movement since 1954
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3. Topic assessment: Australian Frontier Wars, 1788–1930s20 marks · 4 questions
   • Unit 1 Topic 1: Australian Frontier Wars, 1788–1930s (First Fleet arrives in Australia – Caledon Bay Crisis ends)
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4. Topic assessment: French Revolution, 1789–179920 marks · 4 questions
   • Unit 1 Topic 5: French Revolution, 1789–1799 (Estates General meets – New Consulate established)
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5. Topic assessment: Meiji Restoration, 1868–191220 marks · 4 questions
   • Unit 1 Topic 7: Meiji Restoration, 1868–1912 (Meiji Government established – Emperor Meiji dies)
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6. Topic assessment: Russian Revolution, 1905–1920s20 marks · 4 questions
   • Unit 1 Topic 9: Russian Revolution, 1905–1920s (Bloody Sunday takes place – Russian Civil War ends)
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7. Topic assessment: Empowerment of First Nations Australians since 193820 marks · 4 questions
   • Unit 2 Topic 1: Empowerment of First Nations Australians since 1938 (first Day of Mourning protest takes place)
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8. Topic assessment: Women’s movement since 189320 marks · 4 questions
   • Unit 2 Topic 4: Women’s movement since 1893 (Women’s suffrage in New Zealand becomes law)
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9. Topic assessment: Independence movement in Vietnam, 1945–197520 marks · 4 questions
   • Unit 2 Topic 7: Independence movement in Vietnam, 1945–1975 (Vietnamese independence declared – Saigon falls to North Vietnamese forces)
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10. Topic assessment: African-American civil rights movement since 195420 marks · 4 questions
    • Unit 2 Topic 9: African-American civil rights movement since 1954 (judgment in Brown v. Board of Education delivered)
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