Actual 2026/2027 AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES A 8062/2B Paper 2B Question Paper + Mark Scheme

Thursday 16 May 2026 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 16-page answer book.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The examining body for this paper
is AQA. The paper reference is 8062/2B.
• Do all rough work in the answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
• Choose two themes from Section A and both themes from Section B.
• Answer all questions on the four themes you have chosen.
Information
• The maximum mark for this paper is 96 plus 3 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• Spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) will be assessed in the 12-mark question. The marks
for SPaG are shown below the mark allocation for each question. The best of these marks will be
included in your total for the paper.
Advice
You are advised to spend 25 minutes on each theme.