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Date November 2021 Marks available 2 Reference code 21N.1.HL.TZ0.5
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone no time zone
Command term Draw Question number 5 Adapted from N/A

Question

Identify one difference between a binary tree and a non-binary tree.

[1]
a.

Given the following binary search tree (BST), draw the resulting BST after the deletion of the root node.

[2]
b.

Markscheme

Award [1 max] 
Binary tree (is a tree) in which every node has (no, one or) at most two children whilst
a non binary tree can have nodes with more than 2 children (non binary trees do not have an upper limit on number of children nodes);

Each node in a binary tree can have at most two subtrees (left and right subtree), a node in a non binary tree can have any number of subtrees;

a.

Award [2 max] 

Award [1] for the root (1)
Award [1] for the correct right subtree

Alternative answer

Award [1] for the root (4)
Award [1] for the correct right subtree

b.

Examiners report

In this question both parts, (a) and (b) were well answered by the majority of candidates.

a.

In this question both parts, (a) and (b) were well answered by the majority of candidates. Part(b) Only a few candidates did not draw the resulting binary tree after deleting the root node.

b.

Syllabus sections

Topic 5: Abstract data structures » 5.1 Abstract data structures
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