Subject guidesA Level Mathematics
9709 Kinematics Questions: How to Answer Them (Mechanics)
How to answer 9709 Mechanics kinematics questions: velocity-time graphs, differentiating and integrating v, and the M1 and A1 marks the schemes give.
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Cambridge revision and exam technique
Practical guides for IGCSE, O Level and A Level students: how to use past papers, read a mark scheme and spend your marks well.
- Subject guidesA Level Mathematics
9709 Discrete Random Variables Questions Explained
How to answer 9709 Probability and Statistics 1 questions on discrete random variables: distribution tables, E(X) and Var(X), with real mark scheme points.
- Subject guidesIGCSE Chemistry
IGCSE Chemistry 0620 Electrolysis Questions Explained
How to answer 0620 Paper 4 electrolysis questions: electrode products, ionic half-equations and aluminium extraction, using real mark scheme points.
- Subject guidesIGCSE Physics
IGCSE Physics 0625 Speed-Time Graph Questions Explained
How to answer 0625 motion questions on speed-time graphs: acceleration from the gradient, distance from the area, and the mark scheme points examiners credit.
- Subject guidesA Level Physics
Young Modulus Questions: A Level Physics 9702 Explained
How to answer 9702 stress, strain and Young modulus questions: the definitions examiners credit, unit conversions, spring constant and elastic potential energy.
- Mark schemes
Cambridge Command Words Explained: State, Describe, Explain
What CIE command words such as State, Describe, Explain, Suggest and Calculate ask for, how marks are usually spread, and the habits that lose marks.
- Exam technique
Cambridge Exam Day Checklist for IGCSE and A Level
A printable exam day checklist for IGCSE, O Level and A Level: the night before, the morning, the first five minutes, the last minutes and between papers.
- Mark schemes
How Cambridge Mark Schemes Work: M1, A1 and B1 Explained
What M1, A1 and B1 mean, how dependent marks, follow-through and abbreviations like cao, oe and soi work, and how to read a Cambridge mark scheme.
- Revision
How Many Past Papers Should You Do Before the Exam?
There is no official number of past papers to do, so here is a decision framework and a suggested weekly plan based on how much time you have left.
- Mark schemes
How to Mark Your Own Past Paper Against a Mark Scheme
A step by step method for marking your own Cambridge past paper honestly, point by point, with a worked example and a simple way to log your errors.
- Exam technique
How to Manage Time in Cambridge (CIE) Exams
Turn the marks and duration on your paper into minutes per question, handle stuck questions and practise with a clock for IGCSE, O Level and A Level.
- Revision
How to Revise With Cambridge Past Papers, Step by Step
A practical method for using past papers in IGCSE, O Level and A Level revision: topics first, timed papers later, honest marking and an error log.