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Past papers

Administered effectively, past papers are the best way to prepare students for the experience of an examination. You can administer them throughout the school year to measure your learners' progression and development.

They are also a great tool for measuring your students' level of understanding and can identify any weaker subject areas, helping you guide your teaching in line with their needs. Use them alongside the mark schemes to help students become familiar with answering exam questions and meeting the assessment objectives.

They provide valuable evidence for learning and can help to support conversations with students, parents and school leaders, particularly if they are concerned about the effects of time away from school.

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Our past papers are available from Cambridge Primary to Cambridge Advanced and as a Cambridge school, you have access to all our past examination materials.

Past papers are available for Cambridge International schools from the School Support Hub, Cambridge Primary and Cambridge Lower Secondary support sites.

Some past papers are also available on our website and are free for anyone to access:

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Select your subject and find past papers and specimen papers in the left hand side bar.

Other resources you may find useful

  1. Test Maker

    Create customised test papers using past papers to check your learners' understanding and measure their progress in specific areas or the whole syllabus.

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  2. Syllabus quizzes

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