Set
The paper and mark scheme
Question paper
Papers 2 & 3 style practice paper
80 marks · 1 h 30 min · 11 pages
10 multiple-choice questions and structured questions with answer lines. Foundation content with calculator work: money and best buys, percentages, ratio and conversion, speed, trapeziums and circles, trigonometry, volume, averages and probability.
Mark scheme
PROPapers 2 & 3 style practice paper — mark scheme
Answers · Marking points · 5 pages
Model answers with a mark for each creditworthy point — for marking at home or in class.
Coverage
Chapters in this paper
- 1Number
- 2Fractions, decimals & percentages
- 3Indices, surds & standard form
- 4Estimation & bounds
- 5Algebraic manipulation
- 6Formulae, functions & proof
- 7Linear equations & graphs
- 8Quadratic equations & graphs
- 9Simultaneous & inequalities
- 10Sequences & nth term
- 11Graphs of functions
- 12Ratio & scale
- 13Proportion & rates
- 14Angles & constructions
- 15Congruence & transforms
- 16Pythagoras & trig
- 17Mensuration
- 18Circle theorems
- 19Probability
- 20Statistics
How to use
Work through it like the real exam
- 1Print the paper, or open the PDF and write your answers on paper.
- 2Set a timer and work without notes — the real thing is timed and closed-book.
- 3Mark your work with the mark scheme, one marking point at a time, including M marks for method.
- 4Redo every question you lost marks on, then revise that chapter.
Preview
The opening questions
Section A: Multiple-choice questions[10 marks]
Choose one answer for each question. Every correct answer scores one mark.
- 1( )
Work out 3.2 × 0.4.
- A0.128
- B12.8
- C1.28
- D128
- 2( )
Work out 45% of 80.
- A36
- B45
- C40.5
- D3.6
- 3( )
Seven tickets cost £4.50 each. The total cost is
- A£28
- B£31
- C£315
- D£31.50
- 4( )
Work out 5.6 ÷ 0.7.
- A8
- B0.8
- C80
- D1.2
Revision
Before you sit the paper
- Revise every chapter this paper covers, using the free notes pages.
- Do the quick quiz on each chapter and note where you lose marks.
- Practise the topical questions with the mark schemes.
- On calculator papers, give non-exact answers to 3 significant figures (angles to 1 d.p.) unless told otherwise; on the non-calculator paper, leave exact fractions and surds.
Tips
Exam tips
Method marks are real marks
- Show every line of working — M marks are awarded for correct method even with a slip in the arithmetic.
- Keep unrounded values in your calculator and round only the final answer.
- Give answers the accuracy asked for: 3 s.f., or 1 d.p. for angles in degrees.
- There is no formula sheet on GCSE papers — learn the memorised formulae list on each chapter page.
Questions
About the Papers 2 & 3 style (Foundation)
Which real exams is this paper modelled on?
The Foundation calculator papers: AQA Papers 2 and 3, Edexcel Papers 2 and 3, and OCR Papers 2 and 3, each 80 marks in 1 hour 30 minutes. Every question here is original QuizQuip material — no past-paper or specimen questions are reproduced, and QuizQuip is not affiliated with any awarding body.
How should I use a calculator paper for revision?
Practise writing the full method even when the calculator does the arithmetic: method marks are separate from answer marks. Round only at the end, keep digits in your calculator’s memory between steps, and give non-exact answers to 3 significant figures unless the question says otherwise.
Is this set suitable for Higher students?
It covers Foundation content, so Higher students should treat it as warm-up fluency practice and then move to the Higher calculator-style set, which includes bounds, iteration-style algebra, circle equations and conditional probability.