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Edexcel IGCSE Maths question types

All 2,024 original, past-paper-style questions sorted by the skill each one practises, topic by topic: 81 question types in total. Pick a type to open the topic with only those questions shown, each with its full mark scheme.

The skills

Understanding concepts and notationDefinitions, properties, notation and vocabulary.
Applying standard methodsOne well-known method, carried out accurately.
Manipulating and solving algebraicallyRearrange, simplify, factorise and solve exactly.
Working with graphs and diagramsSketch, read, transform and interpret graphs and diagrams.
Solving multi-step problemsPlan a route through several techniques.
Modelling real-world contextsBuild or use a model of a real situation and answer in context.
Proving and showing resultsShow that, prove and verify: a complete, logical argument.
Interpreting and justifyingExplain what a result means, justify it and comment on validity.

Exam tip: a topic can feel secure while one skill in it is weak. If you can do the calculations but lose marks on explanations or graphs, practise that question type on its own.

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IGCSE Maths (Edexcel 4MA1)

2,024 questions. By skill: Understanding concepts and notation 15, Applying standard methods 867, Manipulating and solving algebraically 421, Working with graphs and diagrams 29, Solving multi-step problems 447, Modelling real-world contexts 211, Proving and showing results 33, Interpreting and justifying 1.

IGCSE Maths (Edexcel 4MA1) · Topic 1

Numbers and the number system

335 questions · 19 question types · all questions