Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Maths: Core
Exam Questions

Types of Number, Multiples, Factors & Primes, Squares, Cubes & Roots, Reciprocals

Place Value, Negative & Directed Numbers, Ordering Numbers

Mathematical Symbols, Order of Operations (BIDMAS/BODMAS), Addition & Subtraction, Multiplication & Division, Operations with Decimals

Prime Factor Decomposition, HCF & LCM

Powers & Roots, Laws of Indices, Converting to & from Standard Form, Operations with Standard Form

Introduction to Fractions, Fractions of Amounts, Equivalent & Simplified Fractions, Mixed Numbers & Improper Fractions

Adding & Subtracting Fractions, Multiplying & Dividing Fractions

Percentages of Amounts, Percentage Increases & Decreases, Percentage Change

Simple Interest, Compound Interest

Converting Fractions, Decimals & Percentages, Ordering Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

Introduction to Ratios, Equivalent & Simplified Ratios, Sharing in a Ratio, Problem Solving with Ratios, Direct & Inverse Proportion

Money Calculations

Time, Exchange Rates, Converting between Units, Squared & Cubic Units

Compound Measures, Speed, Density & Pressure

Rounding to a Given Place Value, Rounding to Significant Figures, Estimation, Upper & Lower Bounds

Using a Calculator

Algebraic Notation, Algebraic Vocabulary, Substitution, Collecting Like Terms

Algebraic Roots & Indices

Expanding & Simplifying Single Brackets, Expanding Double Brackets, Factorising Out Terms

Solving Linear Equations, Equations with Brackets & Fractions, Equations with Unknowns on Both Sides, Forming Equations from Words, Forming Equations from Shapes

Interpreting Inequalities, Representing Inequalities on a Number Line

Rearranging Formulas

Solving Simultaneous Equations, Forming Simultaneous Equations

Introduction to Sequences, Continuing Sequences, nth Terms of Linear Sequences, Quadratic & Cubic Sequences

Coordinates, Gradient of a Line, Equations of Straight Lines (y = mx + c), Drawing Straight Line Graphs, Parallel Lines

Types of Graphs, Drawing Graphs from Tables, Solving Equations from Graphs

Conversion Graphs, Distance-Time Graphs, Speed-Time Graphs

Introduction to Lines & Angles, Rotational Symmetry, Lines of Symmetry, Properties of Polygons, Properties of Circles, Properties of 3D Shapes, Nets of Solids

Angles around Points & Lines, Angles in Triangles, Angles in Quadrilaterals

Angles in Polygons, Angles in Parallel Lines

Bearings, Scale, Constructing Triangles

Angle in a Semicircle, Tangent & Radius

Perimeter, Area, Adding & Subtracting Areas, Problem Solving with Areas

Area & Circumference of Circles, Arc Lengths & Sector Areas

Volume, Problem Solving with Volumes, Surface Area

Congruence, Similarity, Similar Lengths

Pythagoras Theorem

Trigonometry to Find Lengths, Trigonometry to Find Angles

Translations, Reflections, Rotations, Enlargements

Basic Probability, Possibility (Sample Space) Diagrams, Relative & Expected Frequency

Two-Way Tables, Set Notation & Venn Diagrams, Probabilities from Venn Diagrams, Probability Tree Diagrams, Combined Probability

Mean, Median & Mode, Calculations with the Mean, Range, Averages from Tables, Comparing Data Sets, Discrete & Continuous Data

Stem & Leaf Diagrams, Tally Charts & Frequency Tables, Bar Charts & Pictograms, Pie Charts, Reading & Interpreting Statistical Diagrams, Comparing Statistical Diagrams

Scatter Graphs & Correlation, Lines of Best Fit