Exam Bank
Here are a variety of
links to Examining Board Web Sites which provide Specifications (these will
tell you what you need to know) and Specimen Examination Papers for downloading.
Note that a lot of these links directly attempt to open a PDF document (which
can take a while on a non-broadband connection). To read PDF files you need
to have an Adobe Acrobat Reader installed - which you can get from here.
OCR Syllabus C (Grad. Assessment) Specification (pdf)
OCR Syllabus C (Grad. Assessment) Foundation Tier Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR
Syllabus C (Grad. Assessment) Intermediate Tier Specimen Papers
& Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR
Syllabus C
(Grad. Assessment) Higher Tier Specimen Papers and Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR Syllabus A Specification (pdf)
OCR Syllabus A Foundation Tier Paper 1 Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR
Syllabus A Foundation Tier Paper 2 Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR Syllabus A Intermediate Tier Paper 3 Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR Syllabus A Intermediate Tier Paper 4 Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR Syllabus A Higher Tier Paper 5 Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)OCR Syllabus A Higher Tier Paper 6 Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR Syllabus B (MEI) Specification (pdf)
OCR Syllabus B (MEI) Foundation Tier Paper 1(A) Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR Syllabus B (MEI) Foundation Tier Paper 1(B) Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR Syllabus B (MEI) Foundation Tier Paper 2(A) Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR
Syllabus B (MEI) Foundation Tier Paper 2(B) Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes
(pdf)
OCR Syllabus B (MEI) Intermediate Tier Paper 1(A) Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR
Syllabus B (MEI) Intermediate Tier Paper 1(B) Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes
(pdf)
OCR Syllabus B (MEI) Intermediate Tier Paper 2(A) Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR Syllabus B (MEI) Intermediate Tier Paper 2(B) Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR Syllabus B (MEI) Higher Tier Paper 1(A) Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR Syllabus B (MEI) Higher Tier Paper 1(B) Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR Syllabus B (MEI) Higher Tier Paper 2(A) Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
OCR Syllabus B (MEI) Higher Tier Paper 2(B) Specimen Papers & Mark Schemes (pdf)
WJEC
Specification
WJEC
Specimen Papers for Foundation/Intermediate/Higher (pdf)
Sample
papers from the University of Exeter MEP project
Unfortunately, if you want to use actual examination papers, you will need to pay for copies and they will be sent to you by Post. Here are some links to on-line catalogues of previous papers:
AQA (NEAB) Publications Catalogue and Ordering
AQA (AEB) Publications Catalogue and Ordering
London (EdExcel) Publications Catalogue and Ordering
OCR Publications Catalogue and Ordering
CCEA Publications Catalogue and Ordering
WJEC Publications Catalogue and Ordering
In case you have problems ordering on-line, you can call the number for your relevant Examining Board below and ask for the publications department. They will then send you an order form:
AQA
(NEAB) Devas Street,
Manchester M15 6EX
Phone: 0161 953 1180
AQA
(AEB) - formerly SEG Stag Hill House, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XJ.
Phone: 01483 506506
CCEA
29 Clarendon Road, Belfast BT1 3BG.
Phone: 028 9026 1200
EdExcel/London
Examinations Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DN.
01623 467467
OCR
Syndicate Buildings, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge CB1 2EU.
Phone: 01223 553311
WJEC
245 Western Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 2YX.
Phone: 029 2026 5000
It's always tricky to know the secrets of how to handle exams and do what the examiner's are looking for, here are some hints and tips to help you.
The exam bank will soon be updated to contain exam papers and questions written in the style of the current GCSE examination papers so that you can test yourself under examination conditions and learn some of the common styles used when exams are created.
The exam bank will also provide some "model" answers which show you how the examiners will mark your answers, and help you to always do the right thing.
In the meanwhile try these links:
Report highlighting common mistakes made in the 2002 AQA Maths Examination (pdf)
A few Practice Paper extracts can be found here
A few more sample MEI Exam Papers here
For maths students outside the UK here are some links which may be handy:
A large library of Australian Maths papers can be found here
Australian exam hints/tips and Past Papers here
Here you can search for various Maths Grade 12 exam papers for British Columbia