Edexcel GCSE Maths past papers

Edexcel GCSE Maths November 2020 Paper 2H

  • 1MA1/2H
  • Higher
  • Calculator
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 80 marks

Question paper, Mark scheme, Examiner report: on the Pearson Edexcel website.

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  • Algebraic probability and linked events
  • Compound growth and decay
  • Origin-centred circles and tangents
  • Sets, Venn diagrams and sample spaces
  • Sharing quantities and equivalent ratios
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What it tested

  • Algebra29 marks
  • Geometry17 marks
  • Probability13 marks
  • Ratio and proportion13 marks
  • Number6 marks
  • Statistics2 marks
  1. Q1Primes, factor trees, HCF and LCM4 marks
  2. Q2Sets, Venn diagrams and sample spaces5 marks
  3. Q3Sharing quantities and equivalent ratiosDecimals, fractions and percentages5 marks
  4. Q4Cubic, reciprocal and contextual graphsSubstitution and calculator brackets4 marks
  5. Q5Right-triangle trigonometry in two dimensions2 marks
  6. Q6Column vectors and vector arithmetic2 marks
  7. Q7Pythagoras in two dimensionsArc lengths and sectors4 marks
  8. Q8Compound growth and decayOriginal values, profit and simple interest5 marks
14 more questions
  1. Q9Box plots and distribution comparisons2 marks
  2. Q10Like terms and algebraic index rulesAlgebraic fractions and rational equations4 marks
  3. Q11Product counting and estimating powers/roots2 marks
  4. Q12Proportional graphs and rates of changePlotting lines, gradient and intercept3 marks
  5. Q13Sine rule and the ambiguous caseTriangles, interior and exterior polygon angles3 marks
  6. Q14Forming equations from situationsExpanding two binomials4 marks
  7. Q15Negative-scale-factor enlargement2 marks
  8. Q16Quadratic sequence nth terms3 marks
  9. Q17Completing the square and turning points1 mark
  10. Q18Pyramids, cones, spheres and composite solidsSimilar figures and length ratios4 marks
  11. Q19Iterative formulae, roots and growth models4 marks
  12. Q20Algebraic probability and linked eventsIndependent and dependent event trees8 marks
  13. Q21Translations and reflections of function graphs4 marks
  14. Q22Origin-centred circles and tangentsPerpendicular gradients and line equations5 marks

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