OCR GCSE Maths past papers

OCR GCSE Maths November 2020 Paper 1

  • J560/01
  • Foundation
  • Calculator
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 100 marks

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

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  • Solving monic quadratics by factorisation
  • Standard form and calculator entry
  • Areas of triangles, quadrilaterals and composites
  • Fraction arithmetic and exact answers
  • Original values, profit and simple interest
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What it tested

  • Number25 marks
  • Geometry21 marks
  • Algebra21 marks
  • Ratio and proportion17 marks
  • Probability12 marks
  • Statistics4 marks
  1. Q1Data tables, bar/pie/time-series charts and frequency polygons4 marks
  2. Q2Reflections, rotations and translations4 marks
  3. Q3Prisms, cylinders and surface area2 marks
  4. Q4Decimals, fractions and percentages2 marks
  5. Q5Place value, ordering and decimal operationsDecimals, fractions and percentages2 marks
  6. Q6Probability language, frequency trees and expectation3 marks
  7. Q7Sharing quantities and equivalent ratios4 marks
  8. Q8Place value, ordering and decimal operationsEstimation and sense checks2 marks
17 more questions
  1. Q9Sets, Venn diagrams and sample spaces5 marks
  2. Q10Input/output and inverse number machinesInteger powers and roots2 marks
  3. Q11Scale factors, scale drawings and mapsMetric units, money and dimensional conversion3 marks
  4. Q12Substitution and calculator bracketsFormulae and changing the subject4 marks
  5. Q13Algebraic language and notationIdentities and algebraic reasoning3 marks
  6. Q14Fraction arithmetic and exact answersMetric units, money and dimensional conversion6 marks
  7. Q15Solving monic quadratics by factorisationLinear equations, including both sides7 marks
  8. Q16Rounding, significant figures and error intervals2 marks
  9. Q17Standard form and calculator entryEstimation and sense checks7 marks
  10. Q18Pythagoras in two dimensions4 marks
  11. Q19Exhaustive outcomes and experimental probabilityProbability language, frequency trees and expectation4 marks
  12. Q20Percentages, changes and multipliers4 marks
  13. Q21Direct and inverse proportion: tables and relationshipsMetric units, money and dimensional conversion4 marks
  14. Q22Plotting lines, gradient and interceptEquations of lines and parallel lines5 marks
  15. Q23Compass constructions and loci5 marks
  16. Q24Original values, profit and simple interestExhaustive outcomes and experimental probability6 marks
  17. Q25Areas of triangles, quadrilaterals and compositesArc lengths and sectors6 marks

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