Study guides

Study guides for past-paper revision

Short, practical guides on getting more from each paper: how to time it, how to read the mark scheme, and how to turn mistakes into a revision plan.

For teachers

Build a compilation paper or worksheet, then assign it as homework or an assignment.

Teaching tools Overview How custom papers and task assignment fit together. Custom paper builder Build Assemble a compilation paper or worksheet, override marks, and publish a paper. Task assignment Assign Assign homework or an assignment, choose recipients, and track marked-question progress. Worked example paper Example A 10-question, 75-mark paper built from free past papers, with one custom mark.

All guides

Difficulty and complexity measures Reference How the five paper measures are defined, calculated and checked against a real paper. How to use past papers effectively 7 min read A practical routine for using A-Level past papers: timed attempts, mark-scheme review, error classification and spaced re-runs. How to revise using mark schemes 6 min read Learn how examiners award method and accuracy marks, how to read a mark scheme, and how to turn it into a revision checklist. Edexcel IAL vs Cambridge 9702 8 min read Compare Edexcel International A-Level Physics and Cambridge 9702: structure, paper formats, marking style and how to choose past papers. How to build a custom paper or worksheet 8 min read A five-step teacher workflow for building a custom paper (compilation paper or worksheet): choose the scope, add questions, set marks, publish and assign. How to assign past papers as homework 8 min read A five-step teacher workflow for assigning past papers as homework (a task): pick papers, set dates, choose students or a group, and read the progress report.