PRACTICE PAPER FOR 2026 SUMMER EXAMS
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2025 PREDICTED PAPER Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• a calculator Pages Mark
• mathematical instruments
2–3
• the Formulae Sheet (enclosed).
4–5
Instructions 6–7
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Draw diagrams in pencil. 8–9
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
10–11
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 12–13
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 14–15
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end 16–17
of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
18–19
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to
be marked. 20–21
22–23
Information
24–25
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80. 26
• You may ask for more answer paper, graph paper and tracing paper. TOTAL
These must be tagged securely to this answer book.
Advice
In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
, PRACTICE PAPER FOR 2026 SUMMER EXAMS
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
1 Work out (2.5×109)3.
[1 mark]
Give the answer in standard form
Answerr
2 (a) Write the reciprocal of
[1 mark]
Answer
2 (b) The bearing of A from B is 245°.
What is bearing of B from A
[1 mark]
Answer
3
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3 The population of a town is 1,760,000 people.
This value represents a 20% decrease from the original population.
Calculate the original population of the town.
Give your answer in standard form.
[3 marks]
Answer
4 Sam drives at a constant speed. He takes 8 hours to drive 416 kilometers.
How long will it take him to drive 1534 kilometers?
Give your answer in hours and minutes
[3 marks]
Answer
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Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
MATHEMATICS
Higher Tier Paper 2 Calculator
H
2025 PREDICTED PAPER Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• a calculator Pages Mark
• mathematical instruments
2–3
• the Formulae Sheet (enclosed).
4–5
Instructions 6–7
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Draw diagrams in pencil. 8–9
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
10–11
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 12–13
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 14–15
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end 16–17
of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
18–19
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to
be marked. 20–21
22–23
Information
24–25
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80. 26
• You may ask for more answer paper, graph paper and tracing paper. TOTAL
These must be tagged securely to this answer book.
Advice
In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
, PRACTICE PAPER FOR 2026 SUMMER EXAMS
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
1 Work out (2.5×109)3.
[1 mark]
Give the answer in standard form
Answerr
2 (a) Write the reciprocal of
[1 mark]
Answer
2 (b) The bearing of A from B is 245°.
What is bearing of B from A
[1 mark]
Answer
3
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, PRACTICE PAPER FOR 2026 SUMMER EXAMS
3 The population of a town is 1,760,000 people.
This value represents a 20% decrease from the original population.
Calculate the original population of the town.
Give your answer in standard form.
[3 marks]
Answer
4 Sam drives at a constant speed. He takes 8 hours to drive 416 kilometers.
How long will it take him to drive 1534 kilometers?
Give your answer in hours and minutes
[3 marks]
Answer
Turn over for the next question
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