Free Cambridge IGCSE 0580 Core baseline test: start of Year 11
Find out where a student is starting from at the start of Year 11. 20 multiple-choice questions on the Cambridge IGCSE Core content usually taught in Year 10: number and money, bounds, algebra, sequences, straight-line graphs, geometry, trigonometry, transformations, statistics and probability, marked instantly, with a report that shows which topics are secure and which need work.
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What it covers
The test is written for the start of Year 11 of Cambridge IGCSE 0580 Core. It covers the Cambridge IGCSE Core content usually taught in Year 10: number and money, bounds, algebra, sequences, straight-line graphs, geometry, trigonometry, transformations, statistics and probability. Each question is tagged with the topic it tests, so the report maps straight onto the course:
| Question topic | Cambridge 0580 sub-topic | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| HCF and LCM | C1.1 / E1.1 Types of number | Core and Extended |
| Standard form | C1.8 / E1.8 Standard form | Core and Extended |
| Percentage increase | C1.13 / E1.13 Percentages | Core and Extended |
| Simple interest | C1.16 / E1.16 Money | Core and Extended |
| Upper and lower bounds | C1.10 / E1.10 Limits of accuracy | Core and Extended |
| Expanding double brackets | C2.2 / E2.2 Algebraic manipulation | Core and Extended |
| Factorising quadratics | C2.2 / E2.2 Algebraic manipulation | Core and Extended |
| Simultaneous equations | C2.5 / E2.5 Equations | Core and Extended |
| Linear inequalities | C2.6 / E2.6 Inequalities | Core and Extended |
| The nth term | C2.7 / E2.7 Sequences | Core and Extended |
| Equation of a straight line | C3.5 / E3.5 Equations of linear graphs | Core and Extended |
| Angles in polygons | C4.6 / E4.6 Angles | Core and Extended |
| Similar shapes | C4.4 / E4.4 Similarity | Core and Extended |
| Area of a sector | C5.3 / E5.3 Circles, arcs and sectors | Core and Extended |
| Trigonometry in right-angled triangles | C6.2 / E6.2 Right-angled triangles | Core and Extended |
| Pythagoras' theorem | C6.1 / E6.1 Pythagoras' theorem | Core and Extended |
| Reflections | C7.1 / E7.1 Transformations | Core and Extended |
| Mean from a frequency table | C9.3 / E9.3 Averages and measures of spread | Core and Extended |
| Combined events | C8.3 / E8.3 Probability of combined events | Core and Extended |
| Range | C9.3 / E9.3 Averages and measures of spread | Core and Extended |
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How it works
- 20 questions, four options each, one mark per question, about 40 minutes. Calculator allowed.
- Online or on paper, alone or with a class: how the baseline tests work, and the questions students and teachers ask.
Two sample questions
These are like the questions in the test, with different numbers. They are not in the test itself.
Sample 1 · Expanding double brackets
Expand and simplify \((x + 3)(x - 7)\).
- \(x^{2} - 21\)
- \(x^{2} - 4x - 21\)
- \(x^{2} - 10x - 21\)
- \(x^{2} - 4x - 4\)
Show the answer and working
Answer: B
Multiply every term in the first bracket by every term in the second and collect like terms: \(x^{2} - 4x - 21\).
A is what you get if you multiplied the first terms and the last terms only. C is what you get if you made a sign error in the middle terms. D is what you get if you added the constant terms instead of multiplying.
Sample 2 · The nth term
The first four terms of a sequence are \(8, 11, 14, 17\). Which expression gives the \(n\)th term?
- \(3n + 5\)
- \(3n + 8\)
- \(8n + 3\)
- \(3n + 11\)
Show the answer and working
Answer: A
The difference is 3, so \(3n\); the term before the first is 5: \(3n + 5\).
B is what you get if you used the first term as the constant. C is what you get if you swapped the difference and the first term. D is what you get if you made an error finding the constant.
What the report looks like
Example report (made-up results for one student):
Score 13 / 20 (65%)
- HCF and LCMGap
- Standard formGap
- Percentage increaseDeveloping
- Simple interestDeveloping
- Upper and lower boundsSecure
- Expanding double bracketsSecure
Questions students and teachers ask
Which test should my class take?
Match the tier your students are working towards: the Core test for Cambridge 0580 Core, the Extended test for Extended. The Year 10 tests cover the Key Stage 3 maths IGCSE builds on; the Year 11 tests cover the Year 10 content.
Other free baseline tests
- IGCSE Maths (4MA1): start of Year 11 baseline · Start of Year 11
- Cambridge IGCSE 0580 Core: start of Year 10 baseline · Start of Year 10
- Cambridge IGCSE 0580 Extended: start of Year 11 baseline · Start of Year 11
What else is free here
- IGCSE revision notesEvery sub-topic in plain English, with a worked example.
- Past papersLinks to the boards' own papers and mark schemes, with a timer.
- Free formula sheets (PDF)4MA1 and 0580, with the formulas you must learn marked.
- Daily and weekly questionsOne short question a day to keep every topic fresh.
Choosing a tier? 0580 Core or Extended: how to choose.