Physics candidates lose more marks to units, significant figures and command words than to physics. Paper-by-paper technique for the November series.
The Mathematics paper does not surprise anyone who has studied its pattern. These are the question families that recur, and the drill that beats each one.
Chemistry 0620 punishes three habits above all: balancing by changing a formula, mole answers with no working, and writing conclusions where observations were asked.
Biology 0610 rewards precision, not essays. The command word decides the mark, and most candidates lose to describe-versus-explain before content knowledge even matters.
Method marks are the currency of 0580, and mental arithmetic pays in the wrong one. The technique that banks marks even when answers go wrong.
How Cambridge IGCSE Economics 0455 is assessed: the multiple-choice distractor trap, precise definitions, labelled diagrams, two-sided evaluation, and an 8-week plan.
A practical technique guide for Cambridge IGCSE Geography 0460: case studies with real place detail, Paper 2 map skills, Paper 4 fieldwork questions, and an 8-week plan.
Strong readers still lose marks on 0500. Summary length, own words, writer's effect, voice and register, composition planning: the fixes, plus an eight-week run-in plan.
Business Studies rewards precise terminology and case-specific application, not general opinions about how businesses work. The real exam technique guide for IGCSE Business Studies 0450.