Cambridge Past Paper Questions
Browse 23,045questions from 25 years of O-Level & A-Level exams. Click any question to practice.
BCD Limited provided the following information. [Figure 24.1 - Table of financial information for BCD Limited] How much was the equity and the capi...
Which statement correctly describes called-up share capital?
A sports club was established on 1 January. It has a clubhouse and also runs a snack bar for its members. Which items would be included in the rece...
A sports club started running a café, selling hot and cold drinks and confectionery, on 1 January 2024. The following information is given for the ...
A manufacturing business provided the following information. [Figure 28.1 - Table of manufacturing cost information] What was the factory cost of p...
Gem has been in business for many years. On 1 March, Gem purchased a new factory. On that date, he paid three months' insurance on his factory, tot...
Munira has not maintained a full set of accounting records. How would she calculate her credit purchases figure for a month?
The assets of a business increased by $22 000 and its liabilities decreased by $6000 over a one-year period. During this period, the owner invested...
Jonny provided the following information. [Figure 32.1 - Table of financial information for Jonny] What was Jonny's current ratio?
Jose runs a business providing accounting and book-keeping services. What is not relevant in analysing his business financial statements?
Jamila's business sells one type of product only. She provided the following information. [Figure 34.1 - Table of Jamila's business information for...
Antionette decides to treat a calculator bought for her large business as an expense instead of as a non-current asset even though it will be used ...
On 31 March 2025, Zac's bank statement showed an overdrawn balance of $1665, but the bank column of his cash book showed a debit balance of $825 on...
Jaya is a trader. Her financial year ends on 31 July. The totals of her trial balance at 31 July 2025 did not agree. REQUIRED Jaya later discove...
Ahmed has a vehicle breakdown recovery business. He owns a recovery vehicle and has provided the following information about the vehicle: • Purchas...
AY Limited has provided the following performance data for the last two years of trading. Ratio Year 1 Year 2 ...
GH Company manufactures car parts and has provided the following information relating to the year ended 31 March 2025. Revenue ...
ALAN AYCKBOURN: A Small Family Business Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: Jack watches the next in stunned amazement...
What does Anita contribute to your enjoyment of the play? Support your ideas with details from Ayckbourn's writing.
You are Poppy at the end of the play. The party is over. Write your thoughts.
CHARLOTTE KEATLEY: My Mother Said I Never Should Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: Enter Doris in the 1920s print dr...
In what ways does Keatley make you feel sympathy for Margaret? Support your ideas with details from the play.
You are Jackie. You have just learned that Jack has left everything to you in his will. Write your thoughts.
ARTHUR MILLER: The Crucible Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: Tituba: [already taking a step backward] My Betty be h...
Choose two moments in the play which you have found especially dramatic and explore in detail how Miller manages to make them so dramatic. (Do not ...
You are Danforth, just after Proctor has been executed. Write your thoughts.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Much Ado About Nothing Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: Don Pedro: Good den, good den. Claudio...
How does Shakespeare make Dogberry and the Watch so entertaining? Support your answer by close reference to the play.
You are Beatrice at the end of the play. You are about to see Hero marry Claudio. Write your thoughts.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Richard III Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: Gloucester: Now is the winter of our discontent M...
In what ways do you think Shakespeare makes Queen Margaret and Lady Anne memorable characters in the play? Support your ideas with details from the...
You are Richard, riding on your way to face Richmond at Bosworth Field. Write your thoughts.
R.C. SHERRIFF: Journey's End Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: Osborne: He's a fine company commander. Raleigh: I be...
How does Sherriff memorably portray soldiers' attempts to cope with trench warfare? Support your ideas with details from the play.
You are Hibbert. You have refused to eat your supper and you are now lying on your bed in the dugout. Write your thoughts.
SECTION B: POETRY SONGS OF OURSELVES: from Part 3 Read this poem, and then answer the question that follows it: Dover Beach The sea is calm to-nigh...
Explore how either The Flower-Fed Buffaloes (by Vachel Lindsay) or Report to Wordsworth (by Boey Kim Cheng) powerfully conveys feelings about human...
What do you find particularly memorable about the poets' portrayal of night and moonlight in Amends (by Adrienne Rich) and Full Moon and Little Fri...
JOHN KEATS: Poems Read these three stanzas from Ode to a Nightingale, and then answer the question that follows: 1 My heart aches, and a drowsy num...
In what ways does Keats make The Eve of St Agnes such a dramatic poem for you? Support your ideas with details from the poem.
Explore the ways in which Keats appeals so powerfully to your senses in To Autumn. Refer in detail to the poem in your answer.
SECTION C: PROSE JANE AUSTEN: Pride and Prejudice Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: She had instinctively turned awa...
In this novel, what do you think Austen suggests are the features of a good marriage? Support your ideas with details from the writing.
You are Charlotte, awaiting the arrival of your friend Elizabeth Bennet at your new home, Hunsford. Write your thoughts.
IAN CROSS: The God Boy Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: 'She is friendly to me and her eyes are all right then. She...
Why do you think telling the story from Jimmy's point of view makes the novel so powerful? Support your answer with details from Cross's writing.
You are Father Gilligan just after having heard confessions, including Jimmy's. Write your thoughts.
ANITA DESAI: Games at Twilight and Other Stories Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: That evening he had tried to ques...
Desai frequently portrays people who live in a state of irritation and anger. Explore how she does this so memorably in Private Tuition by Mr Bose ...
You are Bina in The Farewell Party as the party finishes. Write your thoughts.