Things you should know about your upcoming mathematics examination

 



• Paper 01 (1 hour 30 minutes).  The Paper will consist of 60 multiple-choice items

 

• Paper 02 (2 hours and 40 minutes).  The Paper will consist of two sections.

 

 

Breakdown of Paper 02

Section I: 90 marks

Topic                                                 No. of marks

Sets                                                               5

Consumer Arithmetic and Computation                 10

Measurement                                                   10

Statistics                                                         10

Algebra                                                           15

Relations, Functions and Graphs                          10

Geometry and Trigonometry                               20

*Combination question/ investigation                   10

                                                             Total 90

Section II: 30 marks

This section will consist of 3 structured or problem-solving questions based mainly on the Optional Objectives of the syllabus. Questions are always based on the following areas; Algebra and Relations, Functions and Graphs; Measurement and Geometry and Trigonometry; and Vectors and Matrices. Candidates will be required to answer any two questions. Each question will be allocated 15 marks.

 

• In each paper, items and questions will be classified, according to the kind of cognitive demand made; Knowledge, Comprehension, Reasoning

 

                              Caribbean Examinations Council (2010)