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The essentials
How Cambridge IGCSE works
- Grading
- A* to G for the syllabuses on these pages. Some subjects also have a separate 9–1 syllabus with its own code.
- Exam series
- June and November, plus March for schools in India.
- Tiers
- Many subjects have Core and Extended tiers. Extended covers more content and opens the top grades.
From Cambridge International’s published information, checked 2026-10-20. Official source
Command words
Know what the question is asking.
Each question starts with a command word that tells you what kind of answer earns the marks. These are Cambridge International’s own definitions. Ask your tutor to practise any of them.
- Calculate
- work out from given facts, figures or information
- Describe
- state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- Explain
- set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- State
- express in clear terms
- Give
- produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory
- Show (that)
- provide structured evidence that leads to a given result
- Sketch
- make a simple freehand drawing showing the key features
- Work out
- calculate from given facts, figures or information with or without the use of a calculator
FAQ
Cambridge IGCSE questions, answered.
Yes. Tell your tutor your tier when you start, and it keeps to the Core content or includes the Supplement content for Extended.
The exam coach marks answers against what mark schemes reward, says how many marks it would get, and shows what to add. Use it alongside your teacher’s marking.
The subject pages here describe the A*–G syllabuses. The 9–1 versions have their own codes; tell your tutor which one you’re taking.
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