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Cambridge IGCSE ยท 0606 ยท Paper 2

Additional Mathematics 0606/21 May/June 2025 past paper

Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics (0606) Paper 2, variant 1, May/June 2025: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 11 questions worth 80 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
11
Marks
80
Grade A from
54

File names: 0606_s25_qp_21 ยท 0606_s25_ms_21

Grade thresholds for 0606/21 May/June 2025

The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 80). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.

ABCDE
5440262014

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 0606/21 May/June 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Calculus215
Series214
Circular measure112
Quadratic functions210
Trigonometry19
Functions18
Straight-line graphs17
Permutations and combinations15

Questions in 0606/21 May/June 2025

  1. Question 1Quadratic functions ยท 5 marks
  2. Question 2Quadratic functions ยท 5 marks

    In this question, k is a constant. It is given that โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Permutations and combinations ยท 5 marks

    A sports club has the following members. 5 runners, 4 swimmers, 3 gymnasts (a) These members stand in a straight line. Find the number of ways that this can be done when all the runners stand together, all the swimmers โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Straight-line graphs ยท 7 marks
  5. Question 5Calculus ยท 4 marks
  6. Question 6Series ยท 6 marks

    (a) Using an appropriate quadratic factorisation, find the first three terms in the binomial expansion of โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Functions ยท 8 marks

    (a) The function f is defined by โ€ฆ

  8. Question 8Trigonometry ยท 9 marks

    (a) Solve the equation ( ) cot cos โ€ฆ

  9. Question 9Circular measure ยท 12 marks

    In this question, all lengths are in centimetres and all angles are in radians. โ€ฆ

  10. Question 10Calculus ยท 11 marks

    A particle P moves in a straight line. t seconds after passing a fixed point, O, the acceleration of P, ms โ€ฆ

  11. Question 11Series ยท 8 marks

    A geometric progression has first term a and common ratio r, where โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 0606/21 May/June 2025 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (0606_s25_ms_21), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 0606/21 May/June 2025?
54 marks out of 80, a C needed 26.
Which topics came up in 0606/21 May/June 2025?
Mostly Calculus, Series, Circular measure. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 0606/21 May/June 2025?
No. Every paper opens for free without signing in. A free account also saves your pen marks and records your score against the grade thresholds.