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Cambridge IGCSE · 0580 · Paper 2 · Extended · short answer

Mathematics 0580/21 May/June 2026 past paper

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Paper 2 (Extended · short answer), variant 1, May/June 2026: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 26 questions worth 100 marks. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
26
Marks
100

File names: 0580_s26_qp_21 · 0580_s26_ms_21

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 0580/21 May/June 2026 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Mensuration315
Statistics311
Co-Ordinate Geometry210
Differentiation19
Vectors17
Surds17
Algebra36
Number Sequences16
Arithematics25
Transformations15
Indices14
Hcf Lcm13
Similarity13
Simultaneous12
Constructions And Scale Drawings12
2D Trigonometry12
Standard Form12
Sets11

Questions in 0580/21 May/June 2026

  1. Question 1Arithematics · 1 mark
  2. Question 2Algebra · 2 marks
  3. Question 3Algebra · 2 marks
  4. Question 4Mensuration · 2 marks

    6 cm NOT TO SCALE The diagram shows a rectangle with width 6 cm. The width of the rectangle is 12 1 of the perimeter of the rectangle. Work out the length of the rectangle. cm

  5. Question 5Statistics · 3 marks

    For four months, Hannah records the amount of time that she spends swimming, running and cycling. The composite bar chart shows this information. 0 May June July month August number of hours key cycling swimming running (a) Complete the statement …

  6. Question 6Simultaneous · 2 marks

    Solve the simultaneous equations. …

  7. Question 7Constructions And Scale Drawings · 2 marks
  8. Question 8Co-Ordinate Geometry · 8 marks

    P is the point (0, 4) and Q is the point …

  9. Question 9Sets · 1 mark

    In this Venn diagram, shade the region …

  10. Question 10Hcf Lcm · 3 marks
  11. Question 11Number Sequences · 6 marks

    (a) A, B and C are linear sequences. The table gives some information about these sequences. sequence 1st term 2nd term 3rd term 4th term nth term …

  12. Question 12Co-Ordinate Geometry · 2 marks

    The coordinates of A are (3, 20). The coordinates of B are (5, 10). Work out the gradient of AB.

  13. Question 13Arithematics · 4 marks
  14. Question 14Statistics · 5 marks

    The cumulative frequency diagram shows information about the amount of time 60 students spend watching television on one day. …

  15. Question 15Mensuration · 4 marks

    NOT TO SCALE shape A shape B t cm 2t cm 135° Shape A is one quarter of a circle with radius t cm. Shape B is a sector of a circle with radius 2t cm and sector angle 135°. …

  16. Question 16Algebra · 2 marks
  17. Question 17Transformations · 5 marks

    The diagram shows shape A and shape B drawn on a grid. …

  18. Question 182D Trigonometry · 2 marks
  19. Question 19Standard Form · 2 marks
  20. Question 20Indices · 4 marks
  21. Question 21Mensuration · 9 marks
  22. Question 22Statistics · 3 marks

    The table shows some information about the lengths of 145 pieces of wire. length (L cm) …

  23. Question 23Similarity · 3 marks

    10 cm h cm NOT TO SCALE The two solids are mathematically similar. The volume of the larger solid is cm 64 3 and the volume of the smaller solid is . cm 27 3 The height of the larger …

  24. Question 24Differentiation · 9 marks

    (a) Find the coordinates of the turning points of the graph of …

  25. Question 25Vectors · 7 marks
  26. Question 26Surds · 7 marks

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