Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (9-1) 0980 — 2025 Oct/Nov Paper 1 · Variant 1
0980/11/O/N/25 · 80 marks · 90 min
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Question paper, page 1
This document has 16 pages. [Turn over Cambridge IGCSE™(9–1) MATHEMATICS 0980/11 Paper 1 Non-calculator (Core) October/November 2025 1 hour 30 minutes You must answer on the question paper. You will need: Geometrical instruments INSTRUCTIONS ● Answer all questions. ● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs. ● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page. ● Write your answer to each question in the space provided. ● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid. ● Do not write on any bar codes. ● Calculators must not be used in this paper. ● You may use tracing paper. ● You must show all necessary working clearly. INFORMATION ● The total mark for this paper is 80. ● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ]. * 4 4 3 9 0 4 0 7 2 2 * DC (LO) 358214 © UCLES 2025 , , * 0000800000001 * ¬O. 4mHuOªE]{6W ¬syY¤oUBsGR ¥eu55eUUEeEEuE U DFD
Question paper, page 2
2 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 List of formulas Area, A, of triangle, base b, height h. A bh 2 1 = Area, A, of circle of radius r. rr A 2 = Circumference, C, of circle of radius r. r C r 2 = Curved surface area, A, of cylinder of radius r, height h. rrh A 2 = Curved surface area, A, of cone of radius r, sloping edge l. r A rl = Surface area, A, of sphere of radius r. r A r 4 2 = Volume, V, of prism, cross-sectional area A, length l. V Al = Volume, V, of pyramid, base area A, height h. V Ah 3 1 = Volume, V, of cylinder of radius r, height h. r V r h 2 = Volume, V, of cone of radius r, height h. r V r h 3 1 2 = Volume, V, of sphere of radius r. r V r 3 4 3 = * 0000800000002 * , , ĬÍĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊàù¸þ× ĬĆñúÜĨĆęÞíöÝËĢ÷ĪĨĂ ĥõĥĕõÕĥµĥąõąÅµåÕåÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 3
3 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over Calculators must not be used in this paper. 1 (a) Write the number four hundred and sixty thousand and five in figures. … [1] (b) Write 52 149 correct to the nearest hundred. … [1] 2 O The diagram shows a circle, centre O. On the diagram (a) draw a diameter [1] (b) mark a point on the circumference and label it C. [1] 3 Write down the mathematical name of this polygon. … [1] 4 (a) Write down all the factors of 24. … [2] (b) Write down the reciprocal of 7 3 . … [1] * 0000800000003 * , , ĬÏĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊàû¸þ× ĬĆòùÔĢĊĩÛċċĬďĚãĪĘĂ ĥõĕÕµµąÕõõåąÅÕÅĕµÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 4
4 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 5 In triangle ABC, AB = 8 cm and BC = 6.4 cm. Using a ruler and compasses only, construct triangle ABC. Leave in your construction arcs. The line AC has been drawn for you. A C [2] 6 Shade one square so that the diagram has rotational symmetry of order 4. [1] * 0000800000004 * , , ĬÍĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÞù¸Ā× ĬĆòüÔĬüĠàąĄģ¶āúĠĂ ĥÅÅÕõµąõĕÕÕąąÕĥĕåÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 5
5 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 7 These are the first four terms of a sequence. 9 5 1 -3 (a) Find the next term. … [1] (b) Explain how you worked out your answer. … [1] 8 p q r 3 2 = - Work out the value of q when and p r 50 5 = = . q = … [2] 9 (a) Shade 4 3of this grid. [1] (b) Work out 15% of 80. … [2] * 0000800000005 * , , ĬÏĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÞû¸Ā× ĬĆñûÜĞøĐÙóíæĩ¾ÕúĐĂ ĥŵĕµÕĥĕąåąąąµąÕµÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 6
6 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 10 The bar chart shows the number of books sold in a shop in each of five months. Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 0 1 2 3 4 5 Number of books sold Months 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 (a) 4 books were sold in August. Complete the bar chart. [1] (b) Calculate the mean number of books sold in the six months. … [2] 11 The temperature at midnight is C 2° - . The temperature at noon is 5 °C. (a) Find the difference between these temperatures. … °C [1] (b) The temperature at 9 am is 8 °C higher than the temperature at midnight. Work out the temperature at 9 am. … °C [1] * 0000800000006 * , , ĬÑĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊßûµþ× ĬĆòû×ĨĐĖÑøĀÏĉ¶¸ÒĠĂ ĥĕĕĕµõĥµÅÅåąÅµåĕĥÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 7
7 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 12 NOT TO SCALE 3 cm 5 cm 4 cm Complete the net of this cuboid on the cm 1 2 grid. One face has been drawn for you. [3] * 0000800000007 * , , ĬÓĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊßùµþ× ĬĆñüÏĢĔĦèĂñĚ;ĤÒĐĂ ĥĕĥÕõĕąÕÕµõąÅÕÅÕõÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 8
8 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 13 The scale drawing shows the positions of town A and town B. The scale is 1 centimetre represents 10 kilometres. North B North A Scale: 1 cm to 10 km (a) Work out the actual distance from town A to town B. … km [2] (b) Measure the bearing of town B from town A. … [1] (c) Town C is 45 km from town A on a bearing of 310°. On the scale drawing, mark the position of town C. [2] * 0000800000008 * , , ĬÑĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÝûµĀ× ĬĆñùÏĬĢģÓĀúđïĢÂÂĨĂ ĥåµÕµĕąõµĕąąąÕĥÕĥÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 9
9 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 14 These are the ages, in months, of each of 12 children. 11 27 8 10 26 17 28 12 9 13 22 12 (a) Complete the stem-and-leaf diagram to show this information. 0 1 2 Key: 1 | 7 represents 17 months [2] (b) Find the number of children over 2 years old. … [1] (c) Show that the median is 12.5 . [1] 15 D A C B 140° x° NOT TO SCALE ABC is a straight line and ABD is an isosceles triangle. Work out the value of x. x = … [3] * 0000800000009 * , , ĬÓĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÝùµĀ× ĬĆòú×ĞĞēæúćØëĚĖÂĘĂ ĥåÅĕõõĥĕåĥÕąąµąĕõÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 10
10 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 16 (a) Complete the table of values for y x 9 = . x – 4.5 –3 –2 –1.5 –1 1 1.5 2 3 4.5 y –2 –3 – 6 –9 9 6 4.5 2 [2] (b) On the grid, draw the graph of y x 9 = for . x 4 5 1 G G - - and . x 1 4 5 G G . – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 y x 5 4 3 2 1 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 [4] * 0000800000010 * , , ĬÑĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊàû·þ× ĬĆôùÖĪĪõÍćñ»ēĤæúĐĂ ĥõÕĕµĕåõĕåąÅąõĥÕÕÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 11
11 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 17 (a) Write down a prime number between 20 and 30. … [1] (b) Simplify 9 2 ` j . … [1] 18 Work out 18 11 9 2 - . Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form. … [2] 19 By writing each number in the calculation correct to 1 significant figure, find an estimate for the value of . . . 2 49 5 3 19 5 # . … [2] 20 Some students take a test. 75 of the students pass the test. This is 5 3 of the students who take the test. Work out how many students take the test. … [2] * 0000800000011 * , , ĬÓĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊàù·þ× ĬĆóúÎĠĦąìñĀîÇĜòúĠĂ ĥõåÕõõÅĕąÕÕÅąĕąĕÅÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 12
12 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 21 Shapes A and B are shown on the grid. – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 1 0 B A 2 3 4 5 y x 5 4 3 2 1 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 (a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps shape A onto shape B. … … [3] (b) Draw the image of shape A after a reflection in the line y 1 =- . [2] * 0000800000012 * , , ĬÑĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÞû·Ā× ĬĆóûÎĦĘĄÏïćõĥ¸ÔĪĘĂ ĥÅõÕµõŵĥõåÅÅĕåĕÕÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 13
13 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 22 Chocolate cookies Makes 12 100 g flour 55 g butter 55 g sugar 20 g cocoa 1 egg (a) Sunita makes 24 chocolate cookies. Work out how much flour she needs. … g [1] (b) Albie has 28 g of cocoa. Does he have enough cocoa to make 18 cookies? Explain how you decide. … … [2] 23 (a) a a a x 8 15 # = Find the value of x. x = … [1] (b) ( ) b b y 7 21 = Find the value of y. y = … [1] * 0000800000013 * , , ĬÓĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÞù·Ā× ĬĆôüÖĤĜôêĉú´±ÀĈĪĨĂ ĥÅąĕõĕåÕõąõÅÅõÅÕÅÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 14
14 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 24 % = {students in a year group} H = {students who study History} G = {students who study Geography} 80 students are in the year group. 40 students study History. H G 10 15 % (a) Complete the Venn diagram. [2] (b) Find n(G). … [1] (c) A student is chosen at random. Work out the probability that the student does not study History and does not study Geography. … [1] 25 Expand and simplify. ( )( ) x x 3 2 + - … [2] 26 Write .1 753 108 # as an ordinary number. … [1] * 0000800000014 * , , ĬÍĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÝú¶Ă× ĬĆóú×ĞħČÜÿíďčĕĄÚĠĂ ĥĥąÕµõĥõĕĕõąąµĥĕĕÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 15
15 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 27 8 cm NOT TO SCALE The diagram shows a semicircle. The radius of the semicircle is 8 cm. Find the perimeter of the semicircle. Give your answer in terms of r in its simplest form. … cm [3] 28 Work out 8 3 2 1 8 5 ' . Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form. … [3] Question 29 is printed on the next page. * 0000800000015 * , , ĬÏĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÝü¶Ă× ĬĆôùÏĬīüÝùĄÚÉĝØÚĐĂ ĥĥõĕõĕąĕąĥåąąÕąÕąÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 16
16 0980/11/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series. Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is a department of the University of Cambridge. 29 Jim buys 15 apples and 10 pears for $42.50 . Li buys 4 apples and 5 pears for $16. Write down a pair of simultaneous equations and solve them to find the cost of one apple and the cost of one pear. Apple $ … Pear $ … [5] * 0000800000016 * , , ĬÍĊ®Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊßú¶Ą× ĬĆôüÏĢęíÚ÷ċÑīÁöÊĨĂ ĥÕåĕµĕąµĥÅÕąÅÕåÕĕÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Mark scheme, page 1
This document consists of 10 printed pages. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 [Turn over Cambridge IGCSE™ (9–1) MATHEMATICS 0980/11 Paper 1 (Core) October/November 2025 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 80 Published This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2025 series for most Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International A and AS Level components, and some Cambridge O Level components.
Mark scheme, page 2
0980/11 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 2 of 10 Generic Marking Principles These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptions for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these marking principles. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1: Marks must be awarded in line with: • the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question • the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question • the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2: Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3: Marks must be awarded positively: • marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate • marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do • marks are not deducted for errors • marks are not deducted for omissions • answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4: Rules must be applied consistently, e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level descriptors. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5: Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6: Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or grade descriptors in mind.
Mark scheme, page 3
0980/11 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 3 of 10 Mathematics-Specific Marking Principles 1 Unless a particular method has been specified in the question, full marks may be awarded for any correct method. However, if a calculation is required then no marks will be awarded for a scale drawing. 2 Unless specified in the question, non-integer answers may be given as fractions, decimals or in standard form. Ignore superfluous zeros, provided that the degree of accuracy is not affected. 3 Allow alternative conventions for notation if used consistently throughout the paper, e.g. commas being used as decimal points. 4 Unless otherwise indicated, marks once gained cannot subsequently be lost, e.g. wrong working following a correct form of answer is ignored (isw). 5 Where a candidate has misread a number or sign in the question and used that value consistently throughout, provided that number does not alter the difficulty or the method required, award all marks earned and deduct just 1 A or B mark for the misread. 6 Recovery within working is allowed, e.g. a notation error in the working where the following line of working makes the candidate’s intent clear.
Mark scheme, page 4
0980/11 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 4 of 10 Annotations guidance for centres Examiners use a system of annotations as a shorthand for communicating their marking decisions to one another. Examiners are trained during the standardisation process on how and when to use annotations. The purpose of annotations is to inform the standardisation and monitoring processes and guide the supervising examiners when they are checking the work of examiners within their team. The meaning of annotations and how they are used is specific to each component and is understood by all examiners who mark the component. We publish annotations in our mark schemes to help centres understand the annotations they may see on copies of scripts. Note that there may not be a direct correlation between the number of annotations on a script and the mark awarded. Similarly, the use of an annotation may not be an indication of the quality of the response. The annotations listed below were available to examiners marking this component in this series. Annotations Annotation Meaning More information required Accuracy mark awarded zero Accuracy mark awarded one Accuracy mark awarded two Accuracy mark awarded three Independent mark awarded zero Independent mark awarded one Independent mark awarded two Independent mark awarded three Benefit of the doubt Communication mark Incorrect Follow through Highlighter Highlight a key point in the working Ignore subsequent work Method mark awarded zero Method mark awarded one Method mark awarded two
Mark scheme, page 5
0980/11 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 5 of 10 Annotation Meaning Method mark awarded three Misread Omission Off-page comment Allows comments to be entered at the bottom of the RM marking window and then displayed when the associated question item is navigated to. On-page comment Allows comments to be entered in speech bubbles on the candidate response. Premature rounding/approximation Special case Indicates that work/page has been seen Transcription error Correct Correct answer from incorrect working
Mark scheme, page 6
0980/11 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 6 of 10 MARK SCHEME NOTES The following notes are intended to aid interpretation of mark schemes in general, but individual mark schemes may include marks awarded for specific reasons outside the scope of these notes. Types of mark M Method marks, awarded for a valid method applied to the problem. A Accuracy mark, awarded for a correct answer or intermediate step correctly obtained. For accuracy marks to be given, the associated Method mark must be earned or implied. B Mark for a correct result or statement independent of Method marks. When a part of a question has two or more ‘method’ steps, the M marks are in principle independent unless the scheme specifically says otherwise; and similarly where there are several B marks allocated. The notation ‘dep’ is used to indicate that a particular M or B mark is dependent on an earlier mark in the scheme. Abbreviations awrt answers which round to cao correct answer only dep dependent FT follow through after error isw ignore subsequent working nfww not from wrong working oe or equivalent rot rounded or truncated SC Special Case soi seen or implied Question Answer Marks Partial Marks 1(a) 460 005 1 1(b) 52 100 cao 1 2(a) Diameter drawn 1 2(b) Point marked on circumference 1 3 Hexagon 1 4(a) 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 2 B1 for 6 correct and no extras or 8 correct and one extra 4(b) 7 3 oe 1
Mark scheme, page 7
0980/11 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 7 of 10 Question Answer Marks Partial Marks 5 Accurate triangle with correct construction arcs 2 B1 for correct triangle with incorrect or no arcs or for two correct intersecting arcs with incorrect or no lines If 0 scored, SC1 for triangle with arcs but lines interchanged 6 1 7(a) –7 1 7(b) Subtracted 4 oe 1 8 20 2 M1 for 50 = 3q – 2 × 5 or better 9(a) 15 rectangles shaded 1 9(b) 12 2 M1 for full correct method e.g. 15 80 100 oe 10(a) Correct bar for August 1 10(b) 7 nfww 2 M1 for (3 + 9 + 7 + 11 + 8 + 4) ÷ 6 or better 11(a) 7 1 11(b) 6 1 12 Fully correct net 3 B2 for 3 correct extra faces in correct places or B1 for 1 correct extra face in correct place 13(a) 80 2 B1 for 8 or M1 for their 8 × 10 13(b) 032 1 13(c) Point correctly plotted 2 B1 for distance 4.3 to 4.7 cm from A or B1 for bearing 308º to 312º from A 14(a) 0 8 9 1 0 1 2 2 3 7 2 2 6 7 8 2 B1 for a correct ordered diagram with one error or omission or for a correct but unordered stem-and- leaf diagram 14(b) 3 1
Mark scheme, page 8
0980/11 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 8 of 10 Question Answer Marks Partial Marks 14(c) 12 13 2 + oe leading to 12.5 nfww 1 15 100 3 M2 for 180 – (180 –140) × 2 oe or M1 for 180 – 140 or for 180 – (2 × their 40) 16(a) –4.5 3 2 B1 for each 16(b) Correct graph drawn 4 B3FT for 9 points correctly plotted or B2FT for 7 points correctly plotted or B1FT for 5 correctly plotted 17(a) 23 or 29 1 17(b) 9 cao 1 18 7 18 cao 2 M1 for 11 18 – 4 18 oe 19 5 20 2 M1 50 cao A1 If 0 scored SC1 for 2 correct roundings or for all 3 correct but with any trailing zeros 20 125 2 M1 for 75 ÷ 3 [× 5] oe 21(a) Rotation 90 anticlockwise oe (0,0) oe 3 B1 for rotation B2 for 90 anticlockwise and (0, 0) or for 90 clockwise and (0.5, 3.5) or B1 for 90 anticlockwise or 90 clockwise or (0, 0) or (0.5, 3.5) 21(b) Rectangle with vertices at (1, –3) (3, –3) (3, –4) (1,–4) 2 B1 for reflection in y = k or in x = –1 22(a) 200 1
Mark scheme, page 9
0980/11 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 9 of 10 Question Answer Marks Partial Marks 22(b) No and a correct statement based on correct reasoning or calculations 2 B1 for a correct statement without support e.g. 30g is needed for 18 cookies oe or 2g more [than 28g] for 18 cookies oe or 28g would only give 16 cookies oe or 8g would only give 4 more cookies oe or M1 for correct calculation 18 20 1 2 oe or 6 20 12 oe or 28 12 20 oe or 8 12 20 oe or 20 12 and 28 18 oe 23(a) 7 cao 1 23(b) 3 cao 1 24(a) 2 B1 for one correct value correctly placed If 0 scored, SC1 for two positive integers such that n(G) = 55 24(b) 55 1 FT their 30 + their 25 provided their 30 + their 25 is less than 80 24(c) 15 80 oe 1 25 x2 + x – 6 final answer 2 B1 for x2 + 3x – 2x – 6 oe with at least three terms correct 26 175 300 000 cao 1 27 8π + 16 or 8(π + 2) final answer 3 M2 for [perimeter =] 8 8 2 + × π + 8 + 8 oe or 8π + 16 oe seen and then spoilt or M1 for [arc = ] 8 8 2 + × π oe
Mark scheme, page 10
0980/11 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 10 of 10 Question Answer Marks Partial Marks 28 5 1 3 cao 3 B2 for 16 3 oe or 5 13 39 oe or M2 for 26 8 3 1 3 their oe or 26 8 3 13 their oe or B1 for 26 13 oe or 3 8 oe 29 15a + 10p = 42.5 oe 4a + 5p = 16 oe 2 B1 for each [apple = ] 1.5[0] cao [pear = ] 2[.00] cao 3 M1FT for correctly eliminating one variable from their equations. A1 for 1.5 A1 for 2 If M1 A0 or M0 scored, SC1 for two positive costs which satisfy one of original conditions
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