Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics - International 0607 — 2025 May/June Paper 1 · Variant 2
0607/12/M/J/25 · 60 marks · 75 min
The question paper and its mark scheme, free to read here and free to download. This is Cambridge’s own paper, exactly as it was sat.
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Mark scheme9 pages
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Question paper, page 1
This document has 12 pages. [Turn over Cambridge IGCSE™ * 8 7 4 7 3 5 3 6 8 6 * CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS 0607/12 Paper 1 Non-calculator (Core) May/June 2025 1 hour 15 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. You will be given marks for correct methods even if your answer is incorrect. INFORMATION ● The total mark for this paper is 60. ● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ]. DC (DE/FC) 341767/3 © UCLES 2025 , , * 0000800000001 * ¬Wz> 4mHuOªE`z5W ¬_zY¡ve}PX5Z ¥eeueUeEEEUE5eU DFD
Question paper, page 2
2 0607/12/M/J/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 * , , ĬÕú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÝü·þ× ĬßĠùÜĥòĪÎöû³ìÞąĢĂĂ ĥõµĕµõĥõĥĥĕąÅĕåõąÕ 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 0607/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over Calculators must not be used in this paper. 1 Luigi asked 30 males (M) and 30 females (F) to choose a pizza. They choose from cheese, meat, tuna or mushroom. The results are shown in the bar chart. 0 M F Cheese Meat Tuna Mushroom M F M F M F 2 4 6 8 Frequency 10 12 14 16 (a) Write down the pizza that was chosen most by females. … [1] (b) Find how many more males than females chose meat. … [1] (c) One of the 60 people is chosen at random. Find the probability that this person chose tuna. … [1] (d) Luigi makes these 60 pizzas. Find the number of each type of pizza that he makes. Write these numbers in order, starting with the largest. … … … … [2] largest * 0000800000003 * , , Ĭ×ú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÝú·þ× ĬßğúÔģîĚëĄĆöðÖÑĢòĂ ĥõÅÕõĕąĕõĕÅąÅõŵĕÕ 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 0607/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 2 (a) Write the number 155 000 in words. … [1] (b) Write the number 155 000 in standard form. … [1] 3 A O Q P B NOT TO SCALE P and Q are points on the circle, centre O. POQ and AQB are straight lines. (a) Write down the mathematical name for (i) PQ … [1] (ii) AB. … [1] (b) Write down the size of angle OQB. Angle OQB = … [1] * 0000800000004 * , , ĬÕú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊßü·Ā× ĬßğûÔĩĀďÐþýíÎúóòĊĂ ĥÅĕÕµĕąµĕµµąąõĥµąÕ 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 0607/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 4 A bird flies at an average speed of 55 km/h. Work out how many hours it takes the bird to fly 1100 km. … h [2] 5 A boat trip costs $26 for each adult and $10 for each child. Work out the total cost for 2 adults and 3 children to go on the boat trip. $ … [2] 6 Find the value of . 196 23 + … [2] 7 Divide 85 in the ratio 2 : 3. … , … [2] * 0000800000005 * , , Ĭ×ú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊßú·Ā× ĬßĠüÜğĄğéüô¼ĊĂçòúĂ ĥÅĥĕõõĥÕąÅĥąąĕąõĕÕ 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 0607/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 8 These are the first four terms of a sequence. 2 5 10 17 (a) Find the next two terms of the sequence. … , … [2] (b) Find an expression for the nth term of the sequence. … [2] 9 By writing each number correct to 1 significant figure, work out an estimate for the value of . . . . 2 14 2 88 3 26 4 91 # + . … [2] * 0000800000006 * , , ĬÙú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÞú¶þ× Ĭßğü×ĥĬĥáïāÁĪúÆÚĊĂ ĥĕÅĕõÕĥõÅåÅąÅĕåµÅÕ 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 0607/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 10 A C 130° D B NOT TO SCALE In triangle ABC, AB = AC. BCD is a straight line. Angle ACD = 130°. Find angle BAC. Angle BAC = … [2] 11 Solve. (a) x 5 7 = x = … [1] (b) x 8 3 11 - =- x = … [2] (c) ( ) x x 4 3 8 6 29 - = - x = … [3] * 0000800000007 * , , ĬÛú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÞü¶þ× ĬßĠûÏģĨĕØĉðĈ®ĂĒÚúĂ ĥĕµÕµµąĕÕÕĕąÅõÅõÕÕ 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 0607/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 12 A C B 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 y x The diagram shows triangle ABC drawn on a 1 cm2 grid. (a) Write down the coordinates of point B. ( … , … ) [1] (b) For triangle ABC, draw any lines of symmetry. [1] (c) Work out the area of triangle ABC. … cm2 [2] (d) (i) Measure AB. AB = … cm [1] (ii) Find the perimeter of triangle ABC. … cm [1] * 0000800000008 * , , ĬÙú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊàú¶Ā× ĬßĠúÏĩĖĔãć÷ÿĐÞ´ÊĂĂ ĥåĥÕõµąµµõĥąąõĥõÅÕ 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 0607/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 13 Work out the reciprocal of 0.4 . … [2] 14 Simplify. (a) x y x y 3 2 2 - + - . … [2] (b) x x 2 3 2 . Give your answer as a fraction. … [1] 15 A circle has radius r cm. The area of this circle is r 16 cm2. Work out the value of r. r = … [2] * 0000800000009 * , , ĬÛú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊàü¶Ā× Ĭßğù×ğĚĤÖñĊÊÌÖĨÊòĂ ĥåĕĕµÕĥÕåąµąąĕąµÕÕ 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 0607/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 16 There are 25 students in a class. E = {students that eat eggs} C = {students that eat cereal} n(E ) = 11 n(C ) = 13 n(E + C ) = 8 (a) Complete the Venn diagram to represent this information. E … … … … U C [2] (b) Write down the number of students that do not eat eggs and do not eat cereal. … [1] (c) One of the 25 students is chosen at random. Find the probability that this student eats eggs but does not eat cereal. … [1] * 0000800000010 * , , ĬÙú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÝú¸þ× ĬßĝúÖīĎĆÝĀðåôàØòúĂ ĥõąĕõµåµĕÅĥÅąÕĥõõÕ 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 0607/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 17 These are 4 graphs, A, B, C and D. x y O A x y O C x y O D x y O B Complete the following sentences. (a) The equation y x 2 3 = + is represented by graph … [1] (b) The equation y x x 2 3 2 =- + + is represented by graph … [1] 18 Vinema invests $3000 at a rate of 2% per year simple interest. Work out the value of Vinema’s investment at the end of 4 years. $ … [3] Question 19 is printed on the next page. * 0000800000011 * , , ĬÛú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÝü¸þ× ĬßĞùÎĝĒöÜúāĤèØĄòĊĂ ĥõõÕµÕÅÕąµµÅąµąµĥÕ 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 0607/12/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 19 0 y x 1 2 3 4 5 6 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 C B A (a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps shape A onto shape B. … … [2] (b) Describe fully the single transformation that maps shape A onto shape C. … … [2] (c) Rotate shape A through 180° about the origin. [2] 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. * 0000800000012 * , , ĬÙú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊßú¸Ā× ĬßĞüÎħĤóßøĊīĆüâĢòĂ ĥÅåÕõÕÅõĥĕÅÅŵåµõÕ 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 9 printed pages. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 [Turn over Cambridge IGCSE™ CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS 0607/12 Paper 1 (Core) May/June 2025 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 60 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 May/June 2025 series for most Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International A and AS Level components, and some Cambridge O Level components.
Mark scheme, page 2
0607/12 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 2 of 9 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
0607/12 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 3 of 9 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
0607/12 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 4 of 9 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
Mark scheme, page 5
0607/12 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 5 of 9 Annotation Meaning Method mark awarded two 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
0607/12 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 6 of 9 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
Mark scheme, page 7
0607/12 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 7 of 9 Question Answer Marks Partial Marks 1(a) mushroom 1 1(b) 8 1 1(c) 10 60 oe 1 1(d) 20, 16, 14, 10 2 B1 for 3 correct totals If 0 scored, SC1 for answer 10, 8, 7, 5 2(a) One hundred [and] fifty-five thousand 1 2(b) 1.55 × 105 1 3(a)(i) Diameter 1 3(a)(ii) Tangent 1 3(b) 90 1 Do not accept “right angle” 4 20 2 M1 for 1100 55 5 82 2 M1 for 2 26 3 10 + oe 6 22 2 B1 for [ 196 =] 14 or [2³ =] 8 seen 7 34, 51 in either order 2 B1 for each or M1 for 85 2 3 + soi by 17 8(a) 26, 37 in this order 2 B1 for first value 26 B1 for second value 37 or their 26 + 11 8(b) 2 1 + n oe final answer 2 B1 for 2 + n k or M1 for two correct second differences seen 9 3 5 2 3 + M1 3 cao A1 If 0 scored, SC1 for at least 3 out of 4 values correctly rounded 10 80 2 B1 for 50 correctly placed on diagram or used correctly or M1 for 180 – 2(180 – 130) oe 11(a) 35 final answer 1
Mark scheme, page 8
0607/12 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 8 of 9 Question Answer Marks Partial Marks 11(b) – 1 final answer 2 M1 for 8 11 3 = − + x or better or 3 11 8 8 − − = x or better 11(c) 0.5 or 1 2 final answer 3 B1 for 12 32 − x and M1 for correctly isolating terms in x on one side and constants on the other side FT their 4-term equation 12(a) (4, 5) 1 12(b) Correct line drawn 1 12(c) 12 2 B1 for [AC =] 6 or [height =] 4 seen 12(d)(i) 5 1 12(d)(ii) 16 1 FT their (d)(i) × 2 + 6 13 2.5 oe final answer 2 M1 for 1 0.4 oe 14(a) 5 3 − x y final answer 2 B1 for 5 x or 3 −y in answer or 5 3 − x y seen then spoilt 14(b) 3 2 x final answer 1 15 4 2 M1 for 2 π 16π = r or 2 16 = r oe 16(a) 2 B1 for two correct entries or for 3 values so that n(E) = 11 and n(C) = 13 or M1 for 25 – (11 + 13 – 8) seen 16(b) 9 1 FT their Venn diagram 16(c) 3 25 oe 1 FT their Venn diagram for numerator 17(a) A 1 17(b) D 1
Mark scheme, page 9
0607/12 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 9 of 9 Question Answer Marks Partial Marks 18 3240 3 B2 for [interest =] 240 OR M2 for 3000 2 4 3000 100 + oe or M1 for 3000 2 4 100 soi by [2% of 3000 =] 60 19(a) Reflection 1 = − x 2 B1 for each 19(b) Translation 1 5 − 2 B1 for each 19(c) Quadrilateral with vertices at: (2, – 4), (5, – 4), (5, – 2), (4, –2) 2 B1 for correct rotation about another point
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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2025 May/June, Paper 1 · Variant 2. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.