IGCSE Topic Self-Assessment Sheets

Topic

R A G
Number

B1
convert between fractions, decimals and percentages
simplify a fraction by cancelling common factors
convert between mixed numbers and improper fractions

N1

understand and use order of operations (BIDMAS/BODMAS)

find a percentage of an amount
write a given number as a percentage of another number
increase and decrease amounts by a percentage
write large numbers in standard form
round to a number of significant figures
round to a number of decimal places
write small numbers in standard form
understand and use equivalent fractions

N2

add an subtract fractions using common denominators

multiply fractions by fraction or whole numbers
divide fractions by fraction or whole numbers
simplify ratios and understand the ratio notation
divide a quantity in a given ratio
find missing quantities of problems in direct proportion
understand the meaning of the term "factor"
understand the meaning of the term "multiple"
N3

evaluate Highest Common Factors (HCF)

evaluate Lowest Common Multiples (LCM)
identify prime factors, common factors and common multiples
express integers as the product of powers of prime factors

N5

N4

use reverse percentages

solve problems using upper and lower bounds
identify upper and lower bounds where values are given to a
degree of accuracy
use estimation to evaluate approximations to numerical
calculations
convert a recurring decimal into a fraction
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Topic
know the laws of indices for multiplying and dividing

R A G
Number

N1

find missing quantities of problems in inverse proportion

express a recurring decimal as a fraction

N2

use index laws to simplify and evaluate numerical expressions

involving whole number, fraction and negative powers

N3

B2

solve problems involving money: VAT, Income Tax, Interest

N4

understand the meaning of surds

manipulate surds, including rationalising the denominator
where the denominator is a surd

Algebra

B1
collect like terms

A1

simplifying algebraic products

multiply a bracket by a single term
solve equations including those with fractions, negatives and
with x's on both sides
set up simple equations from given data
understand index notation
simplify algebraic fractions
add and subtract algebraic fractions
A2

multiply and divide algebraic fractions

substitute all types of numbers into expressions
find the area of parallelograms and trapezia
find circumferences and areas of circles
solve simple linear inequalities and represent the answer on a
number line

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A3

Topic
factorise by taking out single common factors
simplifying algebraic fractions
solving equations involving fractions
solve 2 simultaneous equations

R A G
Number

A5

A4

solve 2 harder simultaneous equations with fraction solutions

rearranging formulae to change the subject
substituting values into formulae
multiply a pair of brackets
factorise a quadratic expression
solve quadratic equations by factorisation

B2
A1

solve problems of direct and inverse proportion using algebra

know the shape of the graphs for quantities in direct and
inverse proportion

A2

solve quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula

form and solve quadratic equations from data given in context
solve quadratic inequalities and illustrate the solution on a
number line
solve simultaneous equations with one linear and one
quadratic equation

A4

A3

use function notations of the form f(x) = and f : x---> a

understand the terms domain and range and that you need to
exclude negative square roots and division by zero
composite functions and the difference between fg(x) and
gf(x)
find an inverse function
solve equations involving fractions and with x in the
denominator

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Topic
plot and draw linear graphs
know that y=mx+c is a straight line graph, that m is the
gradient and c in the y-intercept
find the equation of a straight line parallel to a given line
calculate a gradient of a straight line given two coordinates
shade regions given by linear inequalities
interpret the solution of simulataneous equations as the
intersection of two lines
average speed = distance/time

GS4

finding acceleration and distances from speed-time graphs

plot and draw quadratic graphs

GS5

GS3

GS2

GS1

B1

R A G
Graphs Number
and Sequences

find the nth term for a sequence

generate terms of a sequence using term-to-term and positionto-term rules
find rules for simple quadratic sequences

GS4

GS3 GS2

GS1

B2
plot and draw linear, quadratic, cubic and reciprocal graphs
(y=1/x)
find the intersection points of linear and non-linear graphs
be able to draw a straight line onto a graph of a curve to solve
equations related to the equation of the curve
find the gradients of curves by drawing tangents
know that the gradient of a curve is variable
differentiate integer powers of x
find the gradient and turning points (maximum and minimum)
by differentiation
understand what the above mean graphically
use differentiation to solve problems

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Topic

SS3

SS2

SS1

B1

R A G
Number
Shape
and Space

use the angle sum of a quadrilateral being 360

give reasons to support statements in angle problems
use angle properties: opposite angles, angles on a straight
line, angles around a point, and angles in a triangle
understand the angles properties of parallel lines
understand and use the properties of the parallelogram,
rectangle, square, rhombus, trapezium and kite
understand the term regular polygon and calculate the interior
and exterior angles of regular polygons
construct triangles and other two-dimensional shapes using
ruler and compasses
use ruler and compasses to construct: perpendicular bisector,
angle bisector
understand and use angles of elevation and depression
use trigonometry to find lengths and angles in right-angled
triangles
use trigonometry to find lengths and angles in right-angled
triangles
recognise the term cyclic quadrilateral

SS4

use the following circle theorems: angle at the centre is twice

the angle at the circumference, angle in a semi-circle is a rightangle, angles in the same segment are equal, opposite angles
of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary
know that two tangents from a point to a circle are equal in
length
tangents are perpendicular to the radius at the point of contact
the line from the centre of a circle to a perpendicular chord
bisects the chord
the bisector of a chord goes through the centre of the circle
understand and use Pythagoras' theorem in 2 dimension

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SS5

Topic
understand that rotations are specified by a center of rotation,
a direction and an angle
rotate a shape about a point
understand that reflections are specified by a mirror line
construct a mirror line given a reflected shape
reflect a shape in a mirror line
describe and perform translations by a given distance and
direction
understand that enlargements are specified by a centre and a
scale factor
construct enlargements of objects
identify and give complete descriptions of transformations

R A G
Number

SS3

SS2

SS1

B2
understand and use the term congruent
be able to identify congruent triangles
the alternate segment theorem
understand the properties of intersecting chords
convert between area and volume units
area scale factors
volume scale factors
find perimeters and areas of sectors of circles
find the volume of prisms including cylinders
find the surface area of simple shapes
find the surface area and/or volume of a sphere or cone using
the formulae
understand that a vector has both magnitude and direction
understand and use vector notation
multiply vectors by scalar quantities
add and subtract vectors
calculate the modulus (magnitude) of a vector
find the resultant of two or more vectors
apply vector methods for simple geometrical proofs

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Topic

SS4

understand and use sine, cosine and tangent of obtuse angles

SHD1

Number

understand and use the cosine rule for any triangle

understand and use the sine rule for any triangle
use Pythagoras theorem in 3 dimensions
understand and use the formula bc sin A for the area of a
triangle
use trigonometry in 3-dimensions

Sets and Handling Data

B1

SHD2

R A G

understand and use subsets

understand and use the complement of a set
use Venn diagrams to represent sets and the number of
elements in sets
use the notation n(A ) for the number of elements in set A
use the set notation , and
calculate the mean, median, mode and range for discrete data

SHD5

SHD4

SHD3

draw and intrerpret pie charts

find the estimated mean for grouped data
identify the modal class for grouped data
find an experimental proability
find the theoretical probability for equally likely outcomes
draw and use a sample space to find probabilities
list all the outcomes for single events and for two successive
events
construct cumulative frequency diagrams from tables
estimate the median from a cumulative frequency diagram
understand the concept of a measure of spread
estimate the interquartile range from data or a cumulative
frequency diagram
find the interquartile range for a set of discrete data

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Topic

R A G
Number

SHD1

understand sets defined by an expression

SHD2

draw and use tree diagrams

determine the probability that two or more independent events
will both occur (AND rule)
use the addition rule of probability for mutually exclusive
events (OR rule)
P(A') = 1-P(A)

SHD3

B2

construct and interpret histograms

In Addition to those covered in the books, there are some topics which you also need to know:
determine the coordinates of the midpoint of a line given the
endpoints
understand and use the term expected frequency
identify any lines of symmetry and the order of rotational
symmetry
understand angle measure including three figure bearings
find the area of compound shapes

Explanation of Abbreviations:
N
A
GS
SS
SHD
B

Number
Algebra
Graphs and Sequences
Shape and Space
Sets and Handling Data
Book

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Revision Resources
Number
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/fdp/fdpHarder.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/fractions/improperFractions.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/formulae/operationsOrder.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/percentages/percentageSums.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/percentages/PercentageChange.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/standardform/standardform.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/accuracy/significantfigures.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/accuracy/decimalplaces.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/standardform/sfsmall.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/fractions/equivalentFractions.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/fractions/addingFractions.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/fractions/multiplyingFractions.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/fractions/dividingFractions.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/ratio/ratio1.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/ratio/Ratiodiv2.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/proportion/proportionlearn.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/multiples/factors.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/multiples/multiples.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/lcm/hcf.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/lcm/lcm.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/multiples/factors.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/lcm/hcf.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/percentages/percentagechange2.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/accuracy/uplowbounds.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/accuracy/uplowboundsEasy.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/estimating/estimating.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/decimals/recurringDecimals.html
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Revision Resources
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/powers/indicesPart1.html
Number
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/proportion/proportion.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/decimals/recurringDecimals.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/powers/indicesPart2.html

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/percentages/percentagechange2.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/surds/surds.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/surds/surdsPart2.html

Algebra
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/simplify/simplifyingExpressions.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/simplify/simplifyingExpressions2.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/brackets/bracketsMovie.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/equations/solvingEquationsMovie.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/equations/solvingEquationsMovie.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/powers/indicesPart1.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/simplify/cancellingFractions.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/simplify/addingFractions.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/simplify/multiplyingFractions.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/formulae/substituting.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/areas/parallelogramarea.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/areas/areaofcircle.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/inequalities/Inequalities.html

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Revision Resources
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/factorising/factoriseExpressions.html
Number
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/simplify/cancellingFractions.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/equations/solvingEquationsWithFractions.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/simultaneous/simEquMovieMidi.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/simultaneous/simEquMovieHard.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/simplify/rearrange.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/simplify/rearrange.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/formulae/substitutingFurther.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/brackets/bracketsMovie.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/factorising/factorisemovie.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/factorising/solveQuadsByFactoring.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/proportion/proportion.html

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/quadraticformula/formulamovie.html

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/inequalities/InequalitiesQuadratic.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/simultaneous/simEquQuad.html

not covered by mymaths

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/equations/solvingEquationsWithFractions.html

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Revision Resources
raphs Number
and Sequences
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/graphs/plottingGraphs.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/ymxc/equationofline.html

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/inequalities/shadingInequalities.html

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/graphs/speedgraph.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/graphs/speedgraph.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/graphs/plottingGraphs.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/nthterm/nthTerm.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/sequences/sequences.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/nthterm/nthTermQuadratic.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/graphs/reciprocal.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/quadGraphs/quadraticGraphs.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/quadGraphs/quadraticGraphs.html
not covered by mymaths

not covered by mymaths

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Revision Resources
Number
Shape
and Space
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/shape/LinesQuads.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/shape/LinesQuads.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/shape/LinesQuads.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/angles/parallel.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/shape/LinesQuads.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/angles/exterior.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/constructions/construct.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/loci/loci.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/trigonometry/elevation.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/trigonometry/trigangles.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/trigonometry/trigsides.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/circletheorems/circleTheorems.html

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/circletheorems/circleTheorems.html

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/circletheorems/circleTheorems.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/circletheorems/circleTheorems.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/circletheorems/circleTheorems.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/circletheorems/circleTheorems.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/pythagoras/pythagorasTheorem.html

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Revision Resources
Number
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/transformations/rotation.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/transformations/rotation.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/transformations/reflection.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/transformations/reflection.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/transformations/reflection.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/transformations/translation.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/transformations/enlargement.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/transformations/enlargement.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/transformations/transformations.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/congruency/congruentTriangles.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/congruency/congruentTriangles.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/circletheorems/circleTheorems.html

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/scalefactors/asf.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/scalefactors/vsf.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/circles/sectors.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/volume/volumeMovie.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/areas/nets.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/volume/volumeCones.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/vectors/vectorspart1.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/vectors/vectorspart1.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/vectors/vectorspart1.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/vectors/vectorspart1.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/vectors/vectorspart2.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/vectors/vectorspart1.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/vectors/vectorspart2.html

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Revision Resources
Number
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/trigonometry/trigfunctions.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/trigonometry/cosineruleangles.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/trigonometry/sinRule.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/pythagoras/pythagoras3D.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/trigonometry/areaTriangle.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/trigonometry/3DTrig.html

ets and Handling Data

http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book7/bk7i1/bk7_1i3.htm

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/averages/allaverages.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/piecharts/piecharts.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/averagesofgrouped/meanOfGrouped.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/averagesofgrouped/meanOfGrouped.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/probRelative/relativeFrequency.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/probability/probSimple.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/probability/listoutcomes.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/probability/listoutcomes.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/cumulative/cf.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/cumulative/cf.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/gcseStats/spread/spread01InterQuartileRange.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/cumulative/cf.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/gcseStats/spread/spread01InterQuartileRange.html

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Revision Resources
Number

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/probIndependent/probIndependent.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/probIndependent/probIndependent.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/probIndependent/probIndependent.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/probIndependent/probIndependent.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/histograms/histograms.html

oks, there are some topics which you also need to know:
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/coordinates/coordMidpoint.html

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/symmetry/rotation.html
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/bearings/bearings.html

Number
Algebra
Graphs and Sequences
Shape and Space
Sets and Handling Data
Book

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