Free IGCSE PDF • Aligned to the 2025 syllabuses

The free IGCSE guide that shows you how examiners award marks.

Most students lose marks they have already earned — by misreading the command word, skipping the working, or writing the wrong type of answer. This guide fixes that. Enter your email and we will send you the PDF straight away.

  • Command words decoded: State, Describe, Explain and more
  • How mark schemes really award marks (ORA, ECF, levels)
  • The 7 mistakes examiners flag every single year
  • Subject tips for Maths, Add Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics
  • A ready-to-follow 8-week revision countdown
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24
pages of exam technique
5
subjects covered
2025
syllabus aligned
Since 2012
built by IGCSE tutors
What's inside

Eight chapters. One goal: more marks for the work your child already does.

Every technique is drawn from Cambridge command word definitions, the structure of Cambridge mark schemes, and patterns in Cambridge Principal Examiner Reports.

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How grading really works

Why there is no fixed “A* = 90%”, and why your tier sets a hard ceiling on your grade.

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Command words, decoded

The verb at the start of the question tells you how to answer. Get State, Describe and Explain right.

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How to read a mark scheme

ORA, ECF, levels — the examiner's checklist, explained so you can write to it.

The 7 mistakes to stop

The errors examiners report every year. Technique gaps you can fix faster than content.

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Subject mark winners

Specific tips for Maths, Additional Maths, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, with worked examples.

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Your 8-week countdown

A week-by-week revision plan that puts past-paper practice where it belongs: at the centre.

IGCSE command words Mark scheme technique Common examiner mistakes Active recall & spaced repetition Exam-day strategy
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A free PDF that explains how Cambridge IGCSE examiners award marks. It decodes the command words, shows how to read a mark scheme, lists the 7 mistakes examiners report every year, gives subject-by-subject tips for Maths, Additional Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, and includes an 8-week revision countdown. It is aligned to the 2025 Cambridge IGCSE syllabuses.
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Yes. It reflects the current syllabuses for examination from 2025 onward, including the non-calculator papers in Mathematics (0580) and Additional Mathematics (0606), and the A* to E grade range for Additional Mathematics. Always confirm details against your own official syllabus.
The exam technique applies to every IGCSE subject, with specific mark-winning tips for Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
vStudyWise, powered by My Schola, built by IGCSE tutors in Malaysia with experience since 2012. vStudyWise is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education.
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