Here’s a link to download the question paper: Edexcel Maths Foundation November 2018 Paper 1
Here’s my solutions: Edexcel Maths Foundation November 2018 Paper 1 ANSWERS
In this post we’re aiming to walkthrough all of Edexcel GCSE Maths Foundation Paper November 2018 – Paper 1. This is the first paper in the exam, and is worth 80 marks. It’s fairly similar to papers 2 & 3 and the questions follow the same format.
There’s quite a range of topics and please do search the site for any additional support or, if you add a comment below, I’ll aim to respond very soon 🙂 Please do stop the video, answer the questions, and compare your solutions. Each video should provide you with around an hour’s fairly focussed revision.
Questions 1 – 14
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Q1 Ordering numbers
1:05 Q2 Percentage
1:36 Q3 Factors
1:50 Q4 Rounding
2:20 Q5 BIDMAS
3:22 Q6 Quantities
4:10 Q7 Pictogram
5:33 Q8 Coordinates
7:32 Q9 Substitution
8:10 Q10 Prime numbers
9:20 Q11 Fractions
11:56 Q12 Straight Line Graph
13:55 Q13 Ratio
15:00 Q14 Angles
Questions 15 – 21
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Q15 Ratio
2:06 Q16 Similar Shapes
2:52 Q17 Frequency Tree
4:52 Q18 Price Comparison
7:54 Q19 Rotation
10:30 Q20 Indices
11:07 Q21 Substitution
Questions 22 – 28
0:00 Introduction
0:46 Q22 Percentage
4:02 Q23 Proportion
5:08 Q24 Estimation
7:12 Q25 Simultaneous Equations
10:14 Q26 Area of circles
14:33 Q27 Frequency Tree
16:00 Q28 Angles in Polygons
Top Tips!
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- Take your time and aim for around a ‘mark a minute’ – this should give you enough time at the end to check your answers
- Always show your working
- Aim for 100% for the first 10 questions – this will help to build your confidence, and motivation, to keep going
- You can do this!
Watch on YouTube
Edexcel Foundation November 2018 Paper 1 Questions 1 – 14
Edexcel Maths Foundation November 2018 Paper 1 Questions 15 – 21
Edexcel Maths Foundation November 2018 Paper 1 Questions 22 – 28
The whole idea is to download the paper, try the questions, and then compare your solutions.
If you’d like more information on these topics, here’s a link to the Ultimate Guide to Maths.
I hope the walkthrough of Edexcel GCSE maths foundation papers help, and all very best with your GCSE’s.