IGCSE Mathematics 0580, topic E1.8
Standard form: past paper questions
10 Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 questions on Standard form (E1.8) from 10 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 10
- Papers
- 10
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 45
- Average per question
- 4.5 marks
- Largest question
- 14 marks
By type: Structured 10
How hard the questions are
- Recall1
- Apply8
- Analyse0
- Not banded1
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- writeRecall6 questions
give an answer in a specific form
- work outApply4 questions
calculate from given facts, figures or information with or without the use of a calculator
- calculateApply3 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- findApply3 questions
- completeApply1 question
- show thatApply1 question
- useApply1 question
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20262
- 20254
- 20242
- 20232
By session
- May/June6
- Oct/Nov4
By paper
- Paper 26
- Paper 44
Questions on this topic
Showing 9 of 10, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 19May/June 2026, paper 21Structured2 marks
Find the value of and the value of .
- Try this questionQuestion 15Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Structured3 marksHas a diagram
Write 66000 in standard form.
- Try this questionQuestion 10May/June 2024, paper 22Structured1 mark
Write 174000 in standard form.
- Try this questionQuestion 3Oct/Nov 2023, paper 41Structured14 marks
The table shows information about some of the planets in the solar system.
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2026, paper 23Structured3 marks
Write as an ordinary number.
- Try this questionQuestion 17May/June 2024, paper 23Structured4 marks
Work out, giving each answer in standard form.
- Try this questionQuestion 2Oct/Nov 2023, paper 43Structured11 marksHas a diagram
The table shows the number of each type of bird seen in a garden on Monday.
- Try this questionQuestion 11May/June 2025, paper 22Structured3 marks
Write 0.007 08 in standard form.
- Try this questionQuestion 6May/June 2025, paper 43Structured2 marks
One titanium atom has a mass of . Calculate the number of titanium atoms in of titanium.






