O Level Mathematics 4024, topic 1.18

Surds: past paper questions

5 Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 questions on Surds (1.18) from 4 papers, 2025 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.

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Questions: 5
Papers: 4
Years: 2025 to 2026
Total marks: 19
Average per question: 3.8 marks
Largest question: 5 marks

By type: Structured 5

How hard the questions are

Recall1
Apply1
Analyse0
Not banded3

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

giveRecall1 question
produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory
work outApply1 question
calculate from given facts, figures or information with or without the use of a calculator

Where the questions come from

By year

20261
20254

By session

May/June2
Oct/Nov3

By paper

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Question 24May/June 2026, paper 12Structured3 marks
Expand and simplify.
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Question 23Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured5 marks
Simplify. $\sqrt{8} \times \sqrt{6} + \sqrt{3}$
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Question 23Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Structured4 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows a square-based pyramid. $X$ is the centre of the square base. Vertex $E$ is vertically above $X$ and $E X = 7 cm$ .
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Question 15May/June 2025, paper 12Structured3 marks
Simplify. $\sqrt{175} - \sqrt{28}$
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