FURTHER MATHEMATICS/MATHEMATICS (ELECTIVE)
EXAMINATION SCHEME
There will be two papers, Papers 1 and 2, both of which must be taken.
PAPER 1: will consist of forty multiple-choice objective questions, covering the entire
syllabus. Candidates will be required to answer all questions in 1

hours for 40
marks. The questions will be drawn from the sections of the syllabus as follows:
Pure Mathematics – 30 questions
Statistics and probability – 4 questions
Vectors and Mechanics – 6 questions
PAPER 2: will consist of two sections, Sections A and B, to be answered in 2

hours for 100
marks.
Section A will consist of eight compulsory questions that are elementary in type for 48
marks. The questions shall be distributed as follows:
Pure Mathematics – 4 questions
Statistics and Probability – 2 questions
Vectors and Mechanics – 2 questions
Section B will consist of seven questions of greater length and difficulty put into three parts:
Parts I, II and III as follows:
Part I: Pure Mathematics – 3 questions
Part II: Statistics and Probability – 2 questions
Part III: Vectors and Mechanics – 2 questions
Candidates will be required to answer four questions with at least one from each
part for 52 marks.