Paper 1 (Variant 1): Multiple Choice (Core)
November 2024
0652/11
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Cambridge (CIE) IGCSEExam code: 0652Ends after November 2026
Physical Science Past Papers
63 papers with mark schemes, 2019–2024. Enter your score on any of the 56 papers with published boundaries to see the grade it earned in that session.
Physical Science (0652) is being withdrawn. The last exam series is November 2026. The board directs students to Combined Science (0653). The papers below are still here to practise with.
Cambridge’s notice · checked 2026-08-22
2024
0/6 completedPaper 2 (Variant 1): Multiple Choice (Extended)
November 2024
0652/21
Paper 3 (Variant 1): Theory (Core)
November 2024
0652/31
Paper 4 (Variant 1): Theory (Extended)
November 2024
0652/41
Paper 5 (Variant 1): Practical Test
November 2024
0652/51
Paper 6 (Variant 1): Alternative to Practical
November 2024
0652/61
2023
0/12 completedPaper 1 (Variant 1): Multiple Choice (Core)
November 2023
0652/11
Paper 1 (Variant 2): Multiple Choice (Core)
November 2023
0652/12
Paper 2 (Variant 1): Multiple Choice (Extended)
November 2023
0652/21
Paper 2 (Variant 2): Multiple Choice (Extended)
November 2023
0652/22
Paper 3 (Variant 1): Theory (Core)
November 2023
0652/31
Paper 3 (Variant 2): Theory (Core)
November 2023
0652/32
Paper 4 (Variant 1): Theory (Extended)
November 2023
0652/41
Paper 4 (Variant 2): Theory (Extended)
November 2023
0652/42
Paper 5 (Variant 1): Practical Test
November 2023
0652/51
Paper 5 (Variant 2): Practical Test
November 2023
0652/52
Paper 6 (Variant 1): Alternative to Practical
November 2023
0652/61
Paper 6 (Variant 2): Alternative to Practical
November 2023
0652/62
2022
0/10 completedPaper 1 (Variant 1): Multiple Choice (Core)
November 2022
0652/11
Paper 2 (Variant 1): Multiple Choice (Extended)
November 2022
0652/21
Paper 2 (Variant 2): Multiple Choice (Extended)
November 2022
0652/22
Paper 3 (Variant 1): Theory (Core)
November 2022
0652/31
Paper 4 (Variant 1): Theory (Extended)
November 2022
0652/41
Paper 4 (Variant 2): Theory (Extended)
November 2022
0652/42
Paper 5 (Variant 1): Practical Test
November 2022
0652/51
Paper 5 (Variant 2): Practical Test
November 2022
0652/52
Paper 6 (Variant 1): Alternative to Practical
November 2022
0652/61
Paper 6 (Variant 2): Alternative to Practical
November 2022
0652/62
2021
0/6 completedPaper 1 (Variant 1): Multiple Choice (Core)
November 2021
0652/11
Paper 2 (Variant 1): Multiple Choice (Extended)
November 2021
0652/21
Paper 3 (Variant 1): Theory (Core)
November 2021
0652/31
Paper 4 (Variant 1): Theory (Extended)
November 2021
0652/41
Paper 5 (Variant 1): Practical Test
November 2021
0652/51
Paper 6 (Variant 1): Alternative to Practical
November 2021
0652/61
2020
0/11 completedPaper 1 (Variant 1): Multiple Choice (Core)
November 2020
0652/11
Paper 2 (Variant 1): Multiple Choice (Extended)
November 2020
0652/21
Paper 2 (Variant 2): Multiple Choice (Extended)
November 2020
0652/22
Paper 3 (Variant 1): Theory (Core)
November 2020
0652/31
Paper 3 (Variant 2): Theory (Core)
November 2020
0652/32
Paper 4 (Variant 1): Theory (Extended)
November 2020
0652/41
Paper 4 (Variant 2): Theory (Extended)
November 2020
0652/42
Paper 5 (Variant 1): Practical Test
November 2020
0652/51
Paper 5 (Variant 2): Practical Test
November 2020
0652/52
Paper 6 (Variant 1): Alternative to Practical
November 2020
0652/61
Paper 6 (Variant 2): Alternative to Practical
November 2020
0652/62
2019
0/12 completedPaper 1 (Variant 1): Multiple Choice (Core)
November 2019
0652/11
Paper 1 (Variant 2): Multiple Choice (Core)
November 2019
0652/12
Paper 2 (Variant 1): Multiple Choice (Extended)
November 2019
0652/21
Paper 2 (Variant 2): Multiple Choice (Extended)
November 2019
0652/22
Paper 3 (Variant 1): Theory (Core)
November 2019
0652/31
Paper 3 (Variant 2): Theory (Core)
November 2019
0652/32
Paper 4 (Variant 1): Theory (Extended)
November 2019
0652/41
Paper 4 (Variant 2): Theory (Extended)
November 2019
0652/42
Paper 5 (Variant 1): Practical Test
November 2019
0652/51
Paper 5 (Variant 2): Practical Test
November 2019
0652/52
Paper 6 (Variant 1): Alternative to Practical
November 2019
0652/61
Paper 6 (Variant 2): Alternative to Practical
November 2019
0652/62
Specimen
0/6 completedSpecimen Paper 1: Multiple Choice (Core)
0652/01
Specimen Paper 2: Multiple Choice (Extended)
0652/02
Specimen Paper 3: Theory (Core)
0652/03
Specimen Paper 4: Theory (Extended)
0652/04
Specimen Paper 5: Practical Test
0652/05
Specimen Paper 6: Alternative to Practical
0652/06
Grade boundaries are the exam board’s own published figures for that specific session and component. Papers the board never published boundaries for show no grade rather than an estimate.