0580.C4.1.06 — bearing.: past paper questions

Real questions on 0580.c4.1.06 — bearing.

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1. 0580/31 · May/June 2026 · Q11a[1]
   11 The scale diagram shows the positions of town $A$ and town $B$. The scale is $1\text{ cm}$ represents $15\text{ km}$. [Diagram: A vertical line segment with an arrowhead at the top labeled "North". The bottom of this line is point $A$. A line segment extends from $A$ downwards and to the right to point $B$. Text t...See it on the paper →
2. 0580/31 · May/June 2026 · Q11b[2]
   11 The scale diagram shows the positions of town $A$ and town $B$. The scale is $1\text{ cm}$ represents $15\text{ km}$. [Diagram: A scale diagram with a vertical arrow pointing up from point $A$ labelled "North". A line segment connects point $A$ to point $B$ in the bottom-right direction. The text "scale : $1 \text...See it on the paper →
3. 0580/11 · October/November 2025 · Q13c[2]

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4. 0580/43 · October/November 2025 · Q4a[2]

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5. 0580/43 · October/November 2025 · Q4b[2]

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6. 0580/31 · May/June 2025 · Q13[2]

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7. 0580/33 · May/June 2025 · Q16b[1]
   16 The scale drawing shows a path from $S$ to $P$. The scale is $1\text{ cm}$ represents $2.5\text{ km}$. [Diagram: A line segment connecting point $P$ (top-left) to point $S$ (bottom-right). At $P$, a vertical arrow points up, labelled "North". At $S$, a vertical arrow points up, labelled "North". Text to the right...See it on the paper →
8. 0580/33 · May/June 2025 · Q16c[2]
   16 The scale drawing shows a path from $S$ to $P$. The scale is $1\text{ cm}$ represents $2.5\text{ km}$. [Diagram: A line segment connecting point $S$ to point $P$. At point $P$, there is a vertical arrow pointing up labelled "North". At point $S$, there is a vertical arrow pointing up labelled "North". The text "S...See it on the paper →
9. 0580/32 · February/March 2024 · Q6c(ii)[2]
   (c) $X$, $Y$ and $Z$ are three towns. [Diagram: A triangle with vertices $X$, $Y$, $Z$. A vertical arrow labeled "North" originates from $Y$. The line segment $XY$ is labeled "6 km". The line segment $YZ$ is labeled "9.7 km". The text "NOT TO SCALE" is to the right.] $X$ is on a bearing of $288^{\circ }$ from $Y$. $Z$ is...See it on the paper →
10. 0580/12 · May/June 2023 · Q9[1]
    The scale drawing shows the positions of town $A$ and town $B$. [Diagram: A vertical line with an arrow pointing up labeled 'North' at the top. The line ends at a point labeled $A$. From $A$, a line segment extends downwards and to the right to a point labeled $B$.] Measure the bearing of town $B$ from town $A$.See it on the paper →
11. 0580/32 · February/March 2023 · Q7b[2]
    The scale drawing shows the positions of three towns, $R$, $S$ and $T$, on a map. $RS$ and $ST$ are straight roads between the towns. The scale is 1 centimetre represents 8 kilometres. [Diagram: A map showing three points $R$, $S$, and $T$ connected by straight lines. At each point, a vertical arrow points upwards lab...See it on the paper →
12. 0580/32 · February/March 2023 · Q7d[2]
    The scale drawing shows the positions of three towns, $R$, $S$ and $T$, on a map. $RS$ and $ST$ are straight roads between the towns. The scale is 1 centimetre represents 8 kilometres. [Diagram: A map showing three points $R$, $S$, and $T$ connected by straight lines. At each point, a vertical arrow points upwards labe...See it on the paper →
13. 0580/13 · May/June 2022 · Q6[1]

    1-mark “Measure” question — its maths and diagrams are best seen on the paper.

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14. 0580/12 · October/November 2019 · Q3[1]

    1-mark “Measure” question — its maths and diagrams are best seen on the paper.

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15. 0580/32 · February/March 2019 · Q7b[1]

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16. 0580/32 · February/March 2019 · Q7d[4]

    4-mark “Label” question — its maths and diagrams are best seen on the paper.

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17. 0580/32 · February/March 2019 · Q7e[2]

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What examiners said

This question was well answered by around half of the candidates who measured and drew accurately a point 6 cm from A on a bearing of 105 degrees. Candidates were more successful at drawing the correct length rather than drawing the correct bearing. This question was attempted by nearly all candidates.

— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0580/31 Q13 (Cambridge)

Around half of candidates measured the bearing correctly. Answers in the range 36 to 40 came from reading the wrong scale on the protractor, some answers came from a clear incorrect method for example 360 – 140 or 180 + 141 but otherwise there were many varied random incorrect answers. Some gave the distance SP in centimetres.

— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0580/33 Q16(b) (Cambridge)

Around half of candidates marked the correct location of point E. Others plotted E either with just the correct distance from P or with just the correct bearing.

— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0580/33 Q16(c) (Cambridge)