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Students react after GCSE Maths Paper 1 on 19 May 2023

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Let's crunch the numbers

The memes for GCSE Maths Paper 1 are coming thick and fast - let’s see how the exam added up.

A calculator would have been nice for the first non-calculator question, and that paper also had a bit too much of its five-a-day in one serving. 

Here's the internet's reaction - as well as some quick links to take a closer look at each paper on The Student Room.

Exam discussion on The Student Room 

And this is where you can find the link to the directory of all of the individual GCSE exam threads.

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The first question came out firing

And students were given too much veg

Some are feeling like a shell of their former self

What people are saying about GCSE Maths Paper 1 on The Student Room

Screwed up on the circle theorems q as well as the sphere diameter q because I was tired & made so many silly mistakes that I had to go back and correct which knocked my confidence a bit

AtlasC

i really liked this exam
the only question i know i fully messed up was the 1kg carrots and tomato one

9034

This was a great exam overall, just the carrots and tomatoes question that threw me

thestreets2952

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Article by Ryan Lunn on Friday 19 May 2023
Last edited by Nik Taylor on Tuesday 27 February 2024