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GCSE Maths predicted papers- are they worth it?

So I’m a bit confused on what predicted papers are, do they predict the questions that will come up this year or are they just in the format of the exam?
If they are actual predictions, has anyone used them and found them to be accurate/ useful?
I’ve just looked it up and I could buy some from MME but to me they just sound like practice papers rather than ones unique to the exams.
Or I could subscribe to Seneca premium and get them on there.

Any input on this would be great, I am so stressed for maths 😅
Thank you :smile:

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Hey 👋. Year 12 student here. Not 100% sure but I think it means that they'll have questions that they think we'll be similar to the ones coming up. I'm sure you know that obvs they won't be the actual questions but MME is a pretty reputable source so I think you can trust them. I actually did some MME papers before my GCSE Maths exams (though I didn't have to pay for them because a maths teacher I know gave it to me) and they were actually pretty helpful. I remember that one of the questions on those papers were indeed similar to one in the exam which made it a lot easier to tackle. I can't promise you'll have the same results but I think any practice at all that you can get will be valuable regardless. The more you practice the more prepared you'll be for anything the examiners throw at you 😊. So try not to stress too much!

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by Godisgood1234
Hey 👋. Year 12 student here. Not 100% sure but I think it means that they'll have questions that they think we'll be similar to the ones coming up. I'm sure you know that obvs they won't be the actual questions but MME is a pretty reputable source so I think you can trust them. I actually did some MME papers before my GCSE Maths exams (though I didn't have to pay for them because a maths teacher I know gave it to me) and they were actually pretty helpful. I remember that one of the questions on those papers were indeed similar to one in the exam which made it a lot easier to tackle. I can't promise you'll have the same results but I think any practice at all that you can get will be valuable regardless. The more you practice the more prepared you'll be for anything the examiners throw at you 😊. So try not to stress too much!


Thank you :smile:

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