Past paper

Marking past papers with the official mark scheme and examiners' reports A past paper is only half used until you mark it the way an examiner would. The mark scheme or scoring guidelines show which points earn credit and which wording does not, and that is often where points are lost, not in missing knowledge. Then read the report written after that exam. UK exam boards publish a report on each paper and the College Board publishes Chief Reader Reports for AP free-response questions; both go question by question through how students did, including common errors and misconceptions. Check your answers against those before the next paper. AQA, for example, keeps most past papers, mark schemes and reports online for three years.