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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (9-1) · Core · Mensuration
Surface area and volume
Marks, papers and a question to try for 0980 Core surface area and volume.
The current syllabus All sittings since 2019
In the papers analysed (June 2025 to November 2025, 4 papers). A small sample. Only 4 papers have been set for the current syllabus so far (fewer than 8), so treat the figures as a rough guide.
What the papers show
- Share of marks
- 2.8% of the marks analysed
- How often
- On 3 of 4 papers analysed
- Which papers
- Paper 1 (no calculator), Paper 3 (calculator allowed)
- Usual command words
- calculate, give, work out
- Difficulty
- on the harder side (4.0 on a scale from 1, the easiest, to 5)
- Last seen
- November 2025
All sittings since 2019: 3.2% of the marks, on 17 of 26 papers.
A question to try
Questions for 0980 are not published yet.