CAIE 9709 Mathematics Paper 4 Mechanics Past Papers
Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level 9709 Mathematics Paper 4 Mechanics: written paper, 50 marks, 75 minutes. 40 past papers from 2020 to 2025; 40 can be taken online.
Take a past paper online — free once
Open any series below, then choose “Take this paper online”.
Variants: one series has several variants (v1/v2/v3); the last digit of the paper number is the variant, e.g. Paper 41 = v1, Paper 42 = v2, Paper 43 = v3. The Feb/March series usually has v2 only. Variants contain different questions of similar difficulty.
All series
| Series | Code | Max | Qs | Thresholds (min marks) | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May/June 2025 v1 | 9709/41/M/J/25 | 50 | 7 | A 43 / C 29 / E 12 | online |
| May/June 2025 v2 | 9709/42/M/J/25 | 50 | 7 | A 43 / C 35 / E 29 | online |
| May/June 2025 v3 | 9709/43/M/J/25 | 50 | 7 | A 41 / C 26 / E 10 | online |
| May/June 2025 v5 | – | 50 | 7 | A 41 / C 28 / E 13 | online |
| Feb/March 2025 v2 | 9709/42/F/M/25 | 50 | 7 | A 44 / C 32 / E 20 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v1 | 9709/41/O/N/24 | 50 | 8 | A 38 / C 27 / E 12 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v2 | 9709/42/O/N/24 | 50 | 7 | A 33 / C 21 / E 9 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v3 | 9709/43/O/N/24 | 50 | 7 | A 41 / C 26 / E 11 | online |
| May/June 2024 v1 | 9709/41/M/J/24 | 50 | 7 | A 39 / C 27 / E 13 | online |
| May/June 2024 v2 | 9709/42/M/J/24 | 50 | 7 | A 36 / C 25 / E 12 | online |
| May/June 2024 v3 | 9709/43/M/J/24 | 50 | 7 | A 39 / C 25 / E 10 | online |
| Feb/March 2024 v2 | 9709/42/F/M/24 | 50 | 7 | A 38 / C 27 / E 17 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v1 | 9709/41/O/N/23 | 50 | 7 | A 38 / C 26 / E 12 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v2 | 9709/42/O/N/23 | 50 | 7 | A 39 / C 27 / E 12 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v3 | 9709/43/O/N/23 | 50 | 7 | A 45 / C 33 / E 21 | online |
| May/June 2023 v1 | 9709/41/M/J/23 | 50 | 7 | A 36 / C 26 / E 16 | online |
| May/June 2023 v2 | 9709/42/M/J/23 | 50 | 7 | A 38 / C 24 / E 13 | online |
| May/June 2023 v3 | 9709/43/M/J/23 | 50 | 7 | A 38 / C 25 / E 12 | online |
| Feb/March 2023 v2 | 9709/42/F/M/23 | 50 | 7 | A 37 / C 24 / E 10 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2022 v1 | 9709/41/O/N/22 | 50 | 6 | A 34 / C 24 / E 13 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2022 v2 | 9709/42/O/N/22 | 50 | 7 | A 34 / C 22 / E 12 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2022 v3 | 9709/43/O/N/22 | 50 | 7 | A 30 / C 20 / E 11 | online |
| May/June 2022 v1 | 9709/41/M/J/22 | 50 | 7 | A 36 / C 25 / E 16 | online |
| May/June 2022 v2 | 9709/42/M/J/22 | 50 | 7 | A 37 / C 25 / E 12 | online |
| May/June 2022 v3 | 9709/43/M/J/22 | 50 | 7 | A 37 / C 26 / E 15 | online |
| Feb/March 2022 v2 | 9709/42/F/M/22 | 50 | 7 | A 40 / C 26 / E 13 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2021 v1 | 9709/41/O/N/21 | 50 | 7 | A 35 / C 23 / E 10 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2021 v2 | 9709/42/O/N/21 | 50 | 7 | A 28 / C 17 / E 6 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2021 v3 | 9709/43/O/N/21 | 50 | 6 | A 35 / C 22 / E 10 | online |
| May/June 2021 v1 | 9709/41/M/J/21 | 50 | 7 | A 34 / C 21 / E 10 | online |
| May/June 2021 v2 | 9709/42/M/J/21 | 50 | 7 | A 31 / C 21 / E 11 | online |
| May/June 2021 v3 | 9709/43/M/J/21 | 50 | 7 | A 35 / C 24 / E 14 | online |
| Feb/March 2021 v2 | 9709/42/F/M/21 | 50 | 7 | A 39 / C 25 / E 11 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2020 v1 | 9709/41/O/N/20 | 50 | 7 | A 39 / C 28 / E 17 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2020 v2 | 9709/42/O/N/20 | 50 | 8 | A 36 / C 23 / E 11 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2020 v3 | 9709/43/O/N/20 | 50 | 7 | A 40 / C 28 / E 16 | online |
| May/June 2020 v1 | 9709/41/M/J/20 | – | 7 | – | online |
| May/June 2020 v2 | 9709/42/M/J/20 | – | 6 | – | online |
| May/June 2020 v3 | 9709/43/M/J/20 | – | 7 | – | online |
| Feb/March 2020 v2 | 9709/42/F/M/20 | 50 | 7 | A 43 / C 30 / E 18 | online |
Grade thresholds (average of latest 8 series)
Grade thresholds are the minimum raw marks published by the exam board for each series and variant. A single paper has grades A–E (A–G for IGCSE); A* is awarded only on the whole-subject total.
| Grade | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min marks / 50 | 39 | 34 | 27 | 20 | 14 |
| Percent | 79% | 67% | 54% | 41% | 28% |
