CAIE 9990 Psychology Paper 4 Specialist Options: Application Past Papers
Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level 9990 Psychology Paper 4 Specialist Options: Application: written paper, 60 marks, 90 minutes. 20 past papers from 2022 to 2025; online practice is opening soon.
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 | 9990/41/M/J/25 | 60 | – | A 29 / C 22 / E 14 | soon |
| May/June 2025 v2 | 9990/42/M/J/25 | 60 | – | A 31 / C 22 / E 15 | soon |
| May/June 2025 v3 | 9990/43/M/J/25 | 60 | – | A 29 / C 22 / E 14 | soon |
| Feb/March 2025 v2 | 9990/42/F/M/25 | 60 | – | A 35 / C 26 / E 18 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v1 | 9990/41/O/N/24 | 60 | – | A 31 / C 23 / E 15 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v2 | 9990/42/O/N/24 | 60 | – | A 31 / C 23 / E 15 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v3 | 9990/43/O/N/24 | 60 | – | A 31 / C 23 / E 15 | soon |
| May/June 2024 v1 | 9990/41/M/J/24 | 60 | – | A 33 / C 25 / E 17 | soon |
| May/June 2024 v2 | 9990/42/M/J/24 | 60 | – | A 31 / C 23 / E 15 | soon |
| May/June 2024 v3 | 9990/43/M/J/24 | 60 | – | A 33 / C 25 / E 17 | soon |
| Feb/March 2024 v2 | 9990/42/F/M/24 | 60 | – | A 38 / C 29 / E 21 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v1 | 9990/41/O/N/23 | 60 | – | A 29 / C 21 / E 14 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v2 | 9990/42/O/N/23 | 60 | – | A 29 / C 21 / E 14 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v3 | 9990/43/O/N/23 | 60 | – | A 29 / C 21 / E 14 | soon |
| May/June 2023 v1 | 9990/41/M/J/23 | 60 | – | A 34 / C 24 / E 16 | soon |
| May/June 2023 v2 | 9990/42/M/J/23 | 60 | – | A 33 / C 24 / E 16 | soon |
| May/June 2023 v3 | 9990/43/M/J/23 | 60 | – | A 34 / C 24 / E 16 | soon |
| Feb/March 2023 v2 | 9990/42/F/M/23 | 60 | – | A 36 / C 27 / E 19 | soon |
| May/June 2022 v2 | 9990/42/M/J/22 | 60 | – | A 34 / C 25 / E 16 | soon |
| May/June 2022 v3 | 9990/43/M/J/22 | 60 | – | A 34 / C 25 / E 16 | soon |
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 / 60 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| Percent | 53% | 46% | 39% | 33% | 26% |
