Marking scheme for CXC CSEC math exam
May/June 2010 and forward

This exam is made up of two papers: paper 1 and paper 2

Paper 1

There are 60 questions on this paper. Each question is worth 1 mark.

All the questions are compulsory (you must answer all the

questions).

The total number of marks possible for this paper is 60

marks.

The marks you make on this paper contributes 33.3% to the

final overall grade you make for the math exam.

Paper 2
This paper has two (2) sections.

Section one is worth 90 marks - you have to answer 8 compulsory
structured and problem-solving type questions. These questions are based on the core objectives.

Section two is worth 30 marks - you have to choose two questions to answer out of 3 structured or problem-solving questions. Each question is worth 15 marks.
These questions are based mainly on the optional objectives of the syllabus.

The total number of marks possible for this paper is 120 marks.
The marks you make on this paper, contribute 66.6% to the final overall grade you make for the math exam.

The following two tables show how marks are awarded for the
questions on the CXC math exam.

* Note that 10 of of the 70 questions that you must complete for the exam receives 66.6% of the marks.

These 10 questions are on paper two (2) of the exam, therefore, you will need to score well on this paper in order to pass the exam.