Exam-style Questions (Paper 2)
Full-length Paper 2 questions — extended, multi-part problems that are calculator-active, using the complete IB command-term range (find, show that, hence, interpret, justify) with full mark schemes. Several questions are synoptic, linking calculus, trigonometry and statistics in a single context.
Start practising → Formula sheet (PDF) ↗Sample questions
- Hard Concert tour — geometric series & finance Calculator [12]
- Hard Tide heights — sinusoidal model Calculator [10]
- Hard Synoptic — normal distribution & sampling Calculator [7]
About this topic
These are original, full-length exam-style Paper 2 questions for Analysis & Approaches SL. Each sustains a single context across several linked parts, climbing from set-up to analysis to interpretation, with mark allocations matching real IB marking schemes and graphics-calculator steps throughout.
How to practise
- Open the question using the button above.
- Work the whole question under timed conditions, showing all working.
- Reveal the full mark scheme and check method marks part by part.
- Pay attention to the show-that, interpret and justify parts — that is where most marks are lost.