IB Maths AA HL Mock Paper 1
A full AA HL Paper 1 in the format of the current IB guide: 2 hours, 110 marks, no calculator. Our own questions across the course, with a full markscheme (M, A and R marks). Sit it timed and it is marked for you.
By Pete Bromfield, former Head of Maths with IB examining experience (independent)
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AA HL Mock Paper 1
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What is on it
2 hours, 110 marks, no calculator. Section A: 10 questions, 55 marks; Section B: 3 questions, 55 marks.
| Question | Topic | Syllabus | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geometric series: convergence and sum to infinity | SL 1.8 | 5 |
| 2 | Counting principles: combinations with a condition | SL 1.9, AHL 1.10 | 4 |
| 3 | Laws of logarithms and change of base | SL 1.5, SL 1.7 | 5 |
| 4 | Compound angle identities | AHL 3.10 | 5 |
| 5 | Integration by substitution | AHL 5.16 | 6 |
| 6 | Complex numbers: square roots and a quadratic with complex coefficients | AHL 1.12, SL 2.7 | 6 |
| 7 | Proof by induction: the nth derivative | AHL 1.15, SL 5.6 | 6 |
| 8 | Vector equation of a line; intersection with a plane; angle | AHL 3.14, AHL 3.18 | 6 |
| 9 | Polynomials: roots in arithmetic progression | AHL 2.12 | 6 |
| 10 | Homogeneous differential equation | AHL 5.18 | 6 |
| 11 | Inverse tangent: stationary points, inflection, symmetry and area by parts | AHL 5.15, AHL 5.16, SL 5.7, AHL 2.14 | 18 |
| 12 | Continuous random variable: mode, mean, variance, median; binomial | AHL 4.14, SL 4.8 | 18 |
| 13 | Roots of unity and the exact value of cos(2π/5) | AHL 1.14, AHL 1.13, AHL 3.10 | 19 |
How it is marked
- Step 1
Sit it in Exam mode
A timer runs for 2 hours and nothing is checked until you finish. Have the formula booklet ready.
- Step 2
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The answers it can read are marked for you. For the rest, tick the method marks you earned against our markscheme, or get a photo of your working marked by AI.
- Step 3
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Your score for each question is saved to your account, and the questions you dropped marks on go to My mistakes. Then follow the plan in the AA HL mock exam guide.
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Common questions
How long is the AA HL Mock Paper 1?
2 hours for 110 marks, with no calculator, as in the real AA HL Paper 1. Use the formula booklet and nothing else.
Who can open it?
Anyone with a free account (no card) can open the whole paper with its markscheme and sit it timed. Without an account you can try its first section.
How is it marked?
Sit it in the paper walkthrough in Exam mode: a timer runs and nothing is checked until you finish. Then the answers it can read are marked for you, you tick the method marks you earned against our markscheme, and your score for each question is saved to your account.
Is this a real IB paper?
No. It is an original paper written by us in the IB format. It contains no IB questions, it is not a prediction of the real paper, and the IB does not endorse it.
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