Step Cambridge Past Papers And Solutions

STEP

Each STEP paper is a 3-hour, paper-based exam and has 12 questions. The final grade for the paper is based on the student's six best answers only. Students must choose 6 of the 12 questions to answer on each paper and there's no restriction on which questions one should choose (i.e. your 6 chosen questions can be from any of the 3 sections). There is no limit to the number of questions one can attempt. The university you’re applying for will explain to you which paper you’ll need to take. They’ll do so when they send you your conditional offer letter. All STEP questions are marked out of 20. Your offer will usually include grades in papers 2 and 3.

The STEP exam is used by the University of Cambridge, the University of Warwick and Imperial College London. The following universities may require you to take the STEP exam as part of their conditional offers:

King's College London (required if you only have an AS-Level in maths and not an A-Level)
UCL (University College London)
University of Bath
Lancaster University
University of Bristol
University of Southampton

Changes have been implemented since 2020. The style of the questions will remain unaltered, and most of the STEP questions from previous papers can be used for preparation. The following changes have occurred: • the specifications will be updated to reflect the reforms in A Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics

the number of questions in each paper has decreased.
STEP 1 has now been discontinued
STEP 2 is based on A Level Mathematics and AS Level Further Mathematics. The paper has 12 questions across three sections: the first contains 8 pure questions, the second contains 2 mechanics questions, and the third contains 2 probability/statistics questions.
STEP 3 is based on A Level Mathematics and A Level Further Mathematics. The questions are intended to be about the same level of difficulty as those of STEP 2. The paper has 12 questions across three sections: the first contains 8 pure questions, the second contains 2 mechanics questions, and the third contains 2 probability/statistics questions.

As before, each question will have the maximum mark of 20. In each paper, candidates will be assessed on the six questions best answered; no restriction will be placed on the number of questions that may be attempted from any section and all questions attempted will be marked. The marking scheme for each question will be designed to reward candidates who make good progress towards a complete solution. Correct answers always receive full marks, whatever the method used.

Questions may test a candidate’s ability to apply mathematical knowledge in novel and unfamiliar ways and will often require knowledge of several different specification topics. Solutions will frequently require insight, ingenuity, persistence and the ability to work through substantial sequences of algebraic manipulation.

STEP tests a more advanced level of mathematical thinking and problem solving than does A-level, although uses the core syllabus of the Mathematics and Further Mathematics A-level to do so. The examinations are held in the A-level examination period in June and are taken in your school.

STEP Advanced Problems in Core Mathematics
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STEP Advanced Problems in Mathematics
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STEP Formula Book
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STEP Grade Boundaries
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STEP Specification 2019
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1994 Step 1
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1994 Step 2
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1994 Step 3
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1995 Step 1
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1995 Step 2
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1995 Step 3
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1996 Step 2
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1996 Step 3
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1997 Step 1
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1997 Step 2
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1997 Step 3
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1998 Step Paper I
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1998 Step Paper II
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1998 Step Paper III
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1999 Step Paper I
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1999 Step Paper II
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1999 Step Paper III
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2000 Step Paper I
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2000 Step Paper II
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2000 Step Paper III
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2001 Step Paper I
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2001 Step Paper II
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2001 Step Paper III
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2002 Step Paper I
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2002 Step Paper II
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2002 Step Paper III
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2003 Step Paper I
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2003 Step Paper II
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2003 Step Paper III
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2004 Step Hints and Answers
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2004 Step Paper I
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2004 Step Paper II
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2004 Step Paper III
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2005 Step Hints and Answers
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2005 Step Paper I
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2005 Step Paper II
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2005 Step Paper III
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2006 Step Hints and Answers
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2006 Step Paper I
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2006 Step Paper II
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2006 Step Paper III
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2007 Step Examiners' Report
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2007 Step Paper I
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2007 Step Paper II
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2007 Step Paper III
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2007 Step Solutions
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2008 Step Examiners' Report
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2008 Step Paper I
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2008 Step Paper II
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2008 Step Paper III
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2008 Step Solutions
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2009 Step Examiners Report
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2009 Step I
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2009 Step II
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2009 Step III
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2009 Step Solutions
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2010 Step Examiners' Report
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2010 Step I
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2010 Step II
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2010 Step III
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2010 Step Solutions
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2011 Step Examiners Report
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2011 Step I
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2011 Step II
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2011 Step III
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2011 Step MS
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2011 Step Solutions
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2012 Step Examiners Report
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2012 Step Hints and Solutions
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2012 Step I
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2012 Step II
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2012 Step III
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2012 Step Solutions
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2013 Step Examiner's report
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2013 Step Examiners' Report
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2013 Step Hints and solutions
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2013 Step I
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2013 Step II
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2013 Step III
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2013 Step Solutions
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2014 Step Examiners Report
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2014 Step Hints and solutions
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2014 Step I
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2014 Step II
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2014 Step III
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2014 Step Solutions
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2015 Step Examiners' Report
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2015 Step I
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2015 Step II
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2015 Step III
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2015 Step Mark Scheme
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2015 Step Solutions
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2016 Step 1
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2016 Step 2
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2016 Step 3
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2016 Step Examiners' Report
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2016 Step Mark Scheme
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2016 Step Solutions
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2017 Step 1
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2017 Step 2
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2017 Step 3
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2017 Step Examiners' Report
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2017 Step Mark Scheme
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2017 Step Solutions
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2018 Step 1
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2018 Step 1 Examiners' Report
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2018 Step 1 Solutions
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2018 Step 2
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2018 Step 2 Examiners' Report
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2018 Step 2 Solutions
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2018 Step 3
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2018 Step 3 Examiners' Report
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2018 Step 3 Solutions
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2019 Step 1
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2019 Step 1 Examiners' Report
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2019 Step 1 Solutions
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2019 Step 2
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2019 Step 2 Examiners' Report
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2019 Step 2 Solutions
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2019 Step 3
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2019 Step 3 Examiners' Report
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2019 Step 3 Solutions
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2020 STEP 2
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2020 STEP 3
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2020 Step 2 Examiners' Report
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2020 Step 2 Solutions
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2020 Step 3 Examiners' Report
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2020 Step 3 Solutions
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2021 STEP 2
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2021 STEP 3
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2021 Step 2 Examiners' Report
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2021 Step 2 Solutions
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2021 Step 3 Examiners' Report
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2021 Step 3 Solutions
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