About PastPaperPrep
PastPaperPrep is an independent practice platform that turns scattered Cambridge IGCSE and IB Diploma papers into precise, filterable question sets.
The product
It removes the selection work between finding a weakness and practising it properly.
Choose a qualification and bank, then narrow the archive by topic, subtopic, paper, year, session, or other available exam fields.
Use the linked answer or mark-scheme material available for a question, while keeping the original paper context visible.
Move from one weak area into mixed or timed work, and create printable practice sets where the selected plan supports export.
Why it is different
The core practice material comes from real past papers rather than newly written questions made to resemble an exam.
Students can isolate a narrow weakness without repeatedly opening full PDFs and hunting through unrelated questions.
Paper metadata, qualification context, and limitations stay visible instead of being flattened into an anonymous question feed.
Historical topic frequency describes this archive. It is not presented as official weighting or a guaranteed forecast of the next exam.
Built for
The workflow
At a glance
Trust and limitations
Questions are classified using available source records, syllabus-oriented taxonomies, and review workflows. Corrections and worked solutions are kept separate from the original question record where possible.
We prefer source-linked records, explicit archive counts, and plain descriptions of uncertainty. Topic totals can overlap because a question may carry more than one assignment.
PastPaperPrep records the source and rights context available for each archive. Official Cambridge and IB pages remain the authoritative source for qualification rules.
The archive is curated and bounded, so coverage can vary by bank. Found something wrong? Email hello@pastpaperprep.com with the bank and question details.
Common questions
PastPaperPrep is an independent online practice platform for Cambridge IGCSE and IB Diploma students. It organises authentic past-paper questions into focused banks that can be filtered by topic, paper, year, session, and other useful exam fields.
No. PastPaperPrep is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge International Education or the International Baccalaureate Organization. Official qualification websites remain the authoritative source for syllabus rules and examination requirements.
Question records are mapped to syllabus-oriented topics and archive metadata using source records, classification workflows, and review checks. Some questions can carry more than one topic assignment, so topic totals may overlap.
Yes. You can browse the banks without subscribing, and supported banks include complete older exam years that can be practised for free. Paid access unlocks the wider archive and eligible PDF export features according to the selected plan.