Eduqas Foundation Maths exam questions by topic
1,056 original practice questions in 88 chapters, written by our maths tutors and organised into six free PDF books, one for each Eduqas content area. Every chapter covers one topic, and every question has a worked solution.
These are not past papers. Each chapter gives 12 short questions worth 1 to 4 marks, so a student can practise one Foundation topic at a time and see exactly where a method breaks down.
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Which Foundation topics can I practise?
All six Eduqas content areas at Foundation tier: Number, Algebra, Ratio and Proportion, Geometry and Measures, Probability, and Statistics. Download each book free as a PDF and print what you need. Meeting a topic for the first time? Start with our Eduqas Foundation lesson notebooks, which teach each topic from scratch.
Number
Ordering and the four operations, primes, HCF and LCM, powers, roots and integer indices, exact fractions and multiples of π, standard form, fractions and percentages as operators, compound measures, estimation, rounding and error intervals.
Download the Number bookAlgebra
Notation, substitution and formulae, expanding and rearranging, functions, coordinates and straight-line graphs, gradient and intercept, quadratic graphs, graphs in context, linear and factorisable quadratic equations, simultaneous equations, inequalities and nth terms.
Download the Algebra bookRatio, Proportion and Rates
Changing units, density and pressure, scale drawings and maps, ratio notation and sharing, proportion, percentages and financial maths, direct and inverse proportion, compound units, scale factors for length, area and volume, growth, decay and compound interest.
Download the Ratio bookGeometry and Measures
Constructions and loci, angle facts and polygons, congruence, Pythagoras, transformations and similarity, circles, plans and elevations, bearings, area and volume, arcs and sectors, trigonometry with exact values, and vectors.
Download the Geometry bookProbability
Frequency trees, relative frequency and expected outcomes, mutually exclusive and exhaustive outcomes, sample size, listing, Venn diagrams and tree diagrams, possibility spaces, and independent and dependent events.
Download the Probability bookStatistics
Sampling and populations, questionnaire design, tables, charts and time series, averages and spread, describing populations from data, and scatter graphs, correlation and prediction.
Download the Statistics bookHow is each book organised?
Every book follows the same pattern: one chapter per topic, 12 questions per chapter, worked solutions straight after the questions, and a record page at the end of each chapter for scores, repair targets and retest dates.
The four parts of every chapter
- Chapter focus: what the topic covers and how much working a 4 mark question expects
- Practice: 12 questions worth 1 to 4 marks, two to a page with room for working
- Worked solutions: the method and final answer for all 12 questions, straight after the practice pages
- Completion record: a score, a repair target and a retest date for every question in the chapter
What else is inside
- a contents page listing every chapter against its content reference, from FN1 in Number to FS6 in Statistics
- core question types repeated with different numbers, so a method can be practised until it holds
- marks shown as teaching allocations, to signal how much working is expected, not official Eduqas marks
- a worked solution for every question that shows the method, not just the answer
- space for working on the page, so each book can be printed and used as a workbook
- written for Foundation tier and grades 1 to 5
What do the 88 chapters cover?
Each book numbers its chapters from 1 and gives every chapter a content reference, so you can find a weak topic quickly and cross-check coverage against a school scheme of work.
| Book | Chapters | Questions | Content references |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1 to 16 | 192 | FN1 to FN16 |
| Algebra | 1 to 21 | 252 | FA1 to FA21 |
| Ratio, Proportion and Rates | 1 to 16 | 192 | FR1 to FR16 |
| Geometry and Measures | 1 to 21 | 252 | FG1 to FG21 |
| Probability | 1 to 8 | 96 | FP1 to FP8 |
| Statistics | 1 to 6 | 72 | FS1 to FS6 |
The questions were written against the Eduqas GCSE Mathematics (C300) Foundation content and the demands of its two papers, without reproducing any past-paper wording, diagrams or numerical data. The chapter references are the books' own labels for each area of Foundation content: they identify alignment only, and every question and solution is independently authored.
How should a student use these?
Work one chapter at a time, mark against the worked solutions, and set a repair target for anything dropped. Eduqas Component 1 is non-calculator, so do some of every chapter without one.
If the exam is months away
Work through each book in order, two or three chapters a week. Use the completion record properly: a question only counts as secure when it can be done again from a blank page a few days later.
If the exam is weeks away
Pick the chapters that match the topics your mock exams exposed. Do the 12 questions, mark them, and retest only what was dropped rather than redoing whole books.
If the topic has not been taught yet
Start with the matching chapter in the Eduqas Foundation lesson notebooks, which teach the method from scratch, then come back to this chapter to practise it.
Guide: revising GCSE Maths
How to structure Maths revision so practice actually moves the grade, rather than re-reading notes.
Read the revision guideGuide: official past papers
Where to find the real Eduqas past papers and mark schemes to sit alongside these books.
Find past papersGuide: last-minute revision
What to do with the final weeks when there is no time left to cover everything.
Read the last-minute guidePractice book questions
The short version: the books are free for personal use, every question has a worked solution, and they are written for Eduqas Foundation tier, grades 1 to 5.
Are these real Eduqas past paper questions?
No. Every question is original and independently written. The authors used the Eduqas GCSE Mathematics (C300) Foundation content and the style of its two papers to decide coverage and mark weighting, without reproducing any past-paper wording, diagrams or numerical data. That means you can use these books and official past papers together without overlap.
How is Eduqas GCSE Maths different from AQA or Edexcel?
The content is very similar, but the exams are organised differently. Eduqas sets two papers of 2 hours 15 minutes each, worth 120 marks and half the grade each: Component 1 is non-calculator and Component 2 allows a calculator. AQA and Edexcel set three shorter papers. The total exam time is the same, 4 hours 30 minutes, but each Eduqas paper is longer, so stamina and checking matter more.
Do the books include answers?
Yes. Every chapter has a worked solution for each of its 12 questions, placed straight after the questions and showing the method as well as the final answer. Each chapter then ends with a completion record for the score, a repair target and a retest date.
Why do some questions look alike?
That is deliberate. Each chapter repeats its core question types with different numbers, so a student can practise the same method several times until it is reliable. Once a chapter is secure, move on to official past papers for mixed and unfamiliar problems.
Are they free? What is the licence?
The Free Website Edition is free for personal and household educational use. Tutors and schools must obtain the appropriate licence before copying for learners, and resale, paid redistribution and third-party uploading are prohibited.
How are these different from your Eduqas Foundation lesson notebooks?
They do different jobs. The lesson notebooks teach each topic from scratch, with explanations, worked examples, guided practice and answers. These books assume the method has been taught and give 12 questions per topic to practise it. A student meeting a topic for the first time should start with the notebook chapter, then use this book.
My child keeps losing marks on the same chapter. What next?
Repeating the same questions rarely fixes it, because the problem is usually the method rather than the practice. If a chapter scores low after two honest attempts, that is the point to get the method retaught, whether by a teacher at school or a tutor. Fifteen of our tutors teach GCSE Maths and the first 30 minutes are free.
Practice finds the gaps. A tutor closes them
Fifteen of our tutors teach GCSE Maths, including three qualified teachers. Lessons are one to one on Zoom, £30 each, and the first 30 minutes are free with no card details. If a chapter keeps scoring low after two attempts, that is usually the sign to get help with the method rather than repeat the questions.