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Computational Thinking Skills past paper questions

Computer Science 9618 · Algorithm Design and Problem-solving. Abstraction and abstract models; decomposition into sub-problems and modules.

In Cambridge A Level Computer Science 9618, Computational Thinking Skills came up in 20 of the 104 papers on Paperstreak, for about 4 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in May/June 2025.

Often set with Program Design, Data Types and Records, Algorithms, Structured Programming.

21 questions, newest first

1. 9618/21/M/J/25 Question 1 part (c) · 3 marks
2. 9618/22/O/N/24 Question 7 parts (a) (b) · 4 marks
3. 9618/23/O/N/24 Question 7 part (b) · 4 marks
4. 9618/21/M/J/24 Question 7 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 4 marks
5. 9618/22/M/J/24 Question 7 part (a) · 3 marks
6. 9618/22/M/J/24 Question 8 part (a) · 2 marks
7. 9618/21/M/J/23 Question 7 part (a) · 3 marks
8. 9618/22/M/J/23 Question 7 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 5 marks
9. 9618/23/M/J/23 Question 7 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 3 marks
10. 9618/21/O/N/22 Question 2 · 5 marks
11. 9618/23/O/N/22 Question 2 · 3 marks
12. 9618/21/M/J/22 Question 3 part (a) · 3 marks
13. 9618/22/M/J/22 Question 3 part (b) · 3 marks
14. 9618/21/O/N/21 Question 1 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) (c(iii)) · 7 marks
15. 9618/22/O/N/21 Question 1 part (a) · 2 marks
16. 9618/23/O/N/21 Question 1 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) (c(iii)) · 7 marks
17. 9618/22/M/J/21 Question 2 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) (b(iii)) · 5 marks
18. 9608/22/M/J/20 Question 2 part (b(i)) · 3 marks
19. 9608/23/M/J/20 Question 1 part (c) · 2 marks
20. 9608/22/M/J/19 Question 2 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
21. 9608/23/M/J/19 Question 2 part (b) · 3 marks

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