TMUA Past Paper Collection (2016 - 2023)

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TMUA Paper 1 Past Papers (2017 - 2023)

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TMUA Paper 2 Past Papers (2017 - 2023)

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TMUA Specimen/Practice Papers

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TMUA Specifications/Logic Notes

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Why use Past Papers?

Past papers are inherently the most realistic materials available for TMUA preparation, as they are real papers from the exam! Past papers are the best way of taking mock exams, as they will provide you with actual TMUA questions and a realistic format.

Once you’ve been preparing for a while, you’re more than likely going to want to give the exam a go, which is exactly why past papers are so helpful. Not only are you taking a perfectly accurate mock exam, but you’ll also have access to the answer to every question to make marking easy for you.

Plus, you can go a step further and view worked solutions for every paper to get a better understanding of how each question is solved. You can access these when you upgrade your TMUA.Ninja account!

History of the TMUA

The first TMUA was sat officially in 2016 for the admissions process of a variety of mathematics courses. The test had been trialled by its creators, Cambridge Assessments Admissions Testing in 2015, using first-year undergraduates from the University of Durham as test takers. This trial lead to the conclusion that the TMUA was a viable admissions test for universities to use in their mathematics admissions process. The TMUA was used in the following exams cycle.

Thankfully for test-takers, the TMUA format hasn’t changed at all since 2016, meaning the original past papers will have the same amount of questions and the same time limits as the paper you’ll be sitting this year! However, some minor aspects of the specification have been added and updated over the years, so be sure to use the most up-to-date TMUA specification from 2024.

TMUA Past Paper Tips

Here are a few tips and tricks to help you optimise your TMUA Preparation with these past papers:

Be aware that the TMUA is now a fully computer-based exam, so these past papers will not accurately represent the experience of sitting the TMUA, although the questions are still accurate to what you should expect. For a more realistic practice test, use the official test on the UAT website, which runs on the same system that the actual TMUA is run on during testing.
Ensure that you’ve used the TMUA Specification as much as possible when revising, as this document details literally everything you need to know. It’s important to know this by heart so you don’t miss any topics or revise something that won’t be covered in the exam.
These past papers are a great way of understanding the TMUA format and question types, so you should look through one towards the start of your preparation. That way, you’ll have a better understanding of the actual exam and will have some context to work with when revising.
Don’t rush through all the past papers at once! You’ve got a lot to go through, but you should save most of them for later on in your revision schedule. The ideal strategy is to build up your content knowledge and try some practice questions first. Once you’re more confident in your abilities, you will have a good chance of doing well in the past papers.
Make sure you understand the differences between Paper 1 and Paper 2, as these each house very different types of questions.
Remember that you can’t use a calculator in the TMUA, so you should implement the same restriction with your past papers. The less you use your calculator, the better you will be at manually solving these questions.
Be as strict as possible with yourself when it comes to sticking with exam conditions. There are no cheats in the real exam, so push through and do as well as you can when practising. Anything that goes wrong here can be improved afterwards!
Marking is super easy for TMUA mock exams, all you need to do is check the answer key to see which questions you got right! Keep track of your scores and see how you improve, especially if you decide to repeat the same paper.

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