IGCSE Art & Design (0400) — real past-paper questions, marked by AI
IGCSE Art & Design (0400) is assessed through an Externally Set Assignment: Cambridge issues a themed starting point and you plan and develop a personal response to it. There is no multiple-choice shortcut here — the brief rewards a considered proposal, evidence of experimentation, and a written or annotated account of your thinking, so the command words that matter are plan, develop, and explain your intentions.
This hub holds a small, honest set: 10 real 0400 questions from the October–November 2023 and 2024 sessions, each one an Externally Set Assignment brief. Type out how you would plan and justify your response to a given brief and the AI examiner marks your reasoning against the real Cambridge mark scheme, showing exactly where your explanation of materials, sources, or development matches what the scheme rewards and where it stays too vague.
It will not replace studio time, but it is a free way to rehearse how you would unpack a brief before the exam window opens — no signup required, and every brief comes with its real mark scheme attached.
Past papers by year
2024
| Paper | Session | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 02 | October–November 2024 | 5 |
2023
| Paper | Session | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 02 | October–November 2023 | 5 |
Practise IGCSE Art & Design by topic
- Externally Set Assignment (10 questions)
Frequently asked questions
Which 0400 papers and years are covered?
The Externally Set Assignment briefs from the October–November 2023 and 2024 sessions — 10 questions across 2 papers in total.
Can the AI really mark an art brief?
You type your planning and reasoning for a brief — how you would develop it, what sources or materials you would use — and the AI examiner checks that written response against the real Cambridge mark scheme, showing which points it credits.
Is this a substitute for making the actual artwork?
No. It practises how you plan, justify, and articulate a response to a set brief; the practical piece itself still needs studio time and materials.
Is it free to use?
Yes — every question, mark scheme, and AI marking run is free, with no signup or card required.
Are these official Cambridge papers?
The briefs are transcribed from real Cambridge assignments and marked against the real mark schemes, which remain the copyright of Cambridge International. Cambridge Papers is an independent study tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge.