SEE model papers
Full practice papers for the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) in Computer Science, made to CDC’s specification grid: the same sections, marks, units and kinds of question as the real paper. Every question has a model answer and a marking scheme.
The SEE Computer Science paper
The SEE theory paper in Computer Science is set to CDC’s Specification Grid, Computer Science, Grade 10: 50 marks in 2 hours, 25 questions in three sections, and every question compulsory. Each unit has its share of the marks, set by how long it is taught, and the grid plans each unit’s questions: which section and which level each one is. The levels are remembering a fact (knowledge), explaining it (understanding), using it in a new situation (application), and analyzing, judging or creating (higher ability).
The papers here are new, written by us to the same grid: each unit’s marks exactly as in the grid, and each unit’s questions in the sections and at the levels it plans. A 2- or 4-mark question earns one mark for each point expected, so its marking scheme lists exactly that many points.
The theory paper is half of the result: the other 50 marks are given by the school through the year (practical work 25, project work 10, trimester tests 10, participation 5), as the curriculum sets them, with no separate practical exam.
The three sections
| Section | Kind of question | Questions | Marks | Knowledge | Understanding | Application | Higher ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Multiple choice | 10 | 10 × 1 = 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| B | Short answer | 10 | 10 × 2 = 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| C | Long answer | 5 | 5 × 4 = 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Total marks | 25 | 50 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
The level columns give the number of questions at each level; the last row, the marks at each level.
Marks for each unit
| Unit | Teaching hours | K | U | A | H | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Computer Network and Communication | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | · | 11 |
| 2. Database Management System | 10 | 7 | · | 1 | · | 8 |
| 3. Multimedia | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | · | 8 |
| 4. Programming in Python | 16 | 1 | · | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 5. AI and Contemporary Technologies | 14 | · | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| Total | 64 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 50 |
K, U, A, H: each unit’s marks at each level (knowledge, understanding, application, higher ability). The grid fixes each unit’s marks and its questions: the same in every paper. Source: CDC, Specification Grid, Computer Science, Grade 10, with its model question paper; the internal evaluation from CDC's Computer Science Curriculum, Secondary Level, Grades 9–10, Section 7.
These are practice papers made by Science Playground, not official ones. Every fact and calculation has been checked, but they have not yet been reviewed by subject experts. If you find a mistake, please tell us.