“Draw” — what the examiner wants
How to answer a Cambridge Computer Science question that starts with Draw (9618): Cambridge's definition, what a full-mark answer contains, the mistake that loses the mark, and how often the word has come up in 147 current-syllabus past-paper questions.
Cambridge's definition
“draw a line to match a term with a description”
What earns full marks
One line from each term to one description. Use a ruler if it helps; make each line unambiguous.
What loses the mark
Drawing two lines from one term "to be safe" — that cancels the mark.
A question that uses it
Draw one line from each network device to its description.
In real past papers
Current-syllabus questions only (2210 / 0478 from 2023, 9618 from 2021); a question set under both 2210 and 0478 counts once.
147
questions
149
parts open with it
4
median marks a part
By paper
- 2210 / 0478 Paper 113 of 210 questions · 6%
- 2210 / 0478 Paper 238 of 262 questions · 15%
- 9618 Paper 142 of 270 questions · 16%
- 9618 Paper 212 of 251 questions · 5%
- 9618 Paper 342 of 353 questions · 12%
Typical marks per part: 4 marks (39%), 2 marks (27%), 3 marks (16%), 5 marks (13%).
Topics where “Draw” comes up most
- A2 LevelHardware and Virtual Machines22 questions
- O Level / IGCSEBoolean Logic20 questions
- AS LevelHardware18 questions
- A2 LevelSystem Software12 questions
- AS LevelProgramming10 questions
- O Level / IGCSEProgramming10 questions
- O Level / IGCSEThe Internet and Its Uses9 questions
- AS LevelInformation Representation7 questions
Recent questions that use it
Open any one to read it and mark your answer against the official mark scheme.
Marks shown as “a / b”: a = marks in parts that open with “Draw”, b = the whole question.
Don't confuse it with
- Write“write an answer in a specific way”3–8 marks (algorithms) or more (Paper 4 code)
- Complete“add information to an incomplete diagram or table”1 mark per entry or row
- Sketch“make a simple freehand drawing showing the key features, taking care over proportions”2–3 marks
- Develop“take forward to a more advanced stage or build upon given information”2–6 marks
The definition follows the command-word table in the Cambridge syllabus; the guidance is ZAK's. Statistics come from the real past-paper question bank (command words are read from each question's wording). Command words and past papers are © Cambridge Assessment International Education.