IB AA DiagnosticSL/HL Overlap · HL Extension
IB Mathematics — Analysis & Approaches

Where SL and HL meet — and where HL goes further

Sixty hand-verified multiple-choice questions, split into two tracks and four timed modules, built to mirror the real exam's paper structure: Paper 1 without a calculator, Paper 2 with one. Work through it once, honestly, and you'll have touched every core idea the AA syllabus asks for.

SL & HL CORE Algebra · Functions Trig · Stats · Calculus HL ONLY Complex Nos. Vectors · Series

Shared Core — 40 questions

Everything SL and HL students both sit: number & algebra, functions, trigonometry & geometry, statistics & probability, calculus. Paper 1 (no calculator, 20 min recommended pace × 2) and Paper 2 (calculator, applied & word problems).

HL Extension — 20 questions

What HL adds on top: complex numbers, further algebra & proof, further calculus, 3D vectors, further statistics. Same Paper 1 / Paper 2 split, shorter and denser.

Track 1

AA SL & HL — Shared Core

The five units every AA student studies, whichever level they sit. Each paper starts at the simplest technique and works up to a full word problem in the same unit — so the idea always lands before it gets dressed up in context.

Number & Algebra Functions Geometry & Trigonometry Statistics & Probability Calculus
Paper 1 No Calculator · Shared Core
20 questions 40 min recommended

Pick a time limit, or use the official pace of 40 minutes. The module auto-submits when time runs out.

0 / 20 answered
40:00

You can submit early — unanswered questions are simply skipped in review.

Paper 2 Calculator Allowed · Shared Core
20 questions 45 min recommended

Same five units, applied to messier numbers and word problems. Official pace is 45 minutes.

0 / 20 answered
45:00

You can submit early — unanswered questions are simply skipped in review.

Track 2

AA HL — Extension Only

The material that only appears once a student chooses HL. Shorter than the shared core because it's genuinely narrower — but each idea is pushed further, faster.

Complex Numbers Further Algebra & Proof Further Calculus Vectors & 3D Geometry Further Statistics
Paper 1 No Calculator · HL Extension
10 questions 25 min recommended

Ten questions, denser than the shared core. Official pace is 25 minutes.

0 / 10 answered
25:00

You can submit early — unanswered questions are simply skipped in review.

Paper 2 Calculator Allowed · HL Extension
10 questions 30 min recommended

Official pace is 30 minutes.

0 / 10 answered
30:00

You can submit early — unanswered questions are simply skipped in review.