A past paper is an examination paper from a previous year or previous years, usually used either for exam practice or for tests such as University of Oxford,[1][2] University of Cambridge[3] College Collections.
Exam candidates find past papers valuable in test preparation.
Previous year question (PYQ) papers are to assess student's brilliancy and capabilities.
Students who are preparing for competition exams generally look for past papers.
Many countries such as Singapore publish past examination papers from various sources and publishers such as MOE, SEAB and Education Publishing House (EPH), where many students found it extremely beneficial and useful as many exam-styled questions that are asked in past examination papers are often repeated in the future examination papers, except for wording.