One-mark questions

One-mark questions often ask you to state, predict, or give a simple reason to explain something. You do not have to answer in a full sentence, but it is usually a good idea to do so, in case that helps to give your answer more depth which might help you to score the mark. Make sure that you include key words in your answer, as these are often required by the mark scheme.

Foundation tier papers may include questions in which you have to draw lines to match correct options. These questions will include distractors, which are incorrect choices.

When you answer a line matching question, use straight lines. Draw the number of lines needed to answer the question.

Sample question 1 - Foundation

Question

Use the results in the table below to place zinc, copper and magnesium into order of reactivity.

[2 marks]

	Zinc	Copper	Magnesium
Copper sulfate	✔	X	✔
Magnesium sulfate	X	X	X
Zinc sulfate	X	X	✔

Copper sulfate
Zinc	✔
Copper	X
Magnesium	✔

Magnesium sulfate
Zinc	X
Copper	X
Magnesium	X

Zinc sulfate
Zinc	X
Copper	X
Magnesium	✔

This question has been written by a Bitesize consultant as a suggestion to the type of question that may appear in an exam paper.

Sample question 2 - Foundation

Question

A student used measuring instruments to measure some of the variables in an investigation into energy changes during displacement reactions.

Draw one line from each variable to the measuring instrument used to measure the variable.

[2 marks]

Two variables and six measuring instruments

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Sample question 3 - Higher

Question

Write a word equation for the overall reaction that takes place in a hydrogen fuel cell.

[1 mark]

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Sample question 4 - Higher

Question

State an advantage of hydrogen fuel cells over photovoltaic cells on the International Space Station.

[1 mark]

This question has been written by a Bitesize consultant as a suggestion to the type of question that may appear in an exam paper.

Sample exam questions - energy changes - AQAOne-mark questions