Multiple choice questions
Multiple choice questions are perhaps the easiest to complete - you simply put a cross in a box - however, the questions often have two answers that could, at first glance, be correct. Don't make the mistake of reading the first answer and thinking this is correct without checking all the others.
If it says 'Tick one box', you must tick one box. If you leave it blank or tick two or more boxes you will get zero marks. These multiple choice questions will not start with command words like 'Describe...' or 'Explain...'. They will be written in the form of a question like 'What...?' or 'Why...?'.
There will be more multiple choice questions on the Foundation paper.
These questions have been written by Bitesize consultants as suggestions to the types of questions that may appear in an exam paper.
Sample question 1 - Foundation
Question
Identify the chamber of the heart labelled A.
Tick one box. [1 mark]
| A | Left atrium | |
| B | Left ventricle | |
| C | Right atrium | |
| D | Right ventricle |
| A |
|---|
| Left atrium |
| B |
|---|
| Left ventricle |
| C |
|---|
| Right atrium |
| D |
|---|
| Right ventricle |
| A | Left atrium | ✔ |
| B | Left ventricle | |
| C | Right atrium | |
| D | Right ventricle |
| A |
|---|
| Left atrium |
| ✔ |
| B |
|---|
| Left ventricle |
| C |
|---|
| Right atrium |
| D |
|---|
| Right ventricle |
Sample question 2 - Foundation
Question
If structure B is faulty, which is the best way of correcting its effect on the heart?
Tick one box. [1 mark]
| A | A stent | |
| B | A heart transplant | |
| C | A replacement valve | |
| D | Take more exercise |
| A |
|---|
| A stent |
| B |
|---|
| A heart transplant |
| C |
|---|
| A replacement valve |
| D |
|---|
| Take more exercise |
| A | A stent | |
| B | A heart transplant | |
| C | A replacement valve | ✔ |
| D | Take more exercise |
| A |
|---|
| A stent |
| B |
|---|
| A heart transplant |
| C |
|---|
| A replacement valve |
| ✔ |
| D |
|---|
| Take more exercise |
A faulty heart valve may not open as wide as it should, or may leak, affecting blood flow through the heart and to the body. The valve must be replaced by a mechanical or biological valve.
Sample question 3 - Higher
Question
Which two of the following are functions of bile? [2 marks]
| A | The enzymes in bile help to digest food | |
| B | It helps to provide the optimum pH for pancreatic enzymes to work | |
| C | It emulsifies fats | |
| D | It makes food in the digestive system more soluble |
| A |
|---|
| The enzymes in bile help to digest food |
| B |
|---|
| It helps to provide the optimum pH for pancreatic enzymes to work |
| C |
|---|
| It emulsifies fats |
| D |
|---|
| It makes food in the digestive system more soluble |
| A | The enzymes in bile help to digest food | |
| B | It helps to provide the optimum pH for pancreatic enzymes to work | ✔ |
| C | It emulsifies fats | ✔ |
| D | It makes food in the digestive system more soluble |
| A |
|---|
| The enzymes in bile help to digest food |
| B |
|---|
| It helps to provide the optimum pH for pancreatic enzymes to work |
| ✔ |
| C |
|---|
| It emulsifies fats |
| ✔ |
| D |
|---|
| It makes food in the digestive system more soluble |
Sodium hydrogencarbonate in bile helps to neutralise stomach acid and provide the optimum pH for pancreatic enzymes to work. It emulsifies fats, breaking them into tiny droplets, therefore increasing the surface area over which enzymes can work.
Bile does help in the digestion of food (response A), but does not contain enzymes.
Sample question 4 - Higher
Question
When urea is synthesised in the body, where is it transported?
Tick one box. [1 mark]
| A | From the small intestine to the liver | |
| B | From the liver to the kidneys | |
| C | From the brain to the heart | |
| D | From the lungs to the heart |
| A |
|---|
| From the small intestine to the liver |
| B |
|---|
| From the liver to the kidneys |
| C |
|---|
| From the brain to the heart |
| D |
|---|
| From the lungs to the heart |
| A | From the small intestine to the liver | |
| B | From the liver to the kidneys | ✔ |
| C | From the brain to the heart | |
| D | From the lungs to the heart |
| A |
|---|
| From the small intestine to the liver |
| B |
|---|
| From the liver to the kidneys |
| ✔ |
| C |
|---|
| From the brain to the heart |
| D |
|---|
| From the lungs to the heart |
