Before you practice any past paper questions, make sure that you know the meanings of all of the key words to do with how science works, these can be found by clicking the flashing H on the right. Make sure you watch the video below which explains how to use past papers to help you revise.
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Paper 2 is tested by a 40 minute written paper. Click on the E for the exam paper, A for the markscheme and R for the examiners report (which explains the mistakes that were commonly made on the exam paper). (Please note, the mark scheme and examiners reports link to all of the questions papers, so therefore you will have to find the correct question paper. They are coded A322/01 - foundation and A322/02 - Higher.)
June 2011
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June 2011 - Foundation
June 2011 - Foundation Mark Scheme |
June 2011 - Higher
June 2011 - Higher Mark Scheme |
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June 2011 - Exam Report |
Grade |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
U |
Foundation |
- |
- |
- |
24-42 |
20-23 |
16-19 |
12-15 |
8-11 |
0-7 |
Higher |
27-42 |
21-26 |
16-20 |
12-15 |
9-11 |
7-8 |
- |
- |
0-6 |
January 2011
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January 2011 - Foundation
January 2011 - Foundation Mark Scheme |
January 2011 - Higher
January 2011 - Higher Mark Scheme |
January 2011 - Exam Report |
Grade |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
U |
Foundation |
- |
- |
- |
25-42 |
21-24 |
17-21 |
13-16 |
9-12 |
0-8 |
Higher |
34-42 |
28-29 |
21-27 |
14-20 |
10-13 |
8-9 |
- |
- |
0-7 |
June 2010
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June 2010 - Foundation
June 2010 - Foundation Mark Scheme |
June 2010 - Higher
June 2010 - Higher Mark Scheme |
June 2010 - Exam Report |
Grade |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
U |
Foundation |
- |
- |
- |
20-42 |
16-19 |
13-15 |
10-12 |
7-9 |
0-6 |
Higher |
27-42 |
21-26 |
16-20 |
11-15 |
8-10 |
6-7 |
- |
- |
0-5 |
January 2010
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January 2010 - Foundation |
January 2010 - Higher |
January 2010 - Mark Scheme |
January 2010 - Exam Report |
Grade |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
U |
Foundation |
- |
- |
- |
23-42 |
19-22 |
15-18 |
12-14 |
9-11 |
0-8 |
Higher |
31-42 |
24-30 |
18-23 |
12-17 |
8-11 |
6-7 |
- |
- |
0-5 |
From January 2010 the exams changed to contain more longer answer questions. A specimen paper giving examples of what the new types of questions are like can be found by clicking the flashing E below. The markscheme for these papers can be found at the end of the paper. As it is a specimen paper, there are no grade boundaries.
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Specimen Paper - Foundation |
Specimen Paper - Higher |
Below are the older past exam papers, markschemes, examiners reports and the grade boundaries - click on the flashing icons. You should still use these as part of your revision.
June 2009
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June 2009 - Foundation |
June 2009 - Higher |
June 2009 - Mark Scheme |
June 2009 - Exam Report |
Grade |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
U |
Foundation |
- |
- |
- |
27-42 |
23-26 |
19-22 |
15-18 |
11-14 |
0-10 |
Higher |
30-42 |
24-29 |
19-23 |
15-19 |
10-14 |
7-9 |
- |
- |
0-6 |
January 2009
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January 2009 - Foundation |
January 2009 - Higher |
January 2009 - Mark Scheme |
January 2009 - Exam Report |
Grade |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
U |
Foundation |
- |
- |
- |
28-42 |
25-27 |
22-24 |
19-21 |
16-18 |
0-15 |
Higher |
38-42 |
32-37 |
25-31 |
19-24 |
14-18 |
11-13 |
- |
- |
0-10 |
June 2008
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June 2008 - Foundation |
June 2008 - Higher |
June 2008 - Mark Scheme |
June 2008 - Exam Report |
Grade |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
U |
Foundation |
- |
- |
- |
28-42 |
25-27 |
22-24 |
19-21 |
16-18 |
0-15 |
Higher |
34-42 |
29-33 |
23-28 |
17-22 |
12-16 |
9-11 |
- |
- |
0-8 |
January 2008
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January 2008 - Foundation |
January 2008 - Higher |
January 2008 - Mark Scheme |
January 2008 - Exam Report |
Grade |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
U |
Foundation |
- |
- |
- |
25-42 |
21-24 |
17-20 |
14-16 |
11-13 |
0-10 |
Higher |
35-42 |
28-34 |
21-27 |
14-20 |
8-13 |
5-7 |
- |
- |
0-4 |
Past Papers
