Exam-Style Questions – GCSE Revision

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GCSE interactive quizzes - boost your exam skills

Try these quizzes based on GCSE past papers and quick-fire questions. By working your way through the questions created by experts, you can prepare for your exams and make your GCSE revision more interesting.

The quizzes are suitable for students working on GCSE maths, biology, chemistry, physics, combined science, computer science and geography studying any awarding body specification.

Exam-style quizzes

These Bitesize quizzes, complete with graphs and images, will help improve your skills answering exam-style questions and give useful feedback when you're struggling to answer the question correctly.

Quick-fire quizzes

A bank of over 1000 free exam questions based on past papers. Each time you take the quiz, you'll see a new set of 10 questions to answer so you can keep testing your knowledge right up to the exam.

Geography

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Interactive practice quizzes by topic

Sharpen your skills with our interactive practice quizzes. Choose the topic you want to revise and click or tap on a quiz to begin.

Maths

Topic	Quiz title
Number	Whole numbers 1; Whole numbers 2; Approximation; Decimals; Multiples and factors; Laws of indices; Standard form; Fractions 1; Fractions 2; Converting between fractions, decimals and percentages; SURDS; Financial mathematics
Algebra	Algebraic expressions 1; Algebraic expressions 2; Algebraic formulae; Solving linear equations; Solving simultaneous equations; Solving quadratic equations 1; Solving quadratic equations 2; Algebraic fractions; Inequalities; Sequences; Straight line graphs; Other graphs; Transformation of curves - Higher; Using and interpreting graphs
All	Choose your own topic quiz

English literature

Text	Quiz title
An Inspector Calls	Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language
A Christmas Carol	Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language
Animal Farm	Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language
Blood Brothers	Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language
Frankenstein	Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde	Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language
Jane Eyre	Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language
Great Expectations	Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language
Macbeth	Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language
Romeo & Juliet	Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language

Biology

Topic	Quiz title
Cell biology	Cell structure; Types of cell; Cell division; Transport in cells
Organisation	Animal gas exchange systems; Digestion; Animal transport systems 1; Animal transport systems 2; Plant organisation 1; Plant organisation 2; Non-communicable diseases 1; Non-communicable diseases and data analysis
Homeostasis	The nervous system; The human endocrine system; Hormones in human reproduction; Homeostasis in humans; Plant hormones
Infection and response	Communicable diseases 1; Communicable diseases: prevention; Vaccinations and antibiotics; Bacterial growth and drug discovery; Plant disease
Inheritance, variation and evolution	Sexual and asexual reproduction; The genome and gene expression; Genes and inheritance; Inherited disorders and genetic testing; Variation; Evolution; Classification of living organisms
Ecology	Adaptations, interdependence and competition; Organisation of an ecosystem; Decomposition; Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems; Trophic levels in an ecosystem; Food production
All	Choose your own topic quiz

Chemistry

Topic	Quiz title
Atomic structure and the periodic table	Atoms, elements and compounds; Pure substances and mixtures; Atomic structure; The periodic table; Groups in the periodic table 1; Groups in the periodic table 2; Transition metals
Bonding, structure and the properties of matter	States of matter; Ionic compounds; Small molecules; Giant covalent molecules; Metals and alloys; Nanoscience and nanoparticles
Quantitative chemistry	Calculations in chemistry; Atom economy, percentage yield and gas calculations
Chemical changes	Reactions of metals; Acids, alkalis and salts 1; Acids, alkalis and salts 2; Titrations; Electrolysis
Organic chemistry	Crude oil, hydrocarbons and alkanes; Organic chemistry 1; Organic chemistry 2
Using resources	Sustainable development; Water; Ways of reducing the use of resources; Using materials; Fertilisers
All	Choose your own topic quiz

Physics

Topic	Quiz title
Energy	Change in energy stores; Energy and heating; Work, power and efficiency; Energy demands
Electricity	Electric circuits; Electric circuits 2; Mains electricity; Static electricity
The particle model	Temperature changes and energy; Density of materials; Particles in gases
Forces	Scalar and vector quantities; Moments, levers and gears; Forces, acceleration and Newton's Laws; Contact and non-contact forces; Gravity; Forces and elasticity; Describing motion; Pressure in fluids; Momentum - Higher
Waves	Properties of waves; Transverse and longitudinal waves; Reflection and refraction; Lenses; Sound waves; Black body radiation
Radioactivity	Radioactive decay; Models of the atom; Nuclear fission and fusion; Uses and dangers of radiation; Atoms, isotopes and ions
Space physics	The life cycle of a star; The Solar System; The expanding Universe
Practical skills	Scientific skills
All	Choose your own topic quiz

Combined science

Topic	Quiz title
Biology	Photosynthesis activity 1; Photosynthesis activity 2 - Higher; Respiration activity 1; Respiration activity 2
Chemistry	Calculations in chemistry - Higher; Exothermic and endothermic reactions; Rates of reaction; Reversible reactions; Analysing and identifying substances; Developing the atmosphere; Polluting the atmosphere
Physics	Infrared radiation absorption; Electromagnets and transformers; Magnetic fields
All	Choose your own topic quiz

History

Text	Quiz title
Queen Elizabeth I	Queen Elizabeth I's early rule; Queen Elizabeth I's Religious Settlement; Challenges to Queen Elizabeth I's rule; Life in Elizabethan times
Germany	A History of the Weimar Republic; Rise of the Nazi Party; Creation of a dictatorship; Women, minorities and living standards in Nazi Germany
The Cold War	Origins of the Cold War 1941-1956; The Cold War, 1958-1970; The end of the Cold War, 1972-1991