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鈥?' or 'Why鈥?'
There will be more multiple choice questions on the foundation paper.
Edexcel questions courtesy of Pearson Education Ltd.
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Sample question 1 - Foundation and Higher
Question
Which row of the table is correct for water compared to steam? [1 mark]
| The density of water is | The water molecules are | ||
| A | Bigger | Smaller | |
| B | Smaller | Bigger | |
| C | Bigger | Closer together | |
| D | Smaller | Further apart |
| A | |
| The density of water is | Bigger |
| The water molecules are | Smaller |
| B | |
| The density of water is | Smaller |
| The water molecules are | Bigger |
| C | |
| The density of water is | Bigger |
| The water molecules are | Closer together |
| D | |
| The density of water is | Smaller |
| The water molecules are | Further apart |
| The density of water is | The water molecules are | ||
| A | Bigger | Smaller | |
| B | Smaller | Bigger | |
| C | Bigger | Closer together | 鉁 |
| D | Smaller | Further apart |
| A | |
| The density of water is | Bigger |
| The water molecules are | Smaller |
| B | |
| The density of water is | Smaller |
| The water molecules are | Bigger |
| C | |
| The density of water is | Bigger |
| The water molecules are | Closer together |
| 鉁 |
| D | |
| The density of water is | Smaller |
| The water molecules are | Further apart |
Sample question 2 - Foundation and Higher
Question
The average kinetic energy of the particles in a gas is directly proportional to鈥 [1 mark]
| A | The pressure of the gas | |
| B | The temperature of the gas measured in degrees Celsius | |
| C | The temperature of the gas measured in kelvin | |
| D | The volume of the gas |
| A |
|---|
| The pressure of the gas |
| B |
|---|
| The temperature of the gas measured in degrees Celsius |
| C |
|---|
| The temperature of the gas measured in kelvin |
| D |
|---|
| The volume of the gas |
| A | The pressure of the gas | |
| B | The temperature of the gas measured in degrees Celsius | |
| C | The temperature of the gas measured in kelvin | 鉁 |
| D | The volume of the gas |
| A |
|---|
| The pressure of the gas |
| B |
|---|
| The temperature of the gas measured in degrees Celsius |
| C |
|---|
| The temperature of the gas measured in kelvin |
| 鉁 |
| D |
|---|
| The volume of the gas |