EVERY MARK MATTERS
HOW TO: LIST / STATE / IDENTIFY / SUGGEST
DIFFICULTY LEVEL - EASY
These types of questions usually carry low marks. They are just testing your ability to recall knowledge and demonstrate understanding.
How to answer:
Keep your answers short so you can move on quickly to more challenging questions that carry more marks.
Bullet point them and move on.
Do not write a paragraph as you will be wasting time. You will need every minute of the exam, especially towards the end which is where the higher marked questions will be.
Example 1: State two functions of the liver (Biology)
(1) Production of bile (2) Store and release glucose as needed
Example 2: List two features of a sole trader (Business Studies)
(1) Unlimited liability (2) The owner gets to keep all the profits
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How to list/state/identify/suggest
(new spec 2018 examples included)
Subject-specific examples
AQA GCSE Chemistry - Specimen question paper 1H (First exams 2018)
Question: Use the spectra to identify the two metal ions in the mixture (2m)
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calcium ions
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sodium ions
AQA GCSE Geography - Specimen question Paper 2 (FIrst exams 2018)
Question: Suggest two reasons for the slow rate of urban growth in many higher income countries (HICs) (2m)
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In many HICs, the process started earlier than LICs and NEEs so the vast majority of people moved to the cities when the industry was developing
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Many cities are already overcrowded in HICs so some people are tending to move to rural areas
AQA GCSE Business Studies - Specimen question paper 1 (First exams 2018)
Question: Identify two methods of external growth that a business could choose (2m)
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Takeover
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Merger
AQA GCSE Physics - Specimen question paper (First exams 2018)
Question: The National Grid ensures that fossil fuel power stations in the UK only produce about 33% of the total electricity they could produce when operating at a maximum output. Suggest two reasons why (2m)
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conserves fuel reserves
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spare capacity to compensate for unreliable renewable resources
AQA GCSE Chemistry - Specimen question paper 1H (First exams 2018)
Question: Suggest one improvement that could be made to the apparatus used that would give more accurate results. Give a reason for your answer (1m)
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Use a pipette/burette to measure the acid because it is more accurate volume than a measuring cylinder.
AQA GCSE Biology - Specimen paper 1H (First exams 2018)
Question: Scientists produced a single plant that contained a TMV-resistant gene. Suggest how scientists can use this plant to produce many plants with the TMV-resistant gene (1m)
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Take (stem) cells from the meristem
AQA GCSE Economics - Specimen paper 1H (First exams 2019)
Question: State two sectors of the economy (2m)
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Primary
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Secondary
GCSE Design and Technology - Specimen question paper Paper 1 (First exams 2019)
Question: State two reasons why corrugated cardboard is used as packaging for cooked pizzas (2m)
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Strength to weight ratio so that it can be easily carried but supports the weight of the pizza
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Low cost in comparison to other packaging materials which makes it cost effective for retailers