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

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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)

 

• calcium ions

• 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)

 

• 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

• 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)

 

• Takeover

• 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)

 

• conserves fuel reserves

• 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)

 

• Use a pipette/burette to measure the acid because it is more accurate volume than a measuring cylinder.

 

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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)

 

• Take (stem) cells from the meristem

 

 

 

AQA GCSE Economics   - Specimen paper 1H (First exams 2019)

 

Question: State two sectors of the economy (2m)

 

• Primary

• 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)

 

• Strength to weight ratio so that it can be easily carried but supports the weight of the pizza

• Low cost in comparison to other packaging materials which makes it cost effective for retailers