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Free AQA GCSE Chemistry
Practice Paper

8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real AQA GCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.

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What the real AQA GCSE Chemistry paper looks like

Paper 1
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification.
Paper 2
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification.
Paper 3
Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions.
Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.

Mini practice paper: 8 questions

Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Chemistry syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

Electrons have a ____ charge.

  1. positive
  2. negative
  3. neutral
  4. double
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✓ Answer: B — negative
Electrons are negative.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

A titration is used to find the:

  1. Volume of one solution needed to react exactly with another
  2. Colour of a solution
  3. Mass of a solid
  4. Temperature of a reaction
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✓ Answer: A — Volume of one solution needed to react exactly with another
Titration measures the exact volumes of acid and alkali that react completely, used to find an unknown concentration.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

Ionic bonding involves the ____ of electrons.

  1. sharing
  2. transfer
  3. destruction
  4. ignoring
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✓ Answer: B — transfer
Electrons transfer from metal to non-metal.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3

Simple molecular substances are often ____ at room temperature.

  1. solid metals
  2. gases or liquids
  3. ionic crystals
  4. conductors
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✓ Answer: B — gases or liquids
Many are gases/liquids.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3

The mnemonic OIL RIG means Oxidation Is Loss, Reduction Is:

  1. Gain
  2. Going
  3. Glow
  4. Grip
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✓ Answer: A — Gain
Reduction Is Gain (of electrons).
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3

Sodium chloride forms from Na⁺ and:

  1. Cl⁻
  2. O²⁻
  3. Na⁺
  4. H⁺
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✓ Answer: A — Cl⁻
Na⁺ + Cl⁻ → NaCl.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

A covalent bond is formed by ____ electrons.

  1. transferring
  2. sharing
  3. losing
  4. destroying
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✓ Answer: B — sharing
Covalent = shared pairs.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

What does the reactivity series rank metals by?

  1. How readily they lose electrons / react
  2. Their mass
  3. Their colour
  4. Their melting point
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✓ Answer: A — How readily they lose electrons / react
The reactivity series lists metals in order of how readily they react, which relates to how easily they form positive ions by losing electrons.
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AQA GCSE Chemistry FAQ

What does the AQA GCSE Chemistry exam look like?
The AQA GCSE Chemistry exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 1: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification. Paper 2: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification. Paper 3: Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions. Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Can I download a free AQA GCSE Chemistry past paper?
Real AQA past papers are published directly by AQA on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is AQA GCSE Chemistry graded?
Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.