Q1 · Difficulty 1/3
Vertical columns of the periodic table are:
- groups
- periods
- shells
- blocks
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✓ Answer: A — groups
Vertical columns are groups.
WJEC · GCSE · Chemistry
Free WJEC GCSE Chemistry
Practice Paper
8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real WJEC GCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.
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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.
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.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3
The relative charge of a proton is:
- −1
- 0
- +2
- +1
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✓ Answer: D — +1
Protons carry a charge of +1.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3
A finite resource obtained from the Earth is:
- crude oil
- sunlight
- wind
- tidal energy
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✓ Answer: A — crude oil
Crude oil is finite (non-renewable).
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3
Metal + acid →
- salt + hydrogen
- salt + water
- salt + oxygen
- salt + CO₂
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✓ Answer: A — salt + hydrogen
Metal + acid → salt + hydrogen.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3
Group 0 (noble gases) are unreactive because they have:
- seven outer electrons
- no electrons
- full outer shells
- one outer electron
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✓ Answer: C — full outer shells
Noble gases have full outer shells.
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3
Water can be made safe to drink by filtration and:
- freezing
- boiling only
- adding salt
- chlorination
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✓ Answer: D — chlorination
Chlorination kills microbes in water treatment.
Q7 · Difficulty 2/3
A mixture of a metal with other elements to improve properties is an:
- isotope
- ore
- acid
- alloy
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✓ Answer: D — alloy
Alloys are designed to improve properties.
Q8 · Difficulty 2/3
Iron is extracted from its ore in a blast furnace by reduction with:
- carbon
- oxygen
- water
- chlorine
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✓ Answer: A — carbon
Carbon reduces iron oxide to iron.
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WJEC GCSE Chemistry FAQ
What does the WJEC GCSE Chemistry exam look like?
The WJEC 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 WJEC GCSE Chemistry past paper?
Real WJEC past papers are published directly by WJEC 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 WJEC 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.