The information on this page is applicable for students taking Double Award AND Separate Sciences. See the separate page for Paper 2 resources
**UPDATED** - more full past papers at the very bottom of this page!
General Information
Please make sure you are referring to the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Chemistry (9-1) Specification when revising. A more student-friendly version of the specification is attached below as a checklist.
Chemistry Checklist [Paper 1]
All Double Award and Separate Science students in Year 11 will sit Paper 1 in the summer. The below checklist includes all Paper 1 content.
Revision Strategies
Revision is more useful the more active you are. Reading over notes or revision guides can be helpful, but interacting with the information is even better!
Being specific is also smart. Use your checklist to identify the topics you feel less confident with, and study those.
You could:
- make revision notes
- make flashcards
- make mindmaps
Once you have learned the material, it's a good idea to test how well you understand it. That's where past paper questions come in. Whether you do these under test conditions or with the support of your notes it totally up to you. However, you should spend almost as much time marking your practice questions as you spend answering them! Read the mark scheme carefully, see what they accept and what they don't. A large part of GCSE success is good exam techniques and knowing what examiners are looking for.
There are loads of useful websites to help with revision too.
- quizlet is great for making online flashcards
- Seneca Learning tells you the content and then makes you interact with it by asking you questions
- Physicsandmathstutor has past paper questions (make sure you are using Edexcel IGCSE 9-1 questions)
- SaveMyExams also has past paper questions (make sure you are using Edexcel IGCSE 9-1 questions)
- Science with Hazel videos on youtube are great for explanations
- YouTube channels such as Freesciencelessons (www.youtube.com/@Freesciencelessons)
- Revision websites such as Edexcel GCSE Science | Primrose Kitten
Year 10 Unit Past Paper Question Packs
Below are revision PPQu for:
- Unit 1 - Atomic Structure and Bonding
- Unit 2 - Groups 1 and 7 and Acids, Bases and Salts
- Unit 3 - Moles and Calculations
- Unit 4 - Gases of the Atmosphere and Reactivity
- Rev PPQu - Gases of Atmopshere and Reactivity MS.pdf
- Rev PPQu - Gases of Atmopshere and Reactivity WORKED ANSWERS.pdf
- Rev PPQu - Gases of Atmopshere and Reactivity.pdf
- Rev PPQu - Moles and Calculations [SEP-DOUB] WORKED ANSWERS.pdf
- Rev PPQu - Moles and Calculations [SEPDOUB].pdf
- Rev PPQu - Moles and Calculations MS.pdf
- REV PPQu - Unit 2 Groups 1 and 7, Acids and Bases WORKED ANSWERS.pdf
- REV PPQu - Unit 2 Groups 1 and 7, Acids and Bases.pdf
- Revision PPQu Unit 2a and 2b MARK SCHEME.docx
- Unit 1 Revision PPQu MS.pdf
- Unit 1 Revision PPQu WORKED ANSWERS.pdf
- Unit 1 Revision PPQu.pdf
Past Paper Questions by Section
Below are past paper question packs based on the revision guide sections. Each has a mark scheme. Use these to improve your weaker content areas.
- Experiments.pdf
- Section 1 - Particles and Mixtures [Paper 1].pdf
- Section 2 - The Periodic Table and Bonding [Paper 1].pdf
- Section 3 - Calculations and Equations [Paper 1].pdf
- Section 4 - Inorganic Chemistry [Paper 1].pdf
- Section 5 - Physical Chemistry [Paper 1].pdf
- Section 6 - Organic Chemistry [Paper 1].pdf
Full Past Papers
How you use the past papers below is up to you, though it is probably better to use them as practice for the entire course. If you are not ready to do that yet, you can practice by revision guide topic using the "Past Paper Questions by Topic" or "Past Paper Questions by Section" above.
When you're ready to complete a whole paper, you could:
- complete a paper in one sitting in exam conditions. The time limit for each paper is 2 hours
- do as much as you can in exam conditions with no help, then complete any questions you couldn't do with support from resources to fill the gaps
- make sure for every paper you do, you mark your work carefully. Engaging with the mark schemes is a VERY helpful way to improve your exam strategy AND your knowledge!
The following paper was printed for you in school to complete over the Spring break:
NEW - More Past Papers can be found below!