AQA Biology Paper 1
Higher
Combined Science
Predicted Paper 2022
Name ………………………………………………
Date ………………………………………………
1 hour 15 minutes allowed
Similar to your real exam, each question in this gets harder towards the end of the
question, so if you find you can’t do the last part of a certain question, try the next
question – they all start off easier, and then get harder.
Grade boundaries
These are VERY rough guesses! Getting an 8 or 9 on this paper does not guarantee
you the same mark in the exam.
• 9 55
• 8 45
• 7 35
• 6 25
• 5 15
The information from the exam board gives us a broad overview of what is covered
in the exam. If a topic is not listed as a ‘major focus’, it can still come up in a
question, but that question might not be worth many marks. There are questions
in this paper that cover topics that are not a ‘major focus’ for the exam, but don’t
let that worry you!
, Exam Analysis
Advanced What do you
Marks Marks
Question Topic information for need to do to
available gained
2022 improve?
Not listed as a
1 12 Cells
‘major focus’
2 16 Cell division Cell division
Required Practical
3 22 Photosynthesis Activity 5 and
Photosynthesis
Required Practical
Activity 3;
Required Practical
4 14 Enzymes Activity 4 and
animal tissues,
organs and organ
systems
Bacterial Not listed as a
5 6
infections ‘major focus’
Total 70
Higher
Combined Science
Predicted Paper 2022
Name ………………………………………………
Date ………………………………………………
1 hour 15 minutes allowed
Similar to your real exam, each question in this gets harder towards the end of the
question, so if you find you can’t do the last part of a certain question, try the next
question – they all start off easier, and then get harder.
Grade boundaries
These are VERY rough guesses! Getting an 8 or 9 on this paper does not guarantee
you the same mark in the exam.
• 9 55
• 8 45
• 7 35
• 6 25
• 5 15
The information from the exam board gives us a broad overview of what is covered
in the exam. If a topic is not listed as a ‘major focus’, it can still come up in a
question, but that question might not be worth many marks. There are questions
in this paper that cover topics that are not a ‘major focus’ for the exam, but don’t
let that worry you!
, Exam Analysis
Advanced What do you
Marks Marks
Question Topic information for need to do to
available gained
2022 improve?
Not listed as a
1 12 Cells
‘major focus’
2 16 Cell division Cell division
Required Practical
3 22 Photosynthesis Activity 5 and
Photosynthesis
Required Practical
Activity 3;
Required Practical
4 14 Enzymes Activity 4 and
animal tissues,
organs and organ
systems
Bacterial Not listed as a
5 6
infections ‘major focus’
Total 70
