AQA Chemistry Paper 1
Higher
Combined Science
Predicted Paper 2022
Name ………………………………………………
Date ………………………………………………
1 hour 15 minutes allowed
Similar to your real exam, each question in this paper gets harder towards the end
of each 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!
1
,Exam Analysis
Advanced What do you
Marks Marks
Question Topic information for need to do to
available gained
2022 improve?
Reactivity of
1 10 Metals
metals
Required Practical
2 11 Electrolysis Activity 9 and
electrolysis
Required Practical
Activity 8 and use
of amount of
Reactions of
3 10 substance in
carbonates
relation to
masses of pure
substances
How bonding and
structure are
Pure metals
4 10 related to the
and alloys
properties of
substances
Required Practical
Exothermic
Activity 10 and
and
5 11 exothermic and
endothermic
endothermic
reactions
reactions
Strong and
6 8 Reactions of acids
weak acids
7 10 Aluminium Electrolysis
Total 70
2
, Question 1
a) Metals are often found in the ground as metal oxides. Name the element
combines with the metal to form the metal oxide.
(1 mark)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) What is the name of metal oxides in rocks that are found in the ground?
(1 mark)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) Gold is often found as a pure metal in the ground. Suggest why this is.
(1 mark)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d) Metals can be extracted from their oxides using carbon. Give the name of this
process and describe what happens in terms of loss or gain of oxygen.
(2 marks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Higher
Combined Science
Predicted Paper 2022
Name ………………………………………………
Date ………………………………………………
1 hour 15 minutes allowed
Similar to your real exam, each question in this paper gets harder towards the end
of each 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!
1
,Exam Analysis
Advanced What do you
Marks Marks
Question Topic information for need to do to
available gained
2022 improve?
Reactivity of
1 10 Metals
metals
Required Practical
2 11 Electrolysis Activity 9 and
electrolysis
Required Practical
Activity 8 and use
of amount of
Reactions of
3 10 substance in
carbonates
relation to
masses of pure
substances
How bonding and
structure are
Pure metals
4 10 related to the
and alloys
properties of
substances
Required Practical
Exothermic
Activity 10 and
and
5 11 exothermic and
endothermic
endothermic
reactions
reactions
Strong and
6 8 Reactions of acids
weak acids
7 10 Aluminium Electrolysis
Total 70
2
, Question 1
a) Metals are often found in the ground as metal oxides. Name the element
combines with the metal to form the metal oxide.
(1 mark)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) What is the name of metal oxides in rocks that are found in the ground?
(1 mark)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) Gold is often found as a pure metal in the ground. Suggest why this is.
(1 mark)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d) Metals can be extracted from their oxides using carbon. Give the name of this
process and describe what happens in terms of loss or gain of oxygen.
(2 marks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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