Multiple choice questions
Multiple choice questions are perhaps the easiest to complete - you simply put a cross in a box. However, the questions often have two answers that could, at first glance, be correct. Don't make the mistake of reading the first answer and thinking this is correct without checking all the others.
If it says "Tick one box", you must tick one box. If you leave it blank or tick two or more boxes you will get zero marks. These multiple choice questions will not start with command words like 'describe' or 'explain'. They will be written in the form of a question like 'What…?' or 'Why…?'.
There will be more multiple choice questions on the Foundation paper.
These questions have been written by Bitesize consultants as suggestions to the types of questions that may appear in an exam paper.
Sample question 1 - Foundation
Question
Which term is also used to describe natural selection?
Tick one box.
[1 mark]
| A | Speciation | |
| B | Survival of the fittest | |
| C | Evolution | |
| D | Geographical separation |
| A |
|---|
| Speciation |
| B |
|---|
| Survival of the fittest |
| C |
|---|
| Evolution |
| D |
|---|
| Geographical separation |
| A | Speciation | |
| B | Survival of the fittest | ✔ |
| C | Evolution | |
| D | Geographical separation |
| A |
|---|
| Speciation |
| B |
|---|
| Survival of the fittest |
| ✔ |
| C |
|---|
| Evolution |
| D |
|---|
| Geographical separation |
Sample question 2 - Foundation
Question
What is MRSA?
Tick one box.
[1 mark]
| A | A winter vomiting virus | |
| B | Antibiotic-resistant bacteria | |
| C | The common cold | |
| D | The fungus that causes Athlete's foot |
| A |
|---|
| A winter vomiting virus |
| B |
|---|
| Antibiotic-resistant bacteria |
| C |
|---|
| The common cold |
| D |
|---|
| The fungus that causes Athlete's foot |
| A | A winter vomiting virus | |
| B | Antibiotic-resistant bacteria | ✔ |
| C | The common cold | |
| D | The fungus that causes Athlete's foot |
| A |
|---|
| A winter vomiting virus |
| B |
|---|
| Antibiotic-resistant bacteria |
| ✔ |
| C |
|---|
| The common cold |
| D |
|---|
| The fungus that causes Athlete's foot |
Sample question 3 - Higher
Question
What name was given to the human-like skeleton that walked upright but had a small skull?
Tick one box.
[1 mark]
| A | Lucy | |
| B | Ardi | |
| C | Leakey | |
| D | Homo erectus |
| A |
|---|
| Lucy |
| B |
|---|
| Ardi |
| C |
|---|
| Leakey |
| D |
|---|
| Homo erectus |
| A | Lucy | ✔ |
| B | Ardi | |
| C | Leakey | |
| D | Homo erectus |
| A |
|---|
| Lucy |
| ✔ |
| B |
|---|
| Ardi |
| C |
|---|
| Leakey |
| D |
|---|
| Homo erectus |
Sample question 4 - Higher
Question
Which of these is a domain in the three-domain system developed by Woese?
Tick one box.
[1 mark]
| A | Vertebrates | |
| B | Archaea | |
| C | Fungi | |
| D | Chordata |
| A |
|---|
| Vertebrates |
| B |
|---|
| Archaea |
| C |
|---|
| Fungi |
| D |
|---|
| Chordata |
| A | Vertebrates | |
| B | Archaea | ✔ |
| C | Fungi | |
| D | Chordata |
| A |
|---|
| Vertebrates |
| B |
|---|
| Archaea |
| ✔ |
| C |
|---|
| Fungi |
| D |
|---|
| Chordata |