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Using past questions and mark schemes

Many students use past questions and mark schemes to help prepare for examinations. Former A-level biology senior examiner Martin Rowland discusses how students could gain the benefits of this approach and, crucially, avoid the pitfalls

The summer examinations will soon be underway. Thousands of students will sit their AS, A-level or Scottish Higher examinations in biology. Hopefully, you are preparing for those examinations now. Many students will do this by revising their notes, textbooks or revision guides. As a starting point, this is fine. You need to be familiar with the subject content of your biology specification. You will use this knowledge and understanding in questions that test assessment objective 1 (AO1).

Box 1 presents two questions that are similar to some questions you might find in past papers. Both test AO1 skills.

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