Exam Paper Strategy ¦ How to improve your time management & gain more marks on Biology AQA Paper 1

Timing in an exam is often a struggle and can mean you lose marks by missing questions. In paper 1, many students struggle to finish in time due to the large amounts of information to read and process. Watch my video for 3 top tips on how to maximise your time and marks on this paper.
Even if you aren't doing AQA, these tips will still apply.

For past paper questions linked to this topic click these links.

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Time codes:
0.00 introductions
0.43 Paper 1 content
1.42 Assessment objectives
3.05 Three Top Tips for paper 1

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[jaydenwyl]

Hi! Thanks for posting all these videos they're really helpful 🙏. They're definitely improving my revision technique. Just wanted to ask, If you were to write it in bullet points is the examiner confined to awarding only 1 mark per bullet point let say if there are two marks that can be awarded in one bullet point?

[izzygeorgia]

Hi! Just wondering if extended response questions come up on Paper 2 and 3 too, or just on the back of paper 1? We have only ever done mixed questions from across papers in class so I am trying to find out what to expect! Thanks for your help!

[manavdivecha]

Ms, are you 100% sure that it's okay to bullet point answers so long as you are writing in full sentences?

[shannonharper]

Hello! I’m doing past papers right now and went onto the AQA website to have a look at previous grade boundaries for the reformed a level to give me an idea of where I need to be and I noticed that for both 2018 and 2019 they quoted an A* as about 178/260 - is this correct or am I missing something? It just strikes me as low compared to my other subjects! Thanks so much for all your help xx

[ruqaiyah]

Hii, wanted some advice i go for tests feeling confident with my content but after looking at the questions i feel lost. How should i tackle this? Esp like u said the before 10 questions.

[animallover]

Hi, do we need to know the chi squared formula off by heart?
Thanks in advance