National 5 Practice Prelim 2 and Mark Instructions

A second full-length National 5 Chemistry paper with completely new questions, for pupils who want more exam practice.

What’s included:

• Question paper: 20 multiple-choice questions with an answer grid, plus 60 marks of written questions (80 marks in total)
• Full marking instructions: expected answers, step-by-step working for every calculation, and guidance on what to accept
• Covers Chemical changes and structure, and Nature’s chemistry
• Suggested time: 2 hours 20 minutes

Topics include bonding and the shape of the ammonia molecule, a catalysed reaction, making a salt from copper carbonate, neutralisation calculations, naming hydrocarbons and alcohols, and comparing alcohols as fuels. There are two open-ended questions: how we control the rates of everyday reactions, and whether it matters which alcohol goes into a hand sanitiser.

Instant PDF download. Print as many copies as your household needs. The questions are original, written by a practising Scottish chemistry teacher.