How can I revise for my exams?
Explore quizzes, past papers, study guides, flashcards and lots more ways to revise with BBC Bitesize! Get the you need for your GCSEs, National 5 and Higher 2025 exam revision.
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Revise with practice questions
Exam-style questions and quizzes by subject
Want to practise GCSE exam-style questions? These short Bitesize quizzes, based on GCSE past papers, are complete with graphs and images. They will help you to improve your exam skills and give useful .
Quick-fire revision quizzes
Check out our quick-fire GCSE revision quizzes. The quizzes include over 1000 free exam questions based on past papers. Choose your subject and test your knowledge now!
Interactive practice quizzes by topic
Sharpen your skills with our interactive practice quizzes. Choose the topic you want to revise and click or tap on a quiz to begin.
Maths
English literature
Text | Quiz title |
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An Inspector Calls | Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language |
A Christmas Carol | Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language |
Animal Farm | Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language |
Blood Brothers | Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language |
Frankenstein | Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language |
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language |
Jane Eyre | Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language |
Great Expectations | Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language |
Macbeth | Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language |
Romeo & Juliet | Plot summary; Characters; Themes; Form, structure and language |
Biology
Chemistry
Topic | Quiz title |
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Atomic structure and the periodic table | Atoms, elements and compounds; Pure substances and mixtures; Atomic structure; The periodic table; Groups in the periodic table 1; Groups in the periodic table 2; Transition metals |
Bonding, structure and the properties of matter | States of matter; Ionic compounds; Small molecules; Giant covalent molecules; Metals and alloys; Nanoscience and nanoparticles |
Quantitative chemistry | Calculations in chemistry; Atom economy, percentage yield and gas calculations |
Chemical changes | Reactions of metals; Acids, alkalis and salts 1; Acids, alkalis and salts 2; Titrations; Electrolysis |
Organic chemistry | Crude oil, hydrocarbons and alkanes; Organic chemistry 1; Organic chemistry 2 |
Using resources | Sustainable development; Water; Ways of reducing the use of resources; Using materials; Fertilisers |
All | Choose your own topic quiz |
Physics
Combined science
History
Topic | Quiz title |
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Queen Elizabeth I [AQA] | Elizabeth's court and parliament; Troubles at home and abroad; Life in Elizabethan times |
Queen Elizabeth I [Edexcel] | Queen Elizabeth I's early rule; Queen Elizabeth I's Religious Settlement; Challenges to Queen Elizabeth I's rule; Life in Elizabethan times |
[AQA] | and the growth of democracy; and the depression; Experience under the Nazis |
[Edexcel] | A History of the Weimar Republic; Rise of the Nazi Party; Creation of a dictatorship; Women, minorities and living standards in Nazi |
The Cold War [AQA] | Origins of the Cold War; Development of the Cold War; Transformation of the Cold War |
The Cold War [Edexcel] | Origins of the Cold War 1941-1956; The Cold War, 1958-1970; The end of the Cold War, 1972-1991 |
How to prepare for your exams with past papers
Past papers can help you to feel familiar with a subject and the format of an exam ahead of your tests.
Choose your subject and exam board to question papers and mark schemes, see worked example questions with step-by-step solutions, and read our top tips drawn from past exam papers.
Subject | Exam boards |
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Maths | AQA past papers; Edexcel past papers; OCR past papers |
Biology | AQA past papers; Edexcel past papers; OCR Gateway past papers; OCR 21st Century past papers |
Chemistry | AQA past papers; Edexcel past papers; OCR Gateway past papers; OCR 21st Century past papers |
Physics | AQA past papers; Edexcel past papers; OCR Gateway past papers; OCR 21st Century past papers |
English Literature | AQA past papers; Edexcel past papers; OCR past papers |
English Language | AQA past papers; Edexcel past papers; OCR past papers |
Study and academic skills
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