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Paper 2 style: multiple choice (Extended)

Forty original four-option questions in the style of the Extended multiple-choice paper, covering all seventeen 0610 topics with the Supplement material included.

Modelled on Cambridge IGCSE Biology Paper 2 (Multiple Choice, Extended). These are original QuizQuip questions written against the 0610 syllabus — not Cambridge past-paper questions.

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Total marks
40
Time
45 min
Format
40 MCQ + 0 structured
Covers
All seventeen 0610 topics, including the Supplement (Extended) statements

Set

The paper and mark scheme

Question paper

Paper 2 style practice paper

40 marks · 45 min · 7 pages

40 multiple-choice questions and structured questions with answer lines. All seventeen 0610 topics, including the Supplement (Extended) statements.

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Mark scheme

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Paper 2 style practice paper — mark scheme

Answers · Marking points · 3 pages

Model answers with a mark for each creditworthy point — for marking at home or in class.

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Coverage

Topics in this paper

How to use

Work through it like the real exam

  1. 1Print the paper, or open the PDF and write your answers on paper.
  2. 2Set a timer and work without notes — the real thing is timed and closed-book.
  3. 3Mark your work with the mark scheme, one point at a time.
  4. 4Redo every question you lost marks on, then revise that topic.

Preview

The opening questions

Section A: Multiple choice[40 marks]

Choose one answer for each question. Each question is worth 1 mark.

  1. 1

    Which characteristic of living organisms is defined as the removal of waste products of metabolism?

    1. AExcretion
    2. BEgestion
    3. CRespiration
    4. DSensitivity
    ( )
  2. 2

    Which feature is used to classify an organism as a mammal?

    1. ALaying eggs with leathery shells
    2. BHaving fur and feeding young on milk
    3. CBreathing with gills
    4. DHaving a three-part body
    ( )
  3. 3

    Organisms sharing a more recent common ancestor have

    1. Aidentical plasmids
    2. Bmore different DNA base sequences
    3. Cmore similar DNA base sequences
    4. Dno DNA in common
    ( )
  4. 4

    Which structure is found in both plant cells and bacterial cells?

    1. ANucleus
    2. BChloroplast
    3. CMitochondrion
    4. DCell wall
    ( )
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Revision

Before you sit the paper

  • Revise every topic this paper covers, using the free notes pages.
  • Do the quick quiz on each topic and note where you lose marks.
  • Practise the topical questions with the mark schemes.
  • Read the command words: state, describe, explain, calculate.

Tips

Exam tips

Marks come from key words

  • Give the number of marks’ worth of points the question asks for.
  • Quote the equation, substitute the values, then give the answer with its unit.
  • Check every quantity is in SI units before you substitute.
  • In Paper 6-style questions, write the observation, not the conclusion.

Questions

About the Paper 2 style

How should I use this Paper 2 style set?

Sit it in one 45-minute block without notes, mark it with the answer key, then revisit every explanation — including for questions you answered correctly. Aim to understand each wrong answer’s syllabus point.

Does this cover the Extended (Supplement) material?

Yes — questions labelled by syllabus coverage include Supplement statements, matching the real Extended paper’s mix.

Is QuizQuip connected to Cambridge?

No. Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge are trademarks of Cambridge University Press & Assessment. QuizQuip is independent — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Cambridge. All our questions are original material written against the published 0610 syllabus.