A-Level Sample Questions
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Sample Questions (15 questions)
Reading SkillsQuestion 1
Who is the author of the famous novel "To the Lighthouse"?
A)Virginia Woolf
B)Mary Shelley
C)Jane Austen
D)Emily Dickinson
E)Agatha Christie
LogicQuestion 2
To pass the test, a mark of higher than 5 is needed. What percentage of the candidates passed the test according to the table?
A)25%
B)24%
C)20%
D)30%
E)50%
BiologyQuestion 3
Which process occurs within mitochondria?
A)Cellular respiration
B)Glycolysis
C)Photosynthesis
D)The methylation of sugars
E)The formation of microbodies
BiologyQuestion 4
What is a hydrogen bond?
A)It is a bond between a hydrogen atom and another strongly electronegative atom (such as oxygen or nitrogen) which is present in another molecule
B)It is a covalent bond between hydrogen and oxygen
C)It is a strong bond which allows bonding between non-polar molecules
D)It is the bond which occurs between hydrogen and oxygen within a water molecule
E)It is the bond between hydrogen and ionised atoms (such as phosphorus)
BiologyQuestion 5
In eukaryotic cells, Krebs cycle reactions occur:
A)In the mitochondrial matrix
B)On the internal membrane of the mitochondria
C)In the cytoplasm
D)In the large ribosomal subunit
E)Close to the plasma membrane
BiologyQuestion 6
What kind of monosaccharide is glucose?
A)hexose
B)pentose
C)triose
D)tetrose
E)nonose
BiologyQuestion 7
Which pentose sugar is present in RNA nucleotides?
A)Ribose
B)Glucose
C)Fructose
D)Glycerol
E)Lactose
BiologyQuestion 8
What is the cell's energy currency?
A)ATP
B)FADH₂
C)NADH
D)Creatine
E)NADPH
ChemistryQuestion 9
A mixture of 0.3 mol of N₂, 0.5 mol of CO₂, and 0.4 mol of O₂ exerts a pressure of 2.4 atm on the walls of the vessel that contains it. What is the pressure exerted by the nitrogen?
A)0.6 atm
B)0.8 atm
C)0.5 atm
D)0.3 atm
E)0.75 atm
ChemistryQuestion 10
Which of the following compounds forms a hydroxide when reacting with water?
A)BaO
B)Cl₂O
C)SO₃
D)SiO₂
E)N₂O₃
PhysicsQuestion 11
The expression 2^(1/3) × 5^(1/2) is equivalent to:
A)2√2
B)2
C)3/4
D)6√2
E)6√2/2
MathematicsQuestion 12
In a bag are 3 red balls and 7 green balls. Two extractions are made, with the first ball being returned to the bag before the second extraction. What is the probability of extracting 2 green balls?
A)49/100
B)42/90
C)7/10
D)51/100
E)9/100
MathematicsQuestion 13
Given a cylinder with a base radius of 5 cm and a height of 7 cm, what is its volume?
A)175π cm³
B)245π cm³
C)70π cm³
D)105π cm³
E)This cannot be calculated with these data
MathematicsQuestion 14
In a right triangle, let a and b represent the legs and c the hypotenuse. If α is the angle opposite a, which of the following relations is true?
A)a = c sin(α)
B)a = c cos(α)
C)c = a sin(α)
D)c = a cos(α)
E)a = b cos(α)
PhysicsQuestion 15
A boat is moving in a uniform straight motion at a certain speed v. If a braking force of 210 N is applied for a distance of 5 m, how much power is developed by the braking force?
A)210 W
B)105 W
C)1050 W
D)8.4 W
E)420 W
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