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Matching End of Unit Test marks to NC levels

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9Ec

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23

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End of Unit Test marks

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5
5
5

a Non-metals can be solids, liquids or gases.

Metals are good conductors of heat.
Non-metals are usually brittle and break when
you try to bend them (or similar wording).
b Copper: good conductor of electricity
and can be stretched into thin wires.
Gold: flexible so that it can be bent into shape
and has a shiny appearance.

1 mark
1 mark
1 mark

a Put in a burning splint.

The gas explodes with a squeaky pop.
b zinc sulphate, zinc nitrate, magnesium chloride,
magnesium sulphate

1 mark

1 mark do not allow the white powder

disappeared/dissolved
2 marks one mark if only two correct

3
5
5
3
2

5
7
3

2 marks
2 marks

2 marks

 mark for each point

 mark for each

a One of: he saw bubbles of gas coming off; the

flask got warm.
b carbon dioxide + water + calcium chloride

Limewater will go milky.

1 mark

5
6
5

a neutralisation
b salt + water
c correct use e.g. preserving food/ice prevention on
roads/flavouring food

1 mark
1 mark
1 mark

Correct sequence is: 1, 3, 4, 6, 2, 5, 7

2 marks for all correct, 1 mark if only 1 or 2 incorrect, no

marks if more than 2 incorrect

7
7

aA
b It is a non-metal and so has a higher resistance
than the metals.
c It would be higher.
d Carbon is the only non-metal that will conduct
electricity, or other non-metals are insulators and
so must have a greater resistance than carbon.

1 mark
1 mark

Zn and HCl on left hand side and H2 on right hand

side.
Equation correctly balanced by putting a 2 in front
of HCl.

1 mark all chemicals and correct formulae needed

7
7

8
8

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