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Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) Paper 1 - 5th June 2025 [Exam Chat]

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How did your Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) Paper 1 exam go today?

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Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters Nuffield) (9BN0 01) - Thursday 5th June 2025 [Exam Chat]

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Date/Time: 5th June 2025 PM
Length: 2hrs

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Round-up: students react to biology paper 1

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Reply 1

HarryMaguire5

hows everyones revision going

Reply 2

z._aah

eh im currently learning content first then going to start exam qs but idk if thats the best use of time or if i should go straight into the exam questions. wbu?

Reply 3

flowersinmyhair

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by z._aah

eh im currently learning content first then going to start exam qs but idk if thats the best use of time or if i should go straight into the exam questions. wbu?

How confident would you say you are with the content? I think doing a combination would be helpful so you can revise your weaker areas with flashcards (or whatever method you find best) and also practise your exam technique on both your stronger and weakers areas. Even if you know the content, the mark schemes are very specific so you will definitely need to practise that.

Reply 4

z._aah

😬 biology is my weakest subject rn so that's why i thought memorising content before doing exam qs is better but i might just go straight into them idk though

Reply 5

flowersinmyhair

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by z._aah

😬 biology is my weakest subject rn so that's why i thought memorising content before doing exam qs is better but i might just go straight into them idk though

Memorising content is not enough because of how specific mark schemes are - they want the answers worded in sometimes a very specific way.

Reply 6

lolainthesun103

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by z._aah

😬 biology is my weakest subject rn so that's why i thought memorising content before doing exam qs is better but i might just go straight into them idk though

I'm the same as you and i like to do flashcards to memorise the content, and then exam questions straight after to check my knowledge. this makes sure you understand the mark scheme as well as the content, cause if you get the Qs wrong, you can edit your flashcards immediately to match the mark scheme better etc

Do what works best for you imo, cause personally i need to relearn everything so love my flashcards

Reply 7

lolainthesun103

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by flowersinmyhair

Memorising content is not enough because of how specific mark schemes are - they want the answers worded in sometimes a very specific way.

i agree

Reply 8

HarryMaguire5

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by z._aah

eh im currently learning content first then going to start exam qs but idk if thats the best use of time or if i should go straight into the exam questions. wbu?

currently just going through the past papers, bit of flashcards and blurting asw. i think as someone else said, a combo of both is good. the mark schemes are the worst tho!

Reply 9

SookieGilmore

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by HarryMaguire5

currently just going through the past papers, bit of flashcards and blurting asw. i think as someone else said, a combo of both is good. the mark schemes are the worst tho!

the markschemes are just so annoying i feel like crying everytime i do a paper

Reply 10

HarryMaguire5

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by SookieGilmore

the markschemes are just so annoying i feel like crying everytime i do a paper

sookie - is that you??

exactly, theyre so inconsistent as well, no wonder the grade boundaries are astronomically low 😭

Reply 11

Sonia917

So cooked for biology and it hasn’t even started 😭 has anyone got any predictions for paper 1??

Reply 12

plokiploki

Would u be able to share ur flashcards? :smile:

Reply 13

student.co1

guys how are we revising and understand all of topic 5 and 6 because ngl i'm struggling to understand it, please give me some advice if you can x

Reply 14

student.co1

the mark schemes are something else honestly

Reply 15

lolainthesun103

does anyone have access to predicted papers they could share? x

Reply 16

LiyanS

Hi, I’m currently doing papers and it’s not going very well, even if I get the content. I’m wondering if anyone has any advise on how to word my answers to mark schemes with limited time left and also trying to balance 2 other subjects?