Expressions – GCSE Maths Foundation Exam Practice Pack

Expressions exam practice for GCSE Maths Foundation: two parallel exam papers, a full mark scheme and a question level analysis (QLA) spreadsheet. Written for KS4 and post-16 resit learners working at grades 1–4, aiming for a 4.

Covers: Algebraic Expressions, Substitution, Expanding and Factorising.

WHAT YOU GET (7 files)

• Paper A – 24 exam-style questions, 54 marks, 60 minutes (Section A non-calculator, Section B calculator)
• Paper B – a parallel version: the same skills for the same marks with different numbers, so you can re-test after feedback
• Mark scheme for both papers – M1 / A1 / B1 marks and a full worked solution for every question
• Skills map – shows which questions test which skill
• QLA spreadsheet – type in the marks and it colours every question green / amber / red, works out class averages and shows each student’s score per skill on Paper A and Paper B
• Editable Word versions plus print-ready PDFs

SKILLS COVERED

• Collecting like terms
• Multiplying terms
• Expanding brackets
• Factorising
• Algebraic vocabulary
• Expanding double brackets
• Writing expressions
• Substituting into expressions
• Substituting negatives and powers
• Using formulae

HOW TO USE IT

1. Teach the topic, then sit Paper A in exam conditions
2. Mark it with the mark scheme and enter the marks into the QLA spreadsheet
3. Use the skills summary to plan feedback and re-teaching
4. Sit Paper B and see the progress, skill by skill

WHY TEACHERS USE IT

• Squared working space on every question, like a real exam paper
• All questions are original, exam-style and checked twice; suits any GCSE Foundation specification (AQA, Edexcel, OCR)
• Mixed numbers, diagrams and graphs drawn clearly for lower-attaining learners

Part of my GCSE Maths Foundation series (Algebra › Expressions). The matching ready-to-teach lessons are in the Expressions topic bundle.