See if you’re smarter than a GCSE student by answering 14 questions in 10 minutes

This GCSE results day, spare a thought for the teenagers of the UK. You can even see how you’d fare in today’s school system by trying to answer these 14 questions

Students across the country will be picking up their GCSE results from 8am today (Thursday, August 21). It’s a daunting day for many teenagers, who will look to their exam results when they decide what to pursue at A-level and beyond.

So why not put yourself in their shoes by seeing how you would get on if you sat one of the examinations yourself? Tudor House has created a fun 14-question quiz that could show if you’re smarter than the average British teen.

It may look simple – but the mind-melting challenge will put your science, maths, literacy and problem solving skills under the microscope. You’ll need to have well-rounded knowledge to succeed, so it definitely isn’t easy.

So grab a sheet of paper and a pen, then prepare to put yourself to the test! We’ll reveal the answers at the end –

GCSE exam questions

Set yourself a 10 minute timer and see how many of these questions you can get correct. GCSEs are timed, after all!

1. Work out 54.6 × 4.3
2. The sombre clouds darkened the mood, what is it?
3. Writing to inform is an example of what?
4. What is foreshadowing?
5. Define colloquialism
6. Amy is one third the age of her mother. In 12 years time, Amy will be half the age of her mother. How old is Amy”s mother?
7. Which is the correct neurone pathway in a reflex? Sensory neurone – motor neurone – relay neurone
8. Where in the body is oestrogen produced?
9. A bag contains only red and blue counters. The ratio of red to blue counters is 4:5. The total number of counters in the bag is 36. Find the number of red counters in the bag.
10. Name a mineral that plants don’t need for healthy growth.
11. What is the test for carbon dioxide?
12. Which substance is a mixture?
13. Which metal is found in the Earth as the metal itself?
14. Expand and simplify (m+8)(m-9)(m+1)

We are about to reveal the answers below – so stop scrolling now unless you want to see spoilers!

GCSE exam answers

If you got more than 12 questions correct, you can consider yourself Grade 9 standard. Only students with the highest marks – or around 90% of correct answers – achieve this accolade.

Anything above 10 is considered to be a decent result, but if you slip lower than seven then you might want to consider more studying!

That’s because scores lower than 50% are generally considered to be a fail. With all that being said, you can check out the list of answers below…

1. .234.78
2. Pathetic fallacy
3. Purpose
4. Predicting an event to happen later
5. Informal speech
6. 36 years old
7. Sensory neurone – relay neurone – motor neurone
8. Ovaries
9. 16
10. Magnesium
11. Turns limewater cloudy
12. Steel
13. Gold
14. m3-73m-72