Question IDs
Identifying the source of a question
General information
All questions in Exampro have unique IDs. They are displayed on the right hand side of each item in the Questions window and are a combination of numbers and letters that reflect the original source of the question.
NB Click Question IDs at the bottom of the Questions window to turn off the question IDs.
See below to find out how to select questions from a specific series or paper.
Interpreting question IDs
All of the question IDs follow a regular structure that is appropriate for the relevant qualification. Some examples of common features are shown below. This is not an exhaustive list but should help to explain where an item in Exampro has come from.
All IDs begin with ‘Q’. Almost all then indicate the year of the exam series.
The example above from the GCSE French question bank indicates:
2018 Foundation Paper 1 Question 1
In some question banks, the year may be followed by a letter to indicate the time of year.
The example above from the GCSE Maths question bank indicates:
2018 June Paper 1F Question 1
N can be used to indicate the November series. S may be used for Summer and W for Winter, particularly for questions from legacy specifications.
Specimen paper questions are shown by the letters SP.
The example above from the GCSE Biology question bank indicates:
Specimen Papers Set 2 Paper 1F Question 1
AS level questions are shown by the letter S. A-level questions are shown by the letter L.
The example above from the A-level Psychology question bank indicates:
2018 A-level Paper 1 Question 1
Where appropriate, questions with multiple parts may be split into more than one item in Exampro so they can be used independently or collectively.
The example above from the GCSE PE question bank indicates:
2018 Paper 1 Question 19 part 1
Finding a series or paper
Use the Source tab in the search tool to select questions from a specific series or paper. Once selected, the Questions window will show only questions from the selected series or paper.
