FOUNDATIONAL-SCIENCE · Common Test for University Admissions (大学入学共通テスト)
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Foundational Science
Foundational Science · 2022 · Variant 1
Relative difficulty
Analysis source: National Center for University Entrance Examinations (DNC)
Analysis aligned to the official syllabus and assessment design.
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Cohort performance
Session statistics from official examination reports
No data available in official reports
Key examiner messages
Top priorities from the principal examiner before you revise
No data available in official reports
Question difficulty map
How candidates performed on each question in this series
No data available in official reports
Assessment objectives
Skill and AO weighting from official examiner commentary
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Method marks watchlist
Where working, steps, or method marks were commonly lost
No data available in official reports
Recurring mistakes across years
Themes examiners flag in multiple recent sessions for this subject
No data available in official reports
Question choice intelligence
Mean scores and popularity for optional questions (HKDSE electives)
No data available in official reports
Level exemplars
What candidate scripts at each grade level looked like
No data available in official reports
Grade & admission context
How marks relate to grade thresholds and entry standards
No data available in official reports
Deep insights
What top candidates did
Techniques and approaches examiners rewarded in this series
No data available in official reports
Command word playbook
How to match each command word to the expected response style
No data available in official reports
Time traps
Sections where candidates spent disproportionate time relative to marks
No data available in official reports
Syllabus traceability
Topics linked to questions and mark weighting in this session
No data available in official reports
MCQ trap analytics
Commonly chosen wrong options from examiner commentary
No data available in official reports
Topic heatmap across years
Mark concentration by topic and exam year for this subject
No data available in official reports
Difficulty trend
How session difficulty has shifted across recent years
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Paper comparison
Marks and duration breakdown across papers in this session
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Marks you can still earn
Where valid approaches outside the mark scheme may still gain credit
No data available in official reports
Practise what examiners flagged
Target weak topics from this report inside the Revui app
No data available in official reports
Self-diagnostic checklist
Key actions before you sit this paper — copy and tick off as you revise
No data available in official reports
Teacher briefing pack
One-page session summary for tutors and classroom review
No data available in official reports
Exam tips
Paper format
- Duration
- 60 min for one science subject / 130 min for two science subjects
- Total marks
- 100
- Weighting
- 100%
- Question types
- Physics Basic, Chemistry Basic, Biology Basic and Earth Science Basic source/data items
- Know independent variable, dependent variable, control, condition, hypothesis and conclusion. Many questions are about experimental design rather than difficult content.
- Write units for speed, mass, amount of substance, concentration, energy and time. Unit mismatches reveal wrong formulas before the options do.
- Straight line through origin suggests proportionality; curve flattening suggests limiting factor; inverse pattern suggests reciprocal relation.
Common mistakes
Experiments
Confusing the variable changed by the experimenter with the measured outcome.
How to avoid: Label independent and dependent variables before reading answer choices.
Units
Mixing grams and kilograms, minutes and seconds, or milliliters and liters.
How to avoid: Convert to base units before substituting into formulas.
Graphs
Describing a trend beyond the measured range.
How to avoid: Do not extrapolate unless the problem explicitly asks and the model supports it.
Analysis is paraphrased for study purposes. Always verify against the official examiner report and mark scheme.