GCSE Computer Science exam practice programming questions

99 proven and original Python challenges for secondary school students

My paperback book has been written to help you improve your Python programming in preparation for your GCSE Computer Science exams.

Most of the questions in AQA Paper 1 and OCR Paper 2 focus on programming and problem-solving, making it essential that you get sufficient practice before the examinations, supplementing the programming you have done in the lesson. The exam-style challenges I have created in this book have been carefully designed to be both challenging and achievable, with many of them having helped my students improve their programming skills and subsequent exam performance.

To mirror the variety of questions you may encounter in your exams, I have included different types of questions such as gap-fills with and without suggestions, knowledge recall questions, and regular programming tasks.

The challenges in this book follow a logical progression, starting with the basics and building up to more complex challenges in the final chapter. Topics include input/output, selection, string manipulation, operators, built-in functions, lists, iteration (both definite and indefinite), subroutines (procedures and functions), and complex challenges that combine multiple concepts. I would strongly recommend working through these challenges in order, as that will enable you to build on prior knowledge, helping you to develop the skills needed to tackle all exam questions.

Practice, reflect, improve—and ace your exams!

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