Assess learners’ knowledge and understanding of representing elements and compounds

A mixture of multiple choice, short answer, long-answer and fill-in-the-gap style questions with marks allocated.

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    A higher and foundation level worksheet to assess learning about representing elements and compounds. Answers are found in the teacher notes.

About this resource

These Knowledge check worksheets provide a series of questions to assess learners’ knowledge and understanding and are best used at the end of a period of teaching or as revision. 

Both worksheets are available as fully-editable versions so you can adapt them to suit learners’ needs. Use for individual work with your foundation or higher class or as homework.

Content includes:

  • chemical formulas of elements that exist as molecules – molecular compounds and ionic compounds
  • stating the number and types of elements from chemical formulas
  • writing chemical formulas based on ball-and-stick models
  • comparing empirical formulas and structural formulas
  • using state symbols in chemical equations
  • naming compounds with different charges on the metal ions (higher only)