O Level Physics Past Papers
Paper 1
Exam sittings
| Session | Questions | Syllabus code |
|---|---|---|
| Specimen 2021 | 39 | 4023/1 |
| November 2019 | 40 | 4023/1 |
| November 2017 | 40 | 5055/1 |
| November 2016 | 36 | 5055/1 |
| November 2015 | 39 | 5055/1 |
Topics covered
ElectricityThermal physicsRadioactivityForcesWork, energy and powerMotionWavesElectromagnetismLightMagnetism
Sample questions
- Which diagram shows the motion of a free falling parachutist who eventually attains a…
- The diagram shows a measurement on a vernier callipers. The reading shown is
- The graph represents the motion of a body. The distance travelled in the last 10 seconds…
- What is the reading shown on the vernier callipers?
- Which row correctly gives the measuring instruments to measure the length of a wire of…
- What instrument is used to measure velocity at an instant?
- Which physical quantity is a scalar quantity?
- Which one has the same unit as moment of a force?
- Which of the quantities is a base quantity?
- Which one is a vector quantity?
- A uniform metal rod is heated evenly along its length. Which statement is correct?
- Which instrument is most suitable for measuring a length of 2.100 cm?
- What is the density of a piece of metal which has a mass of 450 g and a volume of 48…
- What is the reading shown on the vernier scale?
- The diagram shows a shot put ball on a smooth ramp. The ball is released from the…
- The acceleration of an object falling with terminal velocity is
- A red powder of volume 25 \mathrm{cm^3} and density 0.200 \mathrm{g/cm^3} and a green…
- The graph shows the motion of a car from point A to C. Which row best describes the…
Paper 2
Exam sittings
| Session | Questions | Syllabus code |
|---|---|---|
| Specimen 2021 | 33 | 4023/2 |
| November 2021 | 36 | 4023/2 |
| November 2020 | 34 | 4023/2 |
| November 2019 | 32 | 4023/2 |
| November 2018 | 34 | 4023/2 |
| November 2017 | 33 | 5055/2 |
| November 2016 | 31 | 5055/2 |
| November 2015 | 32 | 5055/2 |
Topics covered
A pulley system's mechanical advantage, gravitational PE of a waterfall, and welding methodsAverage speed of two boats, a velocity-time graph of a car's journey, circular motion, and terminal velocity of a parachutistBasic quantities and units; vector additionBeams, trusses, a roof truss's members in tension/compression, reinforced-concrete beams, and a cantileverBoyle's Law and a rising air bubble from a sea-diverCapacitors, rectificationCarburettors, fossil fuels vs solar, boiling, heat capacityCharging a plastic rod by friction, and attraction of paperCircular motion, work and energy, nuclear energyConverging lens ray diagram; plotting magnetic field lines
Sample questions
- Fig. 1.1 shows one of the basic laboratory instruments, used to measure small lengths…
- Fig. 6.1 shows eleven evenly-spaced parallel wavefronts, A to K, moving in air. Calculate…
- State the SI base unit of mass, including its symbol.
- Cyclists P and Q travel along the same straight path. P moves at a constant speed of 20…
- On a micrometer screw gauge, the sleeve (barrel) scale reads 8.5 mm and the thimble scale…
- State the definition of density in terms of mass and volume.
- A cyclist and bicycle have a total mass of 90 kg. The cyclist accelerates from rest with…
- In the SI system of units, what is the name of the unit of time?
- Twenty turns of wire are wound closely together around a pencil so that the length…
- An instrument has a spindle, an anvil, a sleeve scale marked in millimetres, and a…
- Name the laboratory instrument commonly used to measure the mass of an object.
- Cyclist Q starts from rest and its speed increases uniformly to 20 m/s over the first 10…
- A micrometer screw gauge is used to measure the diameter of a small workpiece. Which of…
- A stone of mass 20 g is lowered into a measuring cylinder containing 20 cm³ of water; the…
- A cyclist's motion is opposed by friction between two surfaces in contact. State one…
- In the SI system of units, which physical quantity has the SI unit kelvin and the symbol…
- Fig. 1.1 shows 20 turns of wire wound closely around a pencil, with the length spanning…
- A micrometer screw gauge used to measure the diameter of a wire has a sleeve (main) scale…
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