Mock-I (MID-Term)
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Dear Students:

It is mock-1 time.  So please study the study materials specified by the syllabus which we covered and can be found in the followings:

  1. Your "Explaining Physics" Textbook
    Table-1 and Table-II show you where to find the study materials in your textbook. Table-1 lists the study materials in order by sections of your textbook..  The phrase "All " means the complete materials of the section are required and you must study them.  If no all is listed, that means you should study the specified topics and pages.  Table-II lists the study materials in order by syllabus topics.
  2. Lectures in class
    Please review your copybook for covered lectures in class.
  3. Notes on Internet
    Please review all the notes put for you on this web-site.

To evaluate your progress please solve problems in

  1. Past Paper to Study
    It is recommended to study all past papers (P1, P2, P3 and P6) starting from 2000 down to 1990.  Concentrate on 1999-1995 papers for section-1, section-2, section-3 and section-4.  Try to solve all questions that are related to the followings topics : 
    1. Barometers
    2. Manometers
    3. Meters readings: voltmeters, ammeters
    4. Resistors in Series
    5. Resistors in parallel (2 and 3)
    6. Speed-time graph
    7. Length-time measurements
    8. Mass and force spring meters
    9. Time measurements
    10. Weight of objects and weight direction
    11. Volume measurements using cylinders
    12. Moment
    13. Acceleration, constants acceleration, ma=zero
    14. Potential-Kinetic energy
    15. Sources of energy and their type:. Chemical, nuclear gravitational, heat, sound, electrical, ...
    16. Voltage and current measurements
    17. Energy conversion
    18. units of physical quantities: work, power, acceleration, energy, voltage, current, charge,
    19. Pressure comparison at various depths and various liquids 
    20. Load-extension graph
    21. Equilibrium conditions on a plank
    22. Units definitions and meaning:  voltage, current, charge ...etc
    23. Drawing of standard circuits from physical layouts
    24. Work, Energy, and power 
  2. Textbook Problems
    There are questions on each section please try to solve all of them.  Also see further questions for each chapter.
  3. School Exams and quizzes
    Review previous quizzes and exams.  Try to monitor your mistakes and avoid them in the mock-1 exam.

Mock-I Structure 

The mock-I is given in two periods as follows:

  1. Period-I (paper-I): 23 questions in one hour only and it includes the followings:
    1. Section-1: 20 marks for 20 multiple-choice questions from IGCSE paper P1
    2. Section-2: 20 marks for three short questions from IGCSE paper P2
  2. Period-II (paper-II): 6 questions in one and half hour and it includes the followings.
    1. Section-3: 50 marks for four questions from IGCSE paper P3
    2. Section-4: 10 marks for two practical questions from IGCSE paper P6

The exam is graded based on a 100-points scale and 70% of that will be added to your previous work which worth 30%.

Table-I: Study materials in "Explaining Physics" textbook listed in order by sections 
Section Topic in Syllabus

Page

Recommended Problems
All Section 1.1

1.1 Length and time 

8 All questions on page 11
All Section 1.2

1.2 Speed, Velocity and Acceleration

12 All questions on page 15
All Section 1.4

1.2 Speed, Velocity and Acceleration

18 All questions on page 20
All Section 1.5

1.3 Mass and weight 

21 All questions on page 23
 All Section 1.6

1.3 Mass and weight 

24 All questions on page 24
All Section  1.7

1.5.d Center of mass

28 All questions on page 30
All Section 1.8

1.5.a Effect of forces 

31 All questions on page 33
 All Section 1.9

1.5.a Effect of forces 

34 All questions on page 36
All Section 1.10

1.5.a Effect of forces 

37 All questions on page 38

Review

Forces and motion 46-48 All part-A: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12 Part-B: 1,2,3,4,,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,16,17,18, 22,23
All Section 2.1

1.5.e Scalars and vectors

 50 All questions on page 52
All Section 2.2

1.5.b Turning effect
1.5.c Conditions of Equilibrium

 53 1-5 on page 57
All Section 2.3

1.5.d Center of mass

 61 All questions on page 60
All Section 2.4

1.5.a Effect of forces 

64 All questions on page 63
All Section 2.5

1.6.a Energy,

 69 All questions on page 68
All Section 2.6

1.6.b Major and alternative sources of energy 

73 All questions on page 72
All Section 2.7

1.6.a Energy

 76 All questions on page 75
Section 2.8

1.6.d Power

p77-p79  2,3,4,5

Review

Forces, work and energy 84-86 All part-A: All 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,
16,17,18,20,22,23,24
All Section 3.1 

1.4 Density

90 All questions on page 93
All Section 3.2

1.6 Pressure

94 All questions on page 98
All Section 3.3

1.6 Pressure

99 1,2,3,6,7,8
Section 3.4: 

1.6 Pressure 

105 4
All Section 6.1

4.2.a Electric Charge

 230 All questions on page 233
All Section 6.2

4.2.a Electric Charge

 234 1,3,4
All Section 6.3 

4.2.a Electric Charge

 237 1ab,3,4,5
All section 6.5

4.2.b Current

 245 All questions on page 248
All section 6.6 

4.2.b Current
4.2.d Potential difference
4.2.e Resistance
4.2.f
V/I Characteristics

 249 All questions on page 252
All section 6.7

4.3 Electric Circuits

 253 All questions on page 257
All section 6.8

4.2.c Electromotive force

 258 All questions on page 261
All section 6.9

4.3 Electric Circuits

 252 All questions on page 265

All section 6.10

4.3 Electric Circuits

 266 1,2,3,5

Review

Electrical energy 273-278 All part-A: 1,2,3,4,5,6,
Part-B:
3,4,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21

 

Table-II: Study materials in "Explaining Physics" textbook listed in order by syllabus topic
No Topic in Syllabus Section Pages

1.1

Length and time 

All Section 1.1

1.2

Speed, Velocity and Acceleration

All Section 1.2 & 1.4  12, 18

1.3

Mass and weight 

All Section 1.5 & 1.6  21, 24

1.4

Density

All Section 3.1  90

1.5

Forces

   

a

Effect of forces 

All Section 1.8,  1.9, 1.10 & 2.4  31, 34, 37, 51

b

Turning effect

All Section 2.2 53

c

Conditions of Equilibrium

2.2 (page 54) 53

d

Center of mass

All Section  1.7 & 2.3 28, 58

e

Scalars and vectors

All Section 2.1 50
1.6

Energy, work and power

   

a

Energy

All Section 2.5 & 2.7 64, 73

b

Major and alternative sources of energy 

All Section 2.6 69

c

Work

All Section 2.5 64

d

Power

Section 2.8 77-79

1.6

Pressure

All Section 3.2, 3.3, 3.4:Manometer   94, 99, 105

4

Electricity and Magnetism

   

4.2

Electricity

   

a

Electric Charge

All Section 6.1, 6.2, & 6.3  230, 234, 237

b

Current

All section 6.5 & 6.6  245, 249

c

Electromotive force

All section 6.8 258

d

Potential difference

All section 6.6 249

e

Resistance

All section 6.6 249

f

V/I Characteristics 

All section 6.6 249

4.3

Electric Circuits

All section 6.7, 6.9 & 6.10  253, 262, 266
 
Table-III: List of recommended questions and problems from past papers 
Year Paper-1 Paper-2 Paper-3 Paper-6
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
         

 

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