A light ray is incident on a glass prism. The angle of incidence is 38°, as shown below.The refractive index of glass is 1,5 and that of air is 1. 6.1 Define the term angle of refraction. (2) 6.2 Calculate the angle of refraction inside the glass prism. (3) 6.3 Redraw the glass prism in … Read more
A 6 kg block, held at rest on a rough horizontal table, is connected to another block of mass 3 kg by a light inextensible string passing over a frictionless pulley. The 3 kg block hangs vertically, as shown in the diagram below. When the 6 kg block is released, it accelerates to the right … Read more
A 4 kg block is pulled up along a frictionless incline by a constant force F acting parallel to the incline, as shown below. The incline makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal. The block moves at CONSTANT VELOCITY. 3.1 State Newton’s First Law of Motion in words. (2) 3.2 Draw a labelled free-body … Read more
A billboard, mass 15 kg, is suspended from a roof by means of a light inextensible string. Force F pulls the billboard sideways, as shown in the diagram below. When the angle between the roof and the string is 40°, a closed vector diagram is obtained for all the forces acting on the billboard. 2.1 … Read more
Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Choose the answer and write only the letter (A–D) next to the question numbers (1.1 to 1.10) in the ANSWER BOOK, e.g. 1.11 E. Each question has only ONE correct answer. 1.1 Two forces, F1 and F2, act simultaneously at a point in the … Read more
Choose ONE of the following topics and write a short text. The body of your response should be between 80 and 100 words in length. Write down the number and the heading of the text you have chosen, e.g. 3.1 INVITATION CARD. Spend approximately 30 minutes on this section. 3.1 INVITATION CARD Your school will … Read more
Respond to ONE of the following transactional writing tasks. The body of your response should be between 120 and 150 words in length. Write down the number and the heading of the text you have chosen, e.g. 2.1 FORMAL LETTER. Pay particular attention to format, language and register. Spend approximately 40 minutes on this section. … Read more
Write an essay of between 200 and 250 words in length on ONE of the following topics. Write down the number and title of the essay you have chosen correctly, e.g. 1.1 When the lights went out. Give your own title if your choice is QUESTION 1.7.1 OR 1.7.2. Spend approximately 80 minutes on this … Read more
In this section, questions are set on the following poems: ‘Executive’ by John Betjeman ‘Shantytown’ by Anonymous NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH poems, i.e. QUESTION 5.1. ANDQUESTION 5.2. 5.1 Read the poem carefully and then answer the questions which follow. Thenumber of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to theexpected … Read more