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Multiple Choice Questions IG1-2nd Monthly Test

The document is a physics exam for IGCSE students with 20 multiple choice questions testing concepts of physics including motion, forces, energy, density, and work. It provides diagrams, tables, graphs and scenarios to assess understanding of key physics principles in areas like speed, acceleration, energy transfers, density, work and efficiency. Students are asked to apply their knowledge of physics to analyze real-world examples and calculate values related to distance, speed, density and other physical quantities.

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Multiple Choice Questions IG1-2nd Monthly Test

The document is a physics exam for IGCSE students with 20 multiple choice questions testing concepts of physics including motion, forces, energy, density, and work. It provides diagrams, tables, graphs and scenarios to assess understanding of key physics principles in areas like speed, acceleration, energy transfers, density, work and efficiency. Students are asked to apply their knowledge of physics to analyze real-world examples and calculate values related to distance, speed, density and other physical quantities.

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Suzhou Foreign Language School (SFLS)

2 Monthly Class Test for IGCSE 1 – November 2014


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Subject: Physics
Total Marks: 100 (points) Time: 90 (minutes)
Name___________ Score__________
Part1: Multiple Choice Questions 20 Questions (40 points)
1. The diagram shows part of a ruler. The ruler is used to find the length of a nail.

What is the length of the nail?


A 2.2 cm B 2.7 cm C 3.2 cm D 3.7 cm
2. A car takes 15 minutes to travel along a road that is 20 km long.
What is the average speed of the car?
A 0.75 km / h B 5.0 km / h C 80 km / h D 300 km / h
3. The table gives the volumes and masses of four objects.
Which object has the greatest density?

4. The graph shows how the speed of a car changes with time.

Which calculation gives the distance travelled by the car in 24 seconds?


A (14/24) m B (24/14) m C (24x14/2) m D (14x24) m
5. A liquid has a volume of 100 cm3 and a mass of 85 g. The density of water is 1.0 g / cm3
How does the density of the liquid compare with the density of water?
A Its density is higher than that of water. B Its density is lower than that of water.
C Its density is the same as that of water. D It is impossible to say with only this data

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Suzhou Foreign Language School (SFLS)
2 Monthly Class Test for IGCSE 1 – November 2014
nd

Subject: Physics
Total Marks: 100 (points) Time: 90 (minutes)
Name___________ Score__________
Part1: Multiple Choice Questions 20 Questions (40 points)
6. Which distance / time graph represents the motion of an object moving at constant speed?

7. In a hydroelectric power station, one form of energy is stored in a lake or reservoir. This energy is
then transferred in stages to another useful form, which is the output.
Which row gives the name of the stored energy and the name of the output energy?

8. Which energy transfer takes place when a matchstick burns?


A chemical to thermal B chemical to nuclear
C nuclear to chemical D thermal to chemical
9. A certain machine is very efficient. What does this mean?
A It produces a large amount of power. B It uses very little energy.
C It wastes very little energy. D It works very quickly.
10. Four cars are driven along a road.
The table shows the work done by the engine in each car and the time taken by each car.
Which engine produces the most power?

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Suzhou Foreign Language School (SFLS)
2 Monthly Class Test for IGCSE 1 – November 2014
nd

Subject: Physics
Total Marks: 100 (points) Time: 90 (minutes)
Name___________ Score__________
Part1: Multiple Choice Questions 20 Questions (40 points)

11. A student wishes to measure accurately the volume of approximately 40 cm 3 of water. She has
two measuring cylinders, a larger one that can hold 100 cm 3, and a smaller one that can hold
50 cm3. The water forms a meniscus where it touches the glass.

Which cylinder should the student use and which water level should she use to ensure an
accurate result?

12. Which person is experiencing an acceleration?


A a driver of a car that is braking to stop at traffic lights
B a passenger in a train that is stationary in a railway station
C a shopper in a large store ascending an escalator (moving stairs) at a uniform rate
D a skydiver falling at constant speed towards the Earth
13. A car travels at various speeds during a short journey.
The table shows the distances travelled and the times taken during each of four stages
P, Q, R and S.

During which two stages is the car travelling at the same average speed?
A P and Q B P and S C Q and R D R and S

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Suzhou Foreign Language School (SFLS)
2 Monthly Class Test for IGCSE 1 – November 2014
nd

Subject: Physics
Total Marks: 100 (points) Time: 90 (minutes)
Name___________ Score__________
Part1: Multiple Choice Questions 20 Questions (40 points)
14. The diagrams show the readings on a measuring cylinder before and after a small metal cube is
added.

How many more identical cubes can be added to the cylinder, without causing the water to
overflow? Do not include the cube already in the cylinder.
A1 B2 C3 D4
15. A measuring cylinder has a mass of 120 g when empty.
When it contains 50 cm3 of a liquid, the total mass of the measuring cylinder and the liquid is
160 g. What is the density of the liquid?
A (40/50) g/cm3 B (50/40) g/cm3 C (120/50) g/cm3 D (160/50) g/cm3
16. The diagram shows a hydroelectric system.

What are the main energy changes taking place?


A chemical energy → kinetic energy → electrical energy
B electrical energy → gravitational energy → kinetic energy
C gravitational energy → kinetic energy → electrical energy
D kinetic energy → electrical energy → gravitational energy
17. The diagram shows the speed / time graph for a train as it travels along a track.

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Suzhou Foreign Language School (SFLS)
2 Monthly Class Test for IGCSE 1 – November 2014
nd

Subject: Physics
Total Marks: 100 (points) Time: 90 (minutes)
Name___________ Score__________
Part1: Multiple Choice Questions 20 Questions (40 points)
For which part of the graph is the train’s speed changing at the greatest rate?
A PQ B QR C RS D ST
18. A woman in a factory has to lift a box on to a shelf.

Which action involves the woman in doing the least amount of work?
A lifting the box quickly to the high shelf
B lifting the box slowly to the high shelf
C lifting the box to the low shelf first then lifting it to the high shelf
D lifting the box to the low shelf instead of to the high shelf
19. The graph shows how the distance travelled by a vehicle changes with time.

Which row describes the speed of the vehicle in each section of the graph?

20. An aeroplane is landing. As it descends towards the runway, its speed reduces.
What are the energy changes that take place during the descent?
A kinetic + gravitational → thermal (heat)
B kinetic → gravitational + thermal (heat)
C kinetic + thermal (heat) → gravitational
D thermal (heat) → kinetic + gravitational

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