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Q1. Joe heats some water in a kettle.

The graph gives information about the temperature of the water in the kettle and the
length of time it has been heated.

(a) Write down the temperature of the water when Joe started to heat the water.

.................................. °C
(1)

(b) Use the graph to find how many seconds it took the water to reach a temperature of
70°C.

.................................. seconds
(1)

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(c) Work out the increase in the temperature of the water from the 10th second to the
35th second.

.................................. °C
(2)
(Total 4 marks)

Q2. Sarah goes to the gym on her way to work.

The table shows what she wants to do before arriving at work.

Activity Time (mins)

Drive from home to gym 10

Exercise at gym 45

Shower and change 20

Drive from gym to work 25

She has to arrive at work at 08 50

(a) What is the latest time she can leave home?

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(3)

Each Saturday, Sarah cycles from her house to the gym.

The travel graph shows Sarah’s journey to the gym.

(b) What time does she leave home?

.........................
(1)

(c) How far is the gym from Sarah’s house?

........................ km
(1)

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Sarah stays at the gym for 1 hours.

She then cycles back to her house at 18 km/h.

(d) Complete the travel graph.

(3)
(Total 8 marks)

Q3. Here are six temperature/time graphs.

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Each sentence in the table describes one of the graphs.

Write the letter of the correct graph next to each sentence.

The first one has been done for you.

The temperature starts at 0°C and keeps rising. B

The temperature stays the same for a time and then falls.

The temperature rises and then falls quickly.

The temperature is always the same.

The temperature rises, stays the same for a time and then falls.

The temperature rises, stays the same for a time and then rises
again.

(Total 3 marks)

Q4. Rain water is collected in a tank.

The graph gives information about the depth of the water in the tank between 1000 and
1600.

(a) Write down the depth of water at 1300.

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..................................... m
(1)

(b) Write down the time at which the depth was 2 metres.

.....................................
(1)

After 1600, the water is used for irrigating a field.

The depth of water continues to fall at the same rate as it fell between 1500 and 1600.

(c) Find the time at which the depth of the water is zero.

.....................................
(1)
(Total 3 marks)

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M1.

Working Answer Mark Additional Guidance

(a) 20 1 B1 cao

(b) 25 1 B1 accept answer in range 24 ≤ t ≤ 26

(c) 90 - 40 50 2 M1 picks 10th and 35th seconds ft ± 1 square, can

be implied by sight of 90 ± 2 or 40 ± 2, or marks
on the graph at (10, 40) and (35, 90)
A1 (48 to 52 inclusive)

Total for Question: 4 marks

M2.
Working Answer Mark Additional Guidance

(a) 10 + 45 + 20 + 25 = 10 07 10 3 M1 for 10 + 45 + 20 + 25 or 100

1 hour 40 minutes seen
M1 for correct attempt to convert to
hours and minutes
A1 cao
OR
M2 for clear attempt to subtract all
times from 08 50 (may be seen as
working backwards)
(M1 for clear attempt to take at
least one time away from 08 50)
A1 cao

(b) 11 20 1 B1 for 11 20 or twenty past eleven

oe

(c) 12 1 B1 cao

(d) Straight line from 3 M1 for straight line segment on

(12 20, 12) to graph
(13 50, 12) M1 for straight line with negative
and from segment

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(13 50, 12) to A1 for correct graph

(14 30, 0) or
M1 for straight line segment on
graph
M1 for 12 ÷ 18 oe or 40 minutes
seen
A1 for correct graph
SC: B2 for the correct straight line
translated to left or right

Total for Question: 8 marks

M3.

Answer Mark Additional Guidance

(B), D, C, A, F, E 3 B3 all correct

(B2 for 3 or 4 correct
B1 for 1 or 2 correct)

Total for Question: 3 marks

M4.

Working Answer Mark Additional Guidance

(a) 5m 1 B1 cao

(b) 10:30 1 B1 10:25 – 10:35

(c) 18:10 – 18:30 1 B1 18:10 – 18:30

Total for Question: 3 marks

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E1. Candidates knew what they had to do with this question and could read the time axis
accurately as there was a one to one correspondence between the squares and the
numbers. They struggled with reading the intermediate points on the vertical scale where
one 2 mm square was 4°C. Only 2% of candidates scored no marks whilst 8% scored 1
mark usually for reading off the 20° in part (a). A further 22% scores 2 marks, usually for
obtaining correct responses to parts (a) and (b) whist fully correct responses to all parts
were obtained by only 45% of candidates. One mark was awarded in (c) for candidates
that marked the required points on the graph or correctly read off the values of 40 or 90.

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In part (a) candidates adopted two approaches. Some added up the times, and then attempted
a subtraction from 08 50, but 08 50 – 100 required some conversion of minutes into hours and
minutes, which some found too difficult. The second method was to start with 08 50 and
successively subtract each of the four times, which was far better done. Parts (b) and (c) were
well answered. In part (d) two lines needed to be drawn. Most realised that a horizontal section
was needed, but of these many terminated the line before 13 50. The majority inserted the
correct sloping line, with only a minority drawing a line of incorrect gradient, or of positive
gradient (disappearing off the top of the graph).

E3. Foundation

This question was very well answered leading to 92% of candidates being awarded full
marks.

Higher

This was very well answered indeed and very few candidates failed to correctly identify
each chart.

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