ECZ · GCE Exam Companion
GCE Physics
Multiple choice Paper 1, theory Paper 2 and a practical test Paper 3, from measurement and motion to electricity and atomic physics.
The papers
Paper 1
Multiple choice
Forty multiple choice questions with four options each, covering the whole syllabus. One mark each, no penalty for a wrong answer.
Paper 2
Theory
Section A has compulsory structured questions and Section B gives a choice of longer free response questions. Clear working, units and labelled diagrams earn marks.
Paper 3
Practical test
A laboratory paper with real apparatus or specimens: taking and recording readings, drawing tables and graphs, observing and drawing, and drawing conclusions. Practise it here through written practical style questions.
Topics
How often each topic came up across the 12 GCE papers from 2014 to 2017 that we studied. Start with the topics that come up most.
- 1. Measurement and Units FreeIn 12 of 12 papers
- 2. Speed, Velocity and AccelerationIn 8 of 12 papers
- 3. Forces, Mass and WeightIn 10 of 12 papers
- 4. Turning Effect of Forces and StabilityIn 5 of 12 papers
- 5. PressureIn 7 of 12 papers
- 6. Work, Energy and PowerIn 8 of 12 papers
- 7. Kinetic Theory and Thermal PropertiesIn 10 of 12 papers
- 8. Transfer of Thermal EnergyIn 8 of 12 papers
- 9. General Wave PropertiesIn 8 of 12 papers
- 10. Light, Reflection, Refraction and LensesIn 9 of 12 papers
- 11. Electromagnetic Spectrum and SoundIn 7 of 12 papers
- 12. MagnetismIn 5 of 12 papers
- 13. Static ElectricityIn 6 of 12 papers
- 14. Current, Voltage and ResistanceIn 12 of 12 papers
- 15. Circuits, Electrical Power and SafetyIn 10 of 12 papers
- 16. Electromagnetism and InductionIn 7 of 12 papers
- 17. Introductory ElectronicsIn 8 of 12 papers
- 18. Atomic and Nuclear PhysicsIn 8 of 12 papers
Bright Minds practice questions in the GCE style, not official ECZ examination questions.