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Free CXC CAPE Physics
Practice Paper

8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real CXC CAPE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.

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What the real CXC CAPE Physics paper looks like

Paper 01 (Multiple Choice)
45 multiple-choice questions, 1 mark each. About 1 hour 30 minutes. Tests knowledge across all three Modules of the Unit.
Paper 02 (Essay / Structured)
Extended essay and structured questions, one per Module. Around 2 hours 30 minutes. Tests developed argument, application and use of examples.
Paper 03 (Internal Assessment)
School-Based Assessment for school candidates (Paper 03/1) or an alternative written paper for private candidates (Paper 03/2). Coursework/research component worth a significant share of the Unit grade.
Total written exam time: ~4 hours across Paper 01 and Paper 02, plus the Internal Assessment.
Grading: Unit grades: I (highest) to VII (lowest), with a Grade Point Average and per-Module profile. Grades I–V are the pass range for most purposes.

Mini practice paper: 8 questions

Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Physics syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 2/3

Newton's third law states that forces occur in pairs that are equal in magnitude and ____ in direction.

  1. opposite
  2. the same
  3. perpendicular
  4. zero
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✓ Answer: A — opposite
Action and reaction are equal and opposite.
Q2 · Difficulty 2/3

Like charges:

  1. repel
  2. attract
  3. have no force
  4. combine
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✓ Answer: A — repel
Like charges repel.
Q3 · Difficulty 2/3

In a closed system, total momentum is:

  1. increasing
  2. conserved
  3. doubled
  4. zero always
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✓ Answer: B — conserved
Momentum is conserved in a closed system.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3

Frequency and period are related by f =:

  1. 1/T
  2. T
  3. 2T
  4. T²
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✓ Answer: A — 1/T
f = 1/T.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3

The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately:

  1. 3 × 10⁵ m s⁻¹
  2. 3 × 10⁶ m s⁻¹
  3. 3 × 10¹⁰ m s⁻¹
  4. 3 × 10⁸ m s⁻¹
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✓ Answer: D — 3 × 10⁸ m s⁻¹
c ≈ 3 × 10⁸ m s⁻¹.
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3

The nucleus of an atom contains protons and:

  1. electrons
  2. photons
  3. ions
  4. neutrons
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✓ Answer: D — neutrons
The nucleus holds protons and neutrons.
Q7 · Difficulty 2/3

The SI unit of temperature is the:

  1. kelvin
  2. celsius
  3. joule
  4. watt
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✓ Answer: A — kelvin
The kelvin is the SI temperature unit.
Q8 · Difficulty 2/3

The time for one complete oscillation is the:

  1. frequency
  2. amplitude
  3. phase
  4. period
Show answer & explanation
✓ Answer: D — period
The period is the time per cycle.
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CXC CAPE Physics FAQ

What does the CXC CAPE Physics exam look like?
The CXC CAPE Physics exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 01 (Multiple Choice): 45 multiple-choice questions, 1 mark each. About 1 hour 30 minutes. Tests knowledge across all three Modules of the Unit. Paper 02 (Essay / Structured): Extended essay and structured questions, one per Module. Around 2 hours 30 minutes. Tests developed argument, application and use of examples. Paper 03 (Internal Assessment): School-Based Assessment for school candidates (Paper 03/1) or an alternative written paper for private candidates (Paper 03/2). Coursework/research component worth a significant share of the Unit grade. Total written exam time: ~4 hours across Paper 01 and Paper 02, plus the Internal Assessment.
Can I download a free CXC CAPE Physics past paper?
Real CXC CAPE past papers are published directly by CXC CAPE on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is CXC CAPE Physics graded?
Unit grades: I (highest) to VII (lowest), with a Grade Point Average and per-Module profile. Grades I–V are the pass range for most purposes. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.