ENGINEERING D564/11

ADMISSIONS ASSESSMENT

Wednesday 31 October 2018 80 minutes

SECTION 1

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giving out Section 2.

This paper contains two parts, A and B, and you should attempt both parts.

Part A Mathematics and Physics (28 questions)

Part B Advanced Mathematics and Advanced Physics (26 questions)

This paper contains 54 multiple-choice questions. There are no penalties for incorrect responses,
only marks for correct answers, so you should attempt all 54 questions. Each question is worth
one mark.

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PART A Mathematics and Physics

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1 A group of drivers, consisting of 200 women and 300 men, was asked if they passed their
driving test at the first attempt.

Altogether 167 of the group said they passed at the first attempt.

Of the women, 143 said they did not pass at the first attempt.

How many of the men said they passed at the first attempt?

A 10

B 24

C 33

D 57

E 110

F 133

G 157

2 An unstable nucleus X becomes a stable nucleus Y after a succession of decays, during which
a total of 5 alpha particles and 2 beta ( –) particles are emitted.

How many fewer protons does nucleus Y contain than nucleus X?

A 6

B 8

C 10

D 12

E 14

F 16

G 18

H 20

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3 A cuboid has sides of length x, 2 x and 2 x, measured in cm.

The volume, in cm3, of the cuboid is numerically equal to twice the total surface area, in cm2, of
the cuboid.

What is the value of x ?

A 10

B 6+2 2

C 5

D 3+ 2
5
E
2
3 1
F + 2
2 2

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4 The diagram shows three resistors R1, R2 and R3 connected in series with a battery of constant
voltage. The resistance of each resistor and the corresponding current are also shown.

0.20 A

R1 12 Ω

R2 15 Ω

R3 3.0 Ω

Resistor R3 is now removed and the circuit is reconnected.

What is the new current in the circuit?

A 0.20 A

B 0.22 A

C 0.33 A

D 0.40 A

E 0.50 A

F 2.0 A

G 6.0 A

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5 The line joining the points with coordinates ( p, p – 1) and (1 – p, 2p ) is parallel to the line with
equation 2x + 3y + 1 = 0

What is the value of p ?

A –1
1
B −
7
1
C
9
1
D
8

E 1

5
F
4
G 2

H 5

6 When travelling in a vacuum, visible light has a wavelength between 400 nm and 700 nm.

The speed of light in a vacuum is 3.0 × 108 m s–1.

What can be concluded about ultraviolet radiation from this information?

A It has a maximum frequency of 2.7 × 1014 Hz

B It has a maximum frequency of 4.3 × 1014 Hz

C It has a maximum frequency of 7.5 × 1014 Hz

D It has a maximum frequency of 1.0 × 1015 Hz

E It has a minimum frequency of 2.7 × 1014 Hz

F It has a minimum frequency of 4.3 × 1014 Hz

G It has a minimum frequency of 7.5 × 1014 Hz

H It has a minimum frequency of 1.0 × 1015 Hz

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7 A rectangle PQRS is drawn inside a circle, with its vertices on the circumference of the circle.

P Q

S R

[diagram not to scale]

The ratio of the length of PQ to the length of QR is 2 : 1

The area of the rectangle PQRS is 96 cm2.

What is the radius, in cm, of the circle?

A 6

B 3

C 3 2

D 2 15

E 4 6

F 12

G 12 2

H 8 15

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8 A filament lamp working at its operating voltage converts electrical energy at a rate of 100 W.

The lamp has an efficiency of 5.0%.

How much energy is wasted by the lamp in 10 minutes?

A 50 J

B 950 J

C 1000 J

D 3000 J

E 57 000 J

F 60 000 J

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9

320 cm3

[diagram not to scale]

At a cinema, drinks are sold in regular and large sizes.

The cups for these are mathematically similar.

The ratio of the heights of the cups and the ratio of the depths of the drinks are both 4 : 5

The volume of drink in a regular size cup is 320 cm3.

What is the volume, in cm3, of drink in a large size cup?

A 384

B 400

C 500

D 576

E 625

F 640

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10 The potential difference across the motor in an electric car is 400 V and the current in the motor
is 1250 A.

The car accelerates along a horizontal road from rest for 4.0 s.

The efficiency of the overall system is 45%.

What is the kinetic energy of the car at the end of the 4.0 s?

(Ignore energy losses due to air resistance and due to friction between the tyres and the road.)

A 225 000 J

B 500 000 J

C 900 000 J

D 1 250 000 J

E 2 000 000 J

11 The straight lines

5x + 2y = 20

y = 3x – 23

x=0

enclose a region with area K square units.

What is the value of K ?

A 39

B 78

C 99

D 129

E 198

F 258

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12 The momentum of a small object moving in a straight line is 24 kg m s–1 and its kinetic energy
is 96 J.
What is the mass of the object?

A 3.0 kg

B 4.0 kg

C 6.0 kg

D 8.0 kg

E 12 kg

13 A scale model of a cylindrical pillar is to be made.

The full-sized pillar has a volume of 12 m3.

The model will use a length scale of 1 : 40

4
The model is to be a solid cylinder made of a plastic which has a density of g cm–3.
3
What is the mass of the model in grams?

9
A π
640
1
B π
40
C 40

1125
D π
8
E 250

F 10 000

G 225 000

H 400 000

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14 A radioactive isotope decays in a single step to a stable isotope.

A radiation detector is placed very near to a sample of the radioactive isotope in a laboratory.
The count rate on the detector changes as time elapses. The graph shows how the measured
count rate changes with time.

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count rate / counts per minute

100

80

60

40

20

0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

time / minutes

What is the background count rate and what is the half-life of the isotope?

background count rate half-life of isotope

/ counts per minute / minutes
A 20 40

B 20 50

C 20 60

D 20 65

E 120 40

F 120 50

G 120 60

H 120 65

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15 P

T U Q

S R

[diagram not to scale]

PQRST is a regular pentagon.

RSU is an equilateral triangle.

What is the size of angle STU ?

A 48°

B 54°

C 60°

D 66°

E 84°

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16 A rock falling vertically experiences an air resistance force of 12 N at an instant when its
acceleration is 2.0 m s–2 downwards.

What is the mass of the rock?

(gravitational field strength = 10 N kg–1)

A 1.0 kg

B 1.2 kg

C 1.5 kg

D 6.0 kg

E 10 kg

F 12 kg

G 15 kg

H 60 kg

17 The original price of an item is p

The price is increased by 125%

The increased price is then decreased by 40% to q

The relationship between p and q can be expressed as mp = q

What is the value of m ?

7
A
20
17
B
20
27
C
20
33
D
20
37
E
20

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18 A transverse wave with an amplitude of 4.0 cm and a frequency of 10 Hz travels along a rope at
a speed of 2.4 m s–1.

What is the total distance travelled by a particle in the rope in a time of 20 s?

A 2.4 m

B 4.8 m

C 8.0 m

D 16 m

E 32 m

F 48 m

19 Q is 5 km away from P on a bearing of 065°

R is 5 km away from Q on a bearing of 155°

What is the bearing of P from R ?

A 070°

B 110°

C 225°

D 270°

E 290°

F 315°

G 335°

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20 A student places a measuring cylinder on a balance. She pours a volume V of water into the
measuring cylinder, and finds that the mass of the measuring cylinder and water together is
290 g.

She then empties the measuring cylinder and dries it before putting it back on the balance.

She now pours the same volume V of olive oil into the measuring cylinder, and finds that the
mass of the measuring cylinder and olive oil together is 270 g.

What is the mass of the measuring cylinder?

(densities: olive oil = 0.90 g cm–3; water = 1.0 g cm–3)

A 18 g

B 20 g

C 90 g

D 180 g

E 200 g

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21 R

S O

75°

[diagram not to scale]

The line segment RT is a tangent at the point S to a circle with centre O

Q and P are points on the circumference of the circle such that QS = QP

Angle PST = 75°

What is the size of angle QSO ?

A 15°

B 30°

C 37.5°

D 45°

E 52.5°

F 60°

G 67.5°

H 75°

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22 A skydiver of weight 1000 N falls vertically.

The distance–time graph for the skydiver is shown below.

distance / m

500

400

300

200

100

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
time / s

The air resistance F (in N) acting on the skydiver travelling at velocity v (in m s–1) is given by the
equation

F = k v2

where k (in N m–2 s2) is a constant.

What is the numerical value of k for the skydiver?

A 0.050

B 0.40

C 0.63

D 2.5

E 20

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23

s cm h cm

b cm

[diagram not to scale]

The vertical height h cm of an isosceles triangle is 3 cm longer than the base length of b cm.

The sloping side is of length s cm.

The area of the triangle is 14 cm2.

There is one value of s which satisfies these conditions.

Within which range does this value of s lie?

A 5<s<6

B 6<s<7

C 7<s<8

D 8<s<9

E 9 < s < 10

F 10 < s < 11

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24 A neutron is absorbed by a uranium-235 ( 235
92U ) nuclide.

The resulting nuclide undergoes fission to produce a bromine-88 ( 88

35Br ) nuclide,
a lanthanum-145 nuclide and some neutrons.

The lanthanum-145 nuclide is radioactive and emits a beta ( –) particle.

How many neutrons are emitted in the fission reaction and how many protons are there in the
nuclide formed by the decay of lanthanum-145?

neutrons protons
A 2 55

B 2 56

C 2 57

D 2 58

E 3 55

F 3 56

G 3 57

H 3 58

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25 The first five terms of a sequence in order are:

2 17 42 77 122

The nth term of this sequence is pn 2 + q where p and q are integers.

p−q
What is the value of ?
p+q

1
A
4
1
B
2
C 1

23
D
17
13
E
7
F 2

G 4

H 14

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26 The diagram shows a circuit containing a battery and three identical resistors X, Y and Z.

Y Z

The total power supplied by the battery is 18 W.

What is the power dissipated as heat in resistor X?

A 1.5 W

B 2.0 W

C 3.0 W

D 4.5 W

E 6.0 W

F 8.0 W

G 12 W

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27 A bag contains 6 red and 6 green sweets. The sweets are identical apart from their colour.

A child takes a sweet at random from the bag.

If the sweet is red, the child stops taking sweets.

If the sweet is green, it is not replaced and the child takes another sweet.

This continues until a red sweet is taken at which point the child stops taking sweets.

What is the probability that the child takes more green sweets than red sweets?

3
A
22
5
B
22
3
C
11
1
D
2
8
E
11
17
F
22

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28 Three detectors X, Y and Z are separated by large distances.

Each of the detectors records a seismic wave from the same earthquake whose epicentre
(source) is very close to the surface of the Earth.

The wave travels out from the epicentre at 4.0 km s–1.

Detectors X and Y start to detect the wave at the same time, but detector Z starts to detect it
one minute later.

Which of the following statements must be correct?

1 The epicentre is at the midpoint of the line XY.

2 Z is equidistant from X and Y.

3 Z is no more than 240 km away from X and from Y.

A none of them

B 1 only

C 2 only

D 3 only

E 1 and 2 only

F 1 and 3 only

G 2 and 3 only

H 1, 2 and 3

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PART B Advanced Mathematics and Advanced Physics

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29 Curve C has equation y = 9 – x2

Line L has equation y = 5

What is the area enclosed between C and L ?

32
A
3
62
B
3
92
C
3
122
D
3
152
E
3

30 An aircraft moves from rest with uniform acceleration along a horizontal runway. After travelling
1600 m it reaches a speed of 80 m s–1.

What is the acceleration of the aircraft?

A 0.025 m s–2

B 0.050 m s–2

C 0.10 m s–2

D 0.50 m s–2

E 2.0 m s–2

F 4.0 m s–2

G 10 m s–2

H 20 m s–2

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31 How many solutions of the equation 2sin3 = sin lie in the interval – ?
2

A 2

B 3

C 4

D 5

E 6

F 7

32 The diagram represents a mass that is moving in a straight line at constant speed up a slope of
constant gradient.

constant speed

Which statement about the forces acting on the mass must be correct?

A All the forces acting on the mass are equal in magnitude.

B Only three forces act on the mass.

C The force of friction on the mass is equal to the driving force.

D The weight of the mass acts in the opposite direction to the contact force.

E There is no air resistance acting on the mass.

F There is no resultant force acting on the mass.

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33 The line y = x + k , where k is a constant, is a tangent to the curve y = 3x2 – 2x + 1

What is the value of k ?

A –2

B –1

1
C
4
1
D
3
1
E
2
3
F
4
G 1

H 2

34 The diagram shows four objects W, X, Y and Z, of masses 3.0 kg, 4.0 kg, 6.0 kg and 2.0 kg
respectively, connected by light, inextensible rods.

The objects are pulled along a smooth, horizontal surface by a constant force of 30 N in the
direction indicated.

W X Y Z 30 N
3.0 kg 4.0 kg 6.0 kg 2.0 kg

What is the tension in the rod connecting X and Y?

A 8.0 N

B 10 N

C 12 N

D 14 N

E 16 N

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35 A sector S of a circle has area 10 cm2.

The angle of sector S is increased by radians to form sector T.

20

25
The total area of sector T is cm2.
2

What is the total arc length, in cm, of sector T ?

9 5
A
10

5 2
B
4

C 2

5
D
2

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36 An object of mass 40 kg is placed on a uniform, horizontal plank of mass 10 kg between two
supports X and Y as shown in the diagram.

object
centre of plank

X Y

1.0 m 1.0 m 2.0 m

What is the contact force at X?

(gravitational field strength = 10 N kg–1)

A 15 N

B 35 N

C 150 N

D 250 N

E 300 N

F 350 N

G 375 N

37 In a particular arithmetic progression:

• the 13th term is six times the 1st term

• the 11th term is 1 less than twice the 5th term

What is the 3rd term of the progression?

A – 14.5

B – 11
29
C
19

D 3.5

E 11

F 14.5

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38 A block of mass m slides a distance l down a slope that is inclined at angle to the horizontal,
as shown:

The block experiences a friction force of kW sin , where W is the weight of the block and k is a
constant.

The block starts from rest at the top of the slope and slides down a distance l to the bottom,
where its potential energy is zero.

What fraction of the initial potential energy at the top has become kinetic energy as the block
reaches the bottom?

A k

B 1 – k

C k sin

D 1 – k sin

E k tan

F 1 – k tan

39 The first three terms of a geometric progression, whose terms are all greater than zero, are
( p – 2), (2p + 2) and (5p + 14)

What is the fifth term of the progression?

A 324

B 486

C 1250

D 1458

E 3888

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40 An object X of mass 2.0 kg is initially moving at a speed of 4.5 m s–1 on a smooth, horizontal
surface.

A 5.0 N force is applied to X in the direction of its motion for 3.0 seconds.

A short time later it collides head on with, and sticks to, a stationary object Y of mass 3.0 kg.

What is the speed of X and Y as they move off together after the collision?

A 1.8 m s–1

B 3.0 m s–1

C 3.6 m s–1

D 4.8 m s–1

E 5.4 m s–1

41 Evaluate

6
log2 5 + log2 + log2 7 + … + log2 64
4 5 6 63

A –2

B 3

C 4

D 6

E log2 (3!)

F log2 60

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42 A ball of mass 0.20 kg is thrown vertically downwards at an initial speed of 4.0 m s–1 and travels
a distance of 0.45 m to the ground.

The ball hits the ground, and rebounds with an initial speed of 2.0 m s–1.

How much energy does the ball lose in the bounce?

(gravitational field strength = 10 N kg–1; air resistance can be ignored)

A 0.10 J

B 0.40 J

C 0.50 J

D 0.90 J

E 1.2 J

F 1.6 J

G 2.1 J

43 Circle C has equation (x + 3)2 + ( y – 2)2 = 5

The length of the tangent from the circle C to the point P is 5 3

What is the shortest distance from P to C ?

A 5 3

B 5 3+ 5

C 3 5

D 5

E 10

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44 Two solid spheres X and Y have masses m and 2m respectively. They travel in opposite
directions towards each other along the same line with speeds v and 2v respectively and
collide head on.

The graph shows the variation of velocity with time for sphere X before, during, and after the
collision.

velocity
v

0
time
–v

Which sketch shows the variation of velocity with time for sphere Y?

A B

velocity velocity
2v 2v

0 0
time time
–2v –2v

C D

velocity velocity
2v
v
0 0
–v time time
–2v

E F

velocity velocity
2v
v
0 0
time –v time
–2v

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45 The points A ( – 3, 2), B (1, 3) and C ( – 1, u ) are such that the distances AC and AB are
related by:

AC = 2AB

What are the possible values of u ?

A 2 and – 6

B – 2 and 6

C 6 and –10

D – 6 and 10

E 2 + 2 13 and 2 – 2 13

F – 3 + 2 13 and – 3 – 2 13

46 A metal ball suspended from a steel cable is held at rest by a horizontal force P. The cable
makes an angle of 30° to the vertical as shown in the diagram. The cable exerts a force T on
the ball.

30°

What is the magnitude of P ?

T
A
2
B T

C 2T

T
D
2
T
E
3
2T
F
3

3T
G
2

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47 What is the coefficient of x3 in the expansion of (1 – 2x)5 (1 + 2x)5 ?

A – 6400

B – 640

C – 80

D 0

E 80

F 800

G 960

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48 A pendulum bob of mass 10 g is suspended by a light, inextensible string of length 50 cm.

The bob is released from rest at position X.

cm
50

30 cm

What is the speed of the bob as it passes through position Y?

(gravitational field strength g = 10 N kg–1; assume that resistive forces are negligible)

A 2 m s–1

B 4 m s–1

C 6 m s–1

D 8 m s–1

E 10 m s–1

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49 Given that

2 m 16 2
x dx =
0 7

and

2 m +1 32 2
x dx =
0 9

what is the value of m ?

11
A –
2
9
B –
2
22
C –
29
7
D
22
5
E
2
7
F
2

50 An object of mass m is initially moving at constant speed u to the right. It collides with a
stationary object of greater mass M and bounces back in the opposite direction at speed v.

What is the speed of the greater mass immediately after the collision?

mu
A
M
Mu
B
m
m (v – u )
C
M
M (v – u )
D
m
m (v + u )
E
M
M (v + u )
F
m

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51 The two functions f and g satisfy

f (x ) = a x + g ( x )

where a is a constant.

Given that

4
g ( x ) dx = 12
2

and

f (4) = 18 + f (2)

what is the value of a ?

A 1

B 3

C 5

D 6

E 15

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52 A load drops from rest through a vertical height h to the ground.

A light cable attached to the load passes over a friction pulley that provides a braking force
during the fall.

As the load falls through height h, 50% of the gravitational potential energy lost is transferred
into thermal energy.

The load reaches a final speed of 10 m s–1.

load
friction
pulley

What is the vertical height h ?

(gravitational field strength g = 10 N kg–1; air resistance can be ignored)

A 0.50 m

B 1.0 m

C 2.0 m

D 2.5 m

E 5.0 m

F 10 m

G 20 m

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53 The dimensions of a solid cuboid, in cm, are x, 2x and y

The volume of the cuboid is 576 cm3.

At this volume, the surface area of the cuboid has its maximum value.

What is the area, in cm2, of the face that has the largest area?

2
3
A 2(288 )

B 72

C 96

D 432

2
3
E 4(144 )

54 An object is thrown vertically upwards from ground level with an initial velocity of 40 m s–1.

2.0 seconds later another object is released from a height above the ground and falls vertically
from rest.

Both of the objects hit the ground at the same time.

From what height above the ground was the second object released?

(gravitational field strength g = 10 N kg–1; air resistance can be ignored)

A 80 m

B 180 m

C 320 m

D 500 m

E 900 m

END OF TEST

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Engineering Admissions Assessment – Past paper 2018

Section 1

Answer key

Question Answer key Question Answer key

1 E 28 A
2 B 29 A
3 B 30 E
4 B 31 D
5 H 32 F
6 G 33 C
7 D 34 D
8 E 35 D
9 E 36 F
10 C 37 E
11 C 38 B
12 A 39 B
13 E 40 D
14 A 41 C
15 D 42 G
16 C 43 C
17 C 44 F
18 E 45 D
19 E 46 A
20 C 47 D
21 C 48 A
22 B 49 E
23 C 50 E
24 H 51 A
25 G 52 F
26 C 53 C
27 B 54 B

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ADMISSIONS ASSESSMENT

Wednesday 31 October 2018 40 minutes

SECTION 2

Candidate number J Centre number

d d m m y y y y
Date of birth – –

First name(s)

Surname / Family name

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Please read these instructions carefully, but do not open the question paper until you are
told that you may do so. This paper is Section 2 of 2.

A separate answer sheet is provided for this paper. Please check that you have one. You also
require a soft pencil and an eraser.
Please complete both the answer sheet and this question paper with your candidate number,
centre number, date of birth, and name.
This question paper contains 18 multiple-choice questions. There are no penalties for incorrect
responses, only marks for correct answers, so you should attempt all 18 questions. Each
question is worth one mark.
For each question, choose the one option you consider correct and record your choice on the
separate answer sheet. If you make a mistake, erase thoroughly and try again.
You must complete the answer sheet within the time limit.

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1 A man is cycling along a straight horizontal road at a constant speed of 9.00 m s–1.

He passes a boy who is cycling at 5.00 m s–1 in the same direction.

When the man is level with the boy, the boy begins to accelerate at a
constant rate of 0.800 m s–2.

The boy maintains this constant acceleration and the man continues at constant speed until
the boy passes the man.

What is the time interval between the two instances when the man and the boy are level?

A 5.00 s

B 10.0 s

C 22.5 s

D 35.0 s

E 90.0 s

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2 Two liquids P and Q can be mixed together in any proportion.
The density of liquid P is P
and the density of liquid Q is Q
.

A volume VP of liquid P and a volume VQ of liquid Q are mixed together to produce a volume
that is equal to VP + VQ.

What is the density of the mixture?

P
+ Q
A
2

P VP + Q VQ
B
VP + VQ

P Q
C + VP + VQ
VP VQ

P VQ + Q VP
D
VP + VQ

P
+ Q
E VP VQ
VP + VQ

P Q
F + VP + VQ
VQ VP

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3 A circuit contains two fixed resistors, X and Y, and a variable resistor W. The power supply
has no internal resistance.

power supply

X
Y

The resistance of W increases.

What happens to the power dissipated in X and in Y?

power dissipated in X power dissipated in Y

A decreases decreases

B decreases stays constant

C decreases increases

D increases decreases

E increases stays constant

F increases increases

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4 The diagram shows two bar magnets, X and Y, held at rest a short distance apart from one
another on a smooth horizontal surface. They are aligned as shown in the diagram and both
are released at the same time. They move towards each other, collide and coalesce. Just
before they collide X has a velocity v to the right.

S X N S Y N

The mass of X is double the mass of Y.

Which row in the table gives the magnitude and direction of the velocity of the two magnets
after the collision?

magnitude of velocity direction of velocity

A 0 not applicable

1
B 3
v to the left

2
C 3
v to the left

4
D 3
v to the left

1
E 3
v to the right

2
F 3
v to the right

4
G 3
v to the right

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5 A stone is suspended from a newtonmeter and the meter reads 3 N. A beaker of water is
placed on a top pan balance and the top pan balance reads 400 g.
The stone is lowered into the water so that it is at rest and fully submerged, but not touching
the bottom of the beaker. The reading on the newtonmeter is now 2 N and the top pan
balance reads X g.
The stone is detached from the newtonmeter and allowed to rest under water on the base of
the beaker. The top pan balance now reads Y g.

3N

2N

400 g Xg Yg

What are the values of X and Y ?

(gravitational field strength = 10 N kg–1)

X Y
A 400 500

B 400 600

C 400 700

D 500 500

E 500 600

F 500 700

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6 Diagram 1 represents a stationary wave produced by sound in an open-ended tube of length
0.50 m containing a liquid. The speed of the wave in the liquid is 1000 m s–1.

diagram 1

Diagram 2 is a displacement–time graph representing a progressive sound wave with the

same frequency in the same liquid.

displacement

X
0
0 time

diagram 2

What is the value of the time at point X on the graph?

(End effects of the stationary wave can be ignored.)

A 2.5 × 10– 4 s

B 3.75 × 10– 4 s

C 5.0 × 10– 4 s

D 7.5 × 10– 4 s

E 1.0 × 10–3 s

F 1.5 × 10–3 s

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7 A tennis ball travelling at a speed of 30 m s–1 hits a racket elastically with a kinetic energy
of 27 J.
The racket applies a variable force to the tennis ball for a time of 4.0 ms as shown.

force / N
1500

0
0 2.0 4.0
time / ms

The ball moves away in the opposite direction to its initial motion.
With what speed does the ball leave the racket?
(Assume that resistive forces are negligible.)

A 20 m s–1

B 28 m s–1

C 32 m s–1

D 50 m s–1

E 70 m s–1

F 80 m s–1

G 100 m s–1

H 130 m s–1

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8 A painter of mass 74 kg stands on a uniform wooden plank of length 2.5 m and of mass 24 kg.

The painter stands at the middle of the plank. The plank rests on two supports.

Support P is 0.25 m from one end of the plank and support Q is 0.75 m from the other end.

A pot of paint of mass 5.0 kg is 0.80 m from the centre of mass of the painter.

0.80 m

0.25 m 0.75 m

support P support Q

What is the force exerted by support Q on the plank?

(gravitational field strength = 10 N kg–1)

A 50 N

B 51.5 N

C 66 N

D 177 N

E 500 N

F 515 N

G 660 N

H 1770 N

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9 The circuit shown in the diagram contains six resistors and an ideal digital voltmeter.

12 V

1Ω 2Ω 3Ω

3Ω 2Ω 1Ω

What is the reading on the voltmeter?

A 0V

B 2V

C 4V

D 6V

E 8V

F 10 V

G 12 V

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10 Four identical light springs are connected together using a light rod. A load of mass m is
suspended from the system so that the rod is horizontal, as shown in the diagram.

rod

load

The spring constant of each spring is k and all four springs obey Hooke’s law throughout.
Which of the following expressions gives the elastic potential energy stored in the system?
(gravitational field strength = g)

mg 2
A
6k
mg 2
B
2k
5 mg 2
C
9k
2 mg 2
D
3k
mg 2
E
k
2 mg 2
F
k

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11 A block of mass 3.60 kg is held stationary on a rough slope inclined at 30.0° to the horizontal.
The edge X of the block is 1.50 m from the bottom of the slope.

block

X
1.50 m

30.0°

The block is released and it accelerates uniformly down the slope. When X reaches the
bottom of the slope, the speed of the block is 2.00 m s–1.
What is the average rate at which work is done against resistive forces?
(gravitational field strength = 10 N kg–1)

A 4.8 W

B 13.2 W

C 15.6 W

D 18.0 W

E 26.4 W

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12 A circuit contains a battery with internal resistance and two resistors, connected as shown in
the diagram.

The emf of the battery is 6.00 V. The pd across the 20.0 resistor is 4.80 V.

6.00 V

20.0 Ω

30.0 Ω

What is the internal resistance of the battery?

A 0.0800

B 0.333

C 0.480

D 3.00

E 12.0

F 12.5

G 15.0

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13 A stick at position X dips into water every 0.80 s, creating a circular wave which travels at a
constant speed.

The diagrams show the wave crests at a time t and 1.0 s later. One of the wave crests,
labelled Q, appears in both diagrams.

In each diagram, the distance from X to a wave crest is labelled.

wave crest Q [diagram not to scale]

wave crest Q 3.5 cm

2.0 cm
X X

time = t time = t + 1.0 s

What is the wavelength of the wave?

A 1.2 cm

B 1.5 cm

C 2.0 cm

D 3.5 cm

E 4.4 cm

F 6.0 cm

G 7.5 cm

H 14 cm

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14 A block P has a smaller block Q resting on its top surface.

Q is connected to a hanging block, R, by a light, inextensible string. The string passes over a
smooth pulley which is connected to block P, as shown in the diagram.

pulley

P R

The masses of blocks P, Q and R are mP, mQ and mR respectively.

The surfaces of the three blocks are smooth.

P is accelerated horizontally to the right by an external force. While this is happening, Q and
R do not move relative to P.

What is the acceleration of P ?

(gravitational field strength = g)

mQ g
A
mR

mR g
B mQ

mR g
C mR + mQ

mQ g
D mP + mQ + mR

mR g
E
mP + mQ + mR

mQ + mR g
F
mP + mQ + mR

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15 A solid cube with a total surface area of 96 cm2 is suspended from a spring of spring constant
2.0 × 104 N m–1 and causes the spring to extend by 1.6 × 10–4 m.
The cube is removed from the spring and placed on a horizontal surface where it rests with
one face on the surface.

What is the pressure exerted by the cube on the surface and what is the density of the
material from which the cube is made?

(gravitational field strength = 10 N kg–1)

pressure / N m–2 density / kg m–3

A 2.0 × 101 5.0 × 10–2

B 2.0 × 101 5.0 × 104

C 3.3 × 102 5.0 × 10–2

D 3.3 × 102 5.0 × 103

E 3.3 × 102 5.0 × 104

F 2.0 × 103 5.0 × 10–2

G 2.0 × 103 5.0 × 103

H 2.0 × 103 5.0 × 104

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16 A power cable consists of a cylindrical copper (Cu) wire surrounded by six cylindrical
aluminium (Al) wires. All the wires are of the same cross-sectional area as shown:

Al
Al

Al Cu
Al

Al
Al

The table gives the densities and resistivities of aluminium and copper.

material density resistivity

aluminium d 3
copper 3d 2

The cable has mass M and length L.

Which expression gives the resistance between the two ends of the cable?

18 d L2
A
5M

21 d L2
B
M

81 d L2
C
5M

180 d L2
D
M

12 d L2
E
5M

28 d L2
F
3M

36 d L2
G
5M

80 d L2
H
M

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17 Oil of density 800 kg m–3 is pumped through a pipe of circular cross-sectional area 0.60 m2 at
a speed of 5.0 m s–1. Between X and Y, the cross-sectional area of the pipe decreases to
0.25 m2.

0.25 m2

X
Y
5.0 m s–1

Y
X

0.60 m2

What is the resultant force exerted on the oil as it passes from X to Y?

A 0N

B 7000 N

C 12 000 N

D 16 800 N

E 19 000 N

F 24 000 N

G 40 800 N

H 143 000 N

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18 A small steel ball of mass m is released from the top of a semi-circular ramp of radius r as
shown in the diagram:

r
steel ball
released here 45°

P
[diagram not to scale]

After being released, the ball moves around the semi-circle to the lowest point at position P
and then rises to a maximum height on the other side at position Q before falling down again.

Assume that the friction force acting on the ball has a constant magnitude whilst the ball is
moving.

What is the kinetic energy of the ball as it first passes position P ?

(gravitational field strength = g)

A mgr ( 2 1)
2
B mgr 1 3
2
C mgr 1 4
2mgr
D
3
3mgr
E
4
1+ 2
F mgr 3

G mgr
2
H mgr 2 2

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Section 2

Answer key

Question Answer key

1 B
2 B
3 C
4 A
5 F
6 F
7 A
8 G
9 E
10 D
11 B
12 D
13 F
14 B
15 G
16 A
17 D
18 B

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