Physics

Assessment

At A-level, there are two written exams: Paper 1 is a written exam of two hours, it assesses knowledge of sections 1 to 5 and 6.1 periodic motion. It is comprised of 85 marks: 60 marks of short and long answer questions split by topic and 25 marks of multiple choice questions. It is worth 34% of the A-level. Paper 2 is a written exam of two hours. It assesses knowledge of sections 6.2 to 8. It is comprised of 85 marks: 60 marks of short and long answer questions split by topic and 25 marks of multiple choice questions. It is worth 34% of the A-level. Paper 3 is a practical skills and data analysis exam of two hours. There are 80 marks available and it is worth 32% of the A-level.