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WPH13
Practical Skills in Physics I

17 papers indexed since 2019, question by question. Next sitting: Fri, 15 Jan 2027. Pick a topic to see every question that tested it.

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334 question parts · 835 marks

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June 2025Q1(a)(i)· practical1state
June 2025Q1(a)(ii)· practical2determine
June 2025Q1(b)(i)· practical2explain
June 2025Q1(b)(ii)· practical2describe
June 2025Q1(b)(iii)· practical3determine
June 2025Q1(b)(iv)· practical2deduce
June 2025Q2(a)· practical3describe
June 2025Q2(b)(i)· practical2determine
June 2025Q2(b)(ii)· practical2determine
June 2025Q2(c)· practical3criticise
June 2025Q2(d)· practical2explain
June 2025Q3(a)(i)· practical2explain
June 2025Q3(a)(ii)· practical2explain
June 2025Q3(b)(i)· practical1determine
June 2025Q3(b)(ii)· practical2determine
June 2025Q3(c)· practical2suggest
June 2025Q4(a)· practical2explain
June 2025Q4(b)· practical2explain
June 2025Q4(c)(i)· practical2explain
June 2025Q4(c)(ii)· practical5plot
June 2025Q4(c)(iii)· practical4determine
June 2025Q4(c)(iv)· practical2determine
January 2025Q1(a)· practical2determine
January 2025Q1(b)(i)· practical2determine
January 2025Q1(b)(ii)· practical2determine
January 2025Q1(c)· practical3describe
January 2025Q2(a)(i)· practical4describe
January 2025Q2(a)(ii)· practical2identify
January 2025Q2(b)(i)· practical2criticise
January 2025Q2(b)(ii)· practical2explain
January 2025Q3(a)(i)· practical1suggest
January 2025Q3(a)(ii)· practical2suggest
January 2025Q3(b)(i)· practical4calculate
January 2025Q3(b)(ii)· practical3determine
January 2025Q3(c)· practical3explain
January 2025Q3(d)(i)· practical1state
January 2025Q3(d)(ii)· practical3explain
January 2025Q4(a)(i)· practical2complete
January 2025Q4(a)(ii)· practical5plot
January 2025Q4(b)· practical2explain
January 2025Q4(c)(i)· practical3determine
January 2025Q4(c)(ii)· practical2deduce
October 2024Q1(a)(i)· practical2determine
October 2024Q1(a)(ii)· practical2explain
October 2024Q1(a)(iii)· practical3describe
October 2024Q1(b)· practical4describe
October 2024Q1(c)· practical2deduce
October 2024Q2(a)(i)· practical2complete
October 2024Q2(a)(ii)· practical3explain
October 2024Q2(a)(iii)· practical4deduce
October 2024Q2(b)· practical2explain
October 2024Q3(a)· practical3describe
October 2024Q3(b)· practical3criticise
October 2024Q3(c)(i)· practical2determine
October 2024Q3(c)(ii)· practical2determine
October 2024Q4(a)· practical2explain
October 2024Q4(b)(i)· practical5plot
October 2024Q4(b)(ii)· practical3determine
October 2024Q4(b)(iii)· practical2determine
October 2024Q4(b)(iv)· practical4determine
June 2024Q1(a)(i)· practical4identify
June 2024Q1(a)(ii)· practical2describe
June 2024Q1(b)· practical2explain
June 2024Q2(a)(i)· practical1state
June 2024Q2(a)(ii)· practical2explain
June 2024Q2(b)· practical3criticise
June 2024Q2(c)· practical2explain
June 2024Q3(a)· practical3describe
June 2024Q3(b)· practical4show that
June 2024Q3(c)(i)· practical2determine
June 2024Q3(c)(ii)· practical2determine
June 2024Q3(d)· practical2deduce
June 2024Q4(a)(i)· practical2determine
June 2024Q4(a)(ii)· practical2explain
June 2024Q4(b)· practical2explain
June 2024Q4(c)(i)· practical2explain
June 2024Q4(c)(ii)· practical2complete
June 2024Q4(c)(iii)· practical5plot
June 2024Q4(c)(iv)· practical3determine
June 2024Q4(c)(v)· practical3determine
January 2024Q1(a)(i)· practical1state
January 2024Q1(a)(ii)· practical2determine
January 2024Q1(b)· practical2explain
January 2024Q1(c)(i)· practical2determine
January 2024Q1(c)(ii)· practical2explain
January 2024Q2(a)· practical2complete
January 2024Q2(b)(i)· practical4describe
January 2024Q2(b)(ii)· practical2explain
January 2024Q2(c)· practical3explain
January 2024Q3(a)· practical2identify
January 2024Q3(b)(i)· practical2describe
January 2024Q3(b)(ii)· practical2explain
January 2024Q3(c)(i)· practical2determine
January 2024Q3(c)(ii)· practical2determine
January 2024Q3(d)· practical2deduce
January 2024Q4(a)· practical4explain
January 2024Q4(b)(i)· practical2explain
January 2024Q4(b)(ii)· practical2complete
January 2024Q4(b)(iii)· practical5plot
January 2024Q4(b)(iv)· practical3determine
January 2024Q4(b)(v)· practical2determine
October 2023Q1(a)· practical1identify
October 2023Q1(b)· practical1suggest
October 2023Q1(c)· practical2determine
October 2023Q1(d)(i)· practical4show that
October 2023Q1(d)(ii)· practical3deduce
October 2023Q2(a)· practical4describe
October 2023Q2(b)· practical1state
October 2023Q2(c)· practical4determine
October 2023Q2(d)· practical2explain
October 2023Q3(a)· practical4describe
October 2023Q3(b)(i)· practical2describe
October 2023Q3(b)(ii)· practical1criticise
October 2023Q3(b)(iii)· practical3discuss
October 2023Q4(a)(i)· practical6plot
October 2023Q4(a)(ii)· practical2show that
October 2023Q4(a)(iii)· practical4determine
October 2023Q4(a)(iv)· practical2calculate
October 2023Q4(b)· practical4suggest
June 2023Q1(a)(i)· practical1state
June 2023Q1(a)(ii)· practical2determine
June 2023Q1(a)(iii)· practical2explain
June 2023Q1(b)· practical4describe
June 2023Q2(a)(i)· practical2explain
June 2023Q2(a)(ii)· practical2describe
June 2023Q2(b)(i)· practical2add/label
June 2023Q2(b)(ii)· practical1suggest
June 2023Q2(c)· practical2describe
June 2023Q3(a)(i)· practical2state
June 2023Q3(a)(ii)· practical2describe
June 2023Q3(b)(i)· practical2determine
June 2023Q3(b)(ii)· practical2determine
June 2023Q3(b)(iii)· practical2state
June 2023Q3(c)(i)· practical2calculate
June 2023Q3(c)(ii)· practical2comment on
June 2023Q4(a)· practical2identify
June 2023Q4(b)(i)· practical2identify
June 2023Q4(b)(ii)· practical1suggest
June 2023Q4(c)(i)· practical2explain
June 2023Q4(c)(ii)· practical6plot
June 2023Q4(c)(iii)· practical3determine
June 2023Q4(c)(iv)· practical2determine
January 2023Q1(a)(i)· practical1state
January 2023Q1(a)(ii)· practical2determine
January 2023Q1(b)(i)· practical4describe
January 2023Q1(b)(ii)· practical1identify
January 2023Q2(a)(i)· practical1state
January 2023Q2(a)(ii)· practical2identify
January 2023Q2(b)(i)· practical3determine
January 2023Q2(b)(ii)· practical2determine
January 2023Q2(b)(iii)· practical2suggest
January 2023Q2(c)(i)· practical2explain
January 2023Q2(c)(ii)· practical2explain
January 2023Q3(a)(i)· practical2explain
January 2023Q3(a)(ii)· practical2describe
January 2023Q3(b)(i)· practical1criticise
January 2023Q3(b)(ii)· practical2explain
January 2023Q3(b)(iii)· practical1determine
January 2023Q3(c)(i)· practical2determine
January 2023Q3(c)(ii)· practical2deduce
January 2023Q4(a)(i)· practical2determine
January 2023Q4(a)(ii)· practical2determine
January 2023Q4(b)· practical2describe
January 2023Q4(c)(i)· practical2explain
January 2023Q4(c)(ii)· practical5plot
January 2023Q4(c)(iii)· practical3determine
October 2022Q1(a)(i)· practical2determine
October 2022Q1(a)(ii)· practical2calculate
October 2022Q1(b)(i)· practical4calculate
October 2022Q1(b)(ii)· practical2determine
October 2022Q1(c)· practical3discuss
October 2022Q1(d)· practical2explain
October 2022Q2(b)(i)· practical3explain
October 2022Q2(b)(ii)· practical2state
October 2022Q3(a)(i)· practical3describe
October 2022Q3(a)(ii)· practical2identify
October 2022Q3(b)(i)· practical2calculate
October 2022Q3(b)(ii)· practical3determine
October 2022Q4(a)· practical2criticise
October 2022Q4(b)· practical5plot
October 2022Q4(c)(i)· practical2show that
October 2022Q4(c)(ii)· practical2determine
October 2022Q4(c)(iii)· practical2determine
October 2022Q4(d)· practical2justify
October 2022Q4(e)· practical2explain
June 2022Q1(a)· practical4determine
June 2022Q1(b)· practical2determine
June 2022Q1(c)· practical2determine
June 2022Q1(d)· practical4describe
June 2022Q2(a)· practical3calculate
June 2022Q2(b)(i)· practical3explain
June 2022Q2(b)(ii)· practical2determine
June 2022Q2(c)· practical2describe
June 2022Q3(a)· practical2draw
June 2022Q3(b)· practical3describe
June 2022Q3(d)· practical3calculate
June 2022Q3(e)(i)· practical1identify
June 2022Q3(e)(ii)· practical1state
June 2022Q4(a)· practical3explain
June 2022Q4(b)· practical2criticise
June 2022Q4(c)(i)· practical6plot
June 2022Q4(c)(ii)· practical3determine
June 2022Q4(c)(iii)· practical2comment on
January 2022Q1(a)· practical2describe
January 2022Q1(b)(i)· practical3calculate
January 2022Q1(b)(ii)· practical2determine
January 2022Q1(b)(iii)· practical1state
January 2022Q2(a)· practical2draw
January 2022Q2(b)· practical4describe
January 2022Q2(c)· practical1state
January 2022Q3(a)· practical2describe
January 2022Q3(b)· practical1describe
January 2022Q3(c)· practical3criticise
January 2022Q3(d)(i)· practical3determine
January 2022Q3(d)(ii)· practical2evaluate
January 2022Q4(a)(i)· practical6plot
January 2022Q4(a)(ii)· practical3determine
January 2022Q4(b)(i)· practical2explain
January 2022Q4(b)(ii)· practical2deduce
January 2022Q5(a)(i)· practical4determine
January 2022Q5(a)(ii)· practical3justify
January 2022Q5(b)· practical2explain
January 2022Q5(c)· practical2assess
October 2021Q1(a)· practical2describe
October 2021Q1(b)· practical2calculate
October 2021Q1(c)(i)· practical2estimate
October 2021Q1(c)(ii)· practical3calculate
October 2021Q1(d)· practical2determine
October 2021Q2(b)(i)· practical3determine
October 2021Q2(b)(ii)· practical2calculate
October 2021Q3(a)· practical4describe
October 2021Q3(b)· practical2identify
October 2021Q3(c)(i)· practical3calculate
October 2021Q3(c)(ii)· practical5evaluate
October 2021Q4(a)(i)· practical2criticise
October 2021Q4(a)(ii)· practical5plot
October 2021Q4(b)(ii)· practical3explain
October 2021Q4(c)· practical3determine
October 2021Q4(d)· practical2explain
June 2021Q1(a)· practical1complete
June 2021Q1(b)· practical4describe
June 2021Q1(c)· practical2explain
June 2021Q2(a)· practical2suggest
June 2021Q2(b)(i)· practical2calculate
June 2021Q2(b)(ii)· practical2calculate
June 2021Q2(c)· practical2calculate
June 2021Q2(d)· practical2comment on
June 2021Q3(a)· practical3calculate
June 2021Q3(b)· practical1state
June 2021Q3(c)(i)· practical3explain
June 2021Q3(c)(ii)· practical3calculate
June 2021Q3(d)· practical4assess
June 2021Q4(a)· practical3explain
June 2021Q4(b)(i)· practical2complete
June 2021Q4(b)(ii)· practical5plot
June 2021Q4(b)(iii)· practical3determine
June 2021Q4(b)(iv)· practical2evaluate
June 2021Q4(c)· practical4discuss
January 2021Q1(a)· practical5describe
January 2021Q1(b)(i)· practical2plot, add/label
January 2021Q1(b)(ii)· practical1comment on
January 2021Q1(c)· practical1describe
January 2021Q2(a)(ii)· practical2determine
January 2021Q2(b)· practical2calculate
January 2021Q2(c)· practical3deduce
January 2021Q2(d)· practical3explain
January 2021Q2(e)· practical3justify
January 2021Q3(a)· practical5describe
January 2021Q3(b)· practical3estimate
January 2021Q4(a)· practical1calculate
January 2021Q4(b)· practical3discuss
January 2021Q5(a)· practical2criticise
January 2021Q5(b)· practical5plot
January 2021Q5(c)· practical6determine
January 2021Q5(d)· practical2explain
October 2020Q1(a)(i)· practical1state
October 2020Q1(a)(ii)· practical1state
October 2020Q1(b)· practical2justify
October 2020Q1(c)(i)· practical1identify
October 2020Q1(c)(ii)· practical1describe
October 2020Q1(d)(i)· practical1state
October 2020Q1(d)(ii)· practical2describe
October 2020Q2(a)· practical1add/label
October 2020Q2(b)(i)· practical1state
October 2020Q2(b)(ii)· practical2calculate
October 2020Q2(c)· practical3calculate
October 2020Q2(d)· practical3explain
October 2020Q2(e)· practical2explain
October 2020Q3(a)· practical2complete
October 2020Q3(b)· practical2describe
October 2020Q3(c)· practical1state
October 2020Q3(d)· practical2calculate
October 2020Q3(e)· practical3calculate
October 2020Q3(f)(i)· practical2criticise
October 2020Q3(f)(ii)· practical3describe
October 2020Q4(a)· practical2describe
October 2020Q4(b)(i)· practical2explain
October 2020Q4(b)(ii)· practical5plot
October 2020Q4(c)· practical3determine
October 2020Q4(d)· practical2suggest
January 2020Q1(a)· practical4draw
January 2020Q1(b)· practical2identify
January 2020Q2(a)· practical4show that
January 2020Q2(b)· practical3determine
January 2020Q2(c)· practical2identify
January 2020Q3(a)· practical3describe
January 2020Q3(c)· practical4describe
January 2020Q3(d)(i)· practical3calculate
January 2020Q3(d)(ii)· practical2calculate
January 2020Q4(a)· practical2criticise
January 2020Q4(b)· practical3complete
January 2020Q4(c)· practical5plot
January 2020Q4(d)· practical2determine
January 2020Q4(e)· practical3describe
January 2020Q5(a)· practical2justify
January 2020Q5(b)· practical4determine
June 2019Q1(a)(i)· practical1state
June 2019Q1(a)(ii)· practical2explain
June 2019Q1(b)· practical1calculate
June 2019Q1(c)· practical2describe
June 2019Q1(d)(i)· practical2calculate
June 2019Q1(d)(ii)· practical2calculate
June 2019Q1(e)· practical4calculate
June 2019Q1(f)· practical2determine
June 2019Q2(a)· practical4describe
June 2019Q2(b)· practical2explain
June 2019Q3(a)· practical4describe
June 2019Q3(c)(i)· practical2criticise
June 2019Q3(c)(ii)· practical6plot
June 2019Q3(c)(iii)· practical3determine
June 2019Q3(c)(iv)· practical2explain
June 2019Q4(a)· practical3calculate
June 2019Q4(b)(i)· practical2identify
June 2019Q4(b)(ii)· practical4describe

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