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PHYSICAL SCIENCES
SCOPE FOR CONTROL TESTS AND EXAMINATIONS 2023: GRADE 10

MARCH CONTROL TEST

PAPER TOPICS MARK DURATION

Waves, Sound & Light:

Transverse pulses on a string or spring, Transverse & Longitudinal
Waves, Frequency and Pitch, Amplitude and Loudness, Ultrasound.
ONE PAPER ONLY 75 1,5 hours
Electricity & Magnetism:
Electrostatics
Electric Circuits

JUNE / MID-YEAR EXAMINATION

NB: June / Mid-year examination will assess all the Term 1 and Term 2 work.
PAPER TOPICS MARKS DURATION

Waves, Sound & Light:

Paper 1 Transverse pulses on a string or spring, Transverse & Longitudinal
Waves, Frequency and Pitch, Amplitude and Loudness, Ultrasound.
100 2 hours
Electricity & Magnetism:
Electrostatics, Electric Circuits.

Matter & Materials:

Matter & Classification, States of Matter and the Kinetic Molecular
Theory, The Atom, The Periodic Table, Chemical Bonding.
Paper 2 100 2 hours
Chemical Change:
Physical and Chemical Change, Representing Chemical Change.

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SEPTEMBER CONTROL TEST

PAPER TOPICS MARK DURATION

Mechanics:

✓ Vectors & Scalars

✓ Motion in One-dimension
✓ Instantaneous Speed & Velocity
ONE PAPER ONLY ✓ Equations of Motion 100 2 hours
✓ Graphs of Motion

Chemical Change:

✓ Quantitative Aspects of Chemical Change.

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FINAL EXAMINATION: GRADE 10

FORMAT OF QUESTION PAPERS

Paper 1: Physics Paper 2: Chemistry
2 hours 2 hours
SECTION A: SECTION A:
Multiple-choice questions Multiple-choice questions

SECTION B: SECTION B:
Conceptual questions assessing all themes Conceptual questions assessing all themes

Total: 100 marks Total: 100 marks

MARK ALLOCATION PER KNOWLEDGE AREA: FINAL EXAMINATIONS GR 10

PAPER 1
Knowledge Area Theme Marks
Vectors & Scalars
Mechanics Motion in one dimension
45
( 45%) Instantaneous Speed, Velocity & Equations of Motion
Energy & Conservation of Energy
Transverse pulses on a string or spring
Waves, Sound and Light Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
30
( 30%) Sound
Electromagnetic Radiation
Electricity and Magnetism Electrostatics
25
( 25%) Electric Circuits
TOTAL 100

PAPER 2
Knowledge Area Theme Marks
Matter & Classification; Kinetic Molecular Theory
Matter and Materials The Atom: Basic building blocks of Matter
50
( 50%) Periodic Table
Chemical Bonding
Physical & Chemical Change
Chemical Change
Representing Chemical Change 50
(50%)
Quantitative Aspects of Chemical Change
TOTAL 100

COGNITIVE LEVELS
Weighting %
Cognitive level description
Paper 1 Paper 2
Remembering 15 15
Understanding 35 40
Applying and Analysing 40 35
Evaluating 10 10