Multiple choice questions

Multiple choice questions appear in both exam papers, and at both Tiers. Multiple choice questions are asked as questions, often starting with ‘What is …’ or ‘Which of these …’.

You have four options to choose from in a multiple choice question. You must only choose one of these options, by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in a box.

It may help to reject any answers that you feel are obviously wrong, so that you can focus on choosing the right answer.

Sample question 1 - Foundation

Question

What is the minimum number of forces that are required to compress a spring? [1 mark]

A	1
B	2
C	3
D	4

A
1

B
2

C
3

D
4

OCR Gateway Science, GCE Physics, Paper J249, 2016.

Sample question 2 - Foundation

Question

A bus takes 1.8 hours to travel 24 km.

What is the average speed of the bus? [1 mark]

A	43.2 km/h
B	25.8 km/h
C	22.2 km/h
D	13.3 km/h

A
43.2 km/h

B
25.8 km/h

C
22.2 km/h

D
13.3 km/h

OCR Gateway Science, GCE Physics, Paper J249, 2016.

Sample question 3 - Higher

Question

A car travels 200 km in four hours.

If the car doubles its speed how long would it take to travel 50 km? [1 mark]

A	0.5 hours
B	1.0 hours
C	2.0 hours
D	4.0 hours

A
0.5 hours

B
1.0 hours

C
2.0 hours

D
4.0 hours

OCR Gateway Science, GCE Physics, Paper J249, 2016 - Higher.

Sample question 4 - Higher

Question

The diagram shows three gears:

There are three gears, starting from the left, gear X has 20 teeth and a green arrow pointing right. gear Y has 5 teeth, gear Z has 10 teeth.

Gear X is rotated clockwise at 1.0 rotations per second.

Which row is the correct description of the movement of gear Z? [1 mark]

	Direction of rotation	Rotations per second
A	Anticlockwise	0.5
B	Anticlockwise	2.0
C	Clockwise	0.5
D	Clockwise	2.0

A
Direction of rotation	Anticlockwise
Rotations per second	0.5

B
Direction of rotation	Anticlockwise
Rotations per second	2.0

C
Direction of rotation	Clockwise
Rotations per second	0.5

D
Direction of rotation	Clockwise
Rotations per second	2.0

OCR Gateway Science, GCE Physics, Paper J249, 2016 - Higher.

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