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40 QUESTIONS • 4 SECTIONS • BLOOM'S: APPLICATION/ANALYSIS
40 4 40
QUESTIONS SECTIONS RATIONALES
WHAT THIS COVERS
1 Measurements and Their Errors 2 Particles and Radiation
3 Waves 4 Mechanics and Materials
ABOUT THIS ASSESSMENT
This 40-item assessment is structured across 4 domains: Measurements and Their Errors; Particles and Radiation; Waves;
Mechanics and Materials. Items are written at the Application/Analysis level and target moderate learners. Each question
includes four options, one best answer, and a focused rationale that explains the clinical reasoning. Use this resource to
reinforce prioritization, safe practice, and application of core principles across the listed domains.
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Total Questions: 40 Sections: 4 Passing Score: 50% Difficulty: Moderate Bloom's: Application/Analysis
Section 1 — Measurements and Their Errors
1. An AS Physics student is plotting a graph of velocity (m/s) on the y-axis against time (s) on the x-axis.
According to standard AQA graph marking conventions, which of the following axis labels would be
awarded the mark for correct labelling?
A. Velocity / time
B. Velocity (m/s)
C. Velocity / m s ¹
D. v/t
Concept: Graph Marking - Axes Label with Units
Rationale: AQA graph marking conventions award the axis-label mark when the quantity is named (or
correctly symbolised) and the unit is written in the form 'quantity / unit' using the solidus. 'Velocity / m s ¹'
satisfies both requirements. Options A and D omit the unit entirely, and option B uses parentheses instead of
the solidus convention that AQA mark schemes expect.
2. A student measures the diameter of a wire as 0.42 mm using a micrometer screw gauge of resolution
0.01 mm. The mark scheme states that the absolute uncertainty should be taken as ±0.01 mm. To
earn the percentage uncertainty mark, which working must the student show?
A. (0..42) × 100% = 2.4%
B. (0..01) × 100 = 4200%
C. (0.01 × 0.42) × 100% = 0.42%
D. (0..42) = 0.024
Concept: Percentage Uncertainty Calculation Marking
Rationale: The percentage-uncertainty mark is awarded when the absolute uncertainty is divided by the
measured value and the result is multiplied by 100%. Option A correctly evaluates (0.01/0.42) × 100% ≈
2.4%. The other options invert the ratio, multiply the two quantities instead of dividing, or omit the
multiplication by 100% — each fails to demonstrate the marking point.
3. A student measures a length as 25.4 mm with an absolute uncertainty of 0.5 mm. Which presentation
of the result would an examiner award the mark for correct use of the ± sign convention with
absolute uncertainty?
A. length = 25.4 + 0.5 mm
B. length = (25.4 ± 0.5) mm
C. length = 25.4 mm ± 0.5
D. length = 25.4 mm, error = 0.5 mm
Concept: Sign Convention for Absolute Uncertainty
Rationale: The mark for the absolute-uncertainty sign convention is awarded when the value and uncertainty
are written as a single bracketed quantity using the ± symbol, with the unit stated once outside the bracket.
Option B '(25.4 ± 0.5) mm' is the accepted examiner form. The other options use a plus sign instead of ±,
place the unit awkwardly so the uncertainty has no clear unit, or omit the ± symbol entirely.
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AQA AS LEVEL JUNE 2026/2027 PHYSICS
7407/1 PAPER 1 MARK SCHEME 2026/2027
– Questions and Answers
| Examiner Insight | Marking Precision –
Pass Guaranteed – A+ Graded
40 QUESTIONS • 4 SECTIONS • BLOOM'S: APPLICATION/ANALYSIS
40 4 40
QUESTIONS SECTIONS RATIONALES
WHAT THIS COVERS
1 Measurements and Their Errors 2 Particles and Radiation
3 Waves 4 Mechanics and Materials
ABOUT THIS ASSESSMENT
This 40-item assessment is structured across 4 domains: Measurements and Their Errors; Particles and Radiation; Waves;
Mechanics and Materials. Items are written at the Application/Analysis level and target moderate learners. Each question
includes four options, one best answer, and a focused rationale that explains the clinical reasoning. Use this resource to
reinforce prioritization, safe practice, and application of core principles across the listed domains.
Pharmacology Safety Patient Teaching Monitoring
PA S S I N G S C O R E D I F F I C U LT Y F O R M AT
50% Moderate Multiple Choice
STUVIA ACTUAL EXAM
, AQA AS LEVEL JUNE 2026/2027 PHYSICS 7407/1 PAPER 1 MARK SCHEME 2026/2027 Questions and Answers • A+ Verified
AQA AS LEVEL JUNE 2026/2027 PHYSICS 7407/1 PAPER 1 MARK
SCHEME 2026/2027 – Questions and Answers | Examiner Insight |
Marking Precision – Pass Guaranteed – A+ Graded
Total Questions: 40 Sections: 4 Passing Score: 50% Difficulty: Moderate Bloom's: Application/Analysis
Section 1 — Measurements and Their Errors
1. An AS Physics student is plotting a graph of velocity (m/s) on the y-axis against time (s) on the x-axis.
According to standard AQA graph marking conventions, which of the following axis labels would be
awarded the mark for correct labelling?
A. Velocity / time
B. Velocity (m/s)
C. Velocity / m s ¹
D. v/t
Concept: Graph Marking - Axes Label with Units
Rationale: AQA graph marking conventions award the axis-label mark when the quantity is named (or
correctly symbolised) and the unit is written in the form 'quantity / unit' using the solidus. 'Velocity / m s ¹'
satisfies both requirements. Options A and D omit the unit entirely, and option B uses parentheses instead of
the solidus convention that AQA mark schemes expect.
2. A student measures the diameter of a wire as 0.42 mm using a micrometer screw gauge of resolution
0.01 mm. The mark scheme states that the absolute uncertainty should be taken as ±0.01 mm. To
earn the percentage uncertainty mark, which working must the student show?
A. (0..42) × 100% = 2.4%
B. (0..01) × 100 = 4200%
C. (0.01 × 0.42) × 100% = 0.42%
D. (0..42) = 0.024
Concept: Percentage Uncertainty Calculation Marking
Rationale: The percentage-uncertainty mark is awarded when the absolute uncertainty is divided by the
measured value and the result is multiplied by 100%. Option A correctly evaluates (0.01/0.42) × 100% ≈
2.4%. The other options invert the ratio, multiply the two quantities instead of dividing, or omit the
multiplication by 100% — each fails to demonstrate the marking point.
3. A student measures a length as 25.4 mm with an absolute uncertainty of 0.5 mm. Which presentation
of the result would an examiner award the mark for correct use of the ± sign convention with
absolute uncertainty?
A. length = 25.4 + 0.5 mm
B. length = (25.4 ± 0.5) mm
C. length = 25.4 mm ± 0.5
D. length = 25.4 mm, error = 0.5 mm
Concept: Sign Convention for Absolute Uncertainty
Rationale: The mark for the absolute-uncertainty sign convention is awarded when the value and uncertainty
are written as a single bracketed quantity using the ± symbol, with the unit stated once outside the bracket.
Option B '(25.4 ± 0.5) mm' is the accepted examiner form. The other options use a plus sign instead of ±,
place the unit awkwardly so the uncertainty has no clear unit, or omit the ± symbol entirely.
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