PRACTICE PAPER FOR 2026 SUMMER EXAMS
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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Paper
reference 8PH0/01
Physics 2025 Predicted Paper
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Core Physics I
You must have: Total Marks
Scientific calculator and ruler
Data, Formulae and Relationships Booklet (enclosed)
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions in Sections A and B.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 80.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• Instructure
the question marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your ability to
your answer logically, showing how the points that you make are related or
follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
•• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
You are advised to show your working in calculations including units where
appropriate.
, PRACTICE PAPER FOR 2026 SUMMER EXAMS
SECTION A
Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)
1. Which of the following is a vector quantity?
A) Energy
B) Charge
C) Electric current
D) Acceleration
2. A box of mass 5.0 kg is pushed along a smooth floor with a force of 20 N. What is the
acceleration of the box?
A) 0.25 m/s²
B) 2.5 m/s²
C) 4.0 m/s²
D) 5.0 m/s²
3. Which of the following equations correctly relates power, current, and resistance?
A) P = IR
B) P = I/R
C) P = I²R
D) P = V/R
, PRACTICE PAPER FOR 2026 SUMMER EXAMS
4. A projectile is launched at an angle. At the highest point of its trajectory, which quantity is
zero?
A) Horizontal velocity
B) Vertical velocity
C) Acceleration
D) Momentum
5. Which of the following units is equivalent to the watt?
A) J/s
B) N/m
C) V/s
D) kg m/s
6. A car is moving in a circle at constant speed. What is the direction of the resultant force acting
on the car?
A) Tangent to the circle
B) Towards the center of the circle
C) Opposite to the velocity
D) Outwards from the circle
7. Which of the following statements about a freely falling object in a vacuum is correct?
A) Its speed is constant
B) Its acceleration increases
C) Its acceleration is constant
D) Its velocity remains unchanged
Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Paper
reference 8PH0/01
Physics 2025 Predicted Paper
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Core Physics I
You must have: Total Marks
Scientific calculator and ruler
Data, Formulae and Relationships Booklet (enclosed)
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions in Sections A and B.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 80.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• Instructure
the question marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your ability to
your answer logically, showing how the points that you make are related or
follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
•• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
You are advised to show your working in calculations including units where
appropriate.
, PRACTICE PAPER FOR 2026 SUMMER EXAMS
SECTION A
Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)
1. Which of the following is a vector quantity?
A) Energy
B) Charge
C) Electric current
D) Acceleration
2. A box of mass 5.0 kg is pushed along a smooth floor with a force of 20 N. What is the
acceleration of the box?
A) 0.25 m/s²
B) 2.5 m/s²
C) 4.0 m/s²
D) 5.0 m/s²
3. Which of the following equations correctly relates power, current, and resistance?
A) P = IR
B) P = I/R
C) P = I²R
D) P = V/R
, PRACTICE PAPER FOR 2026 SUMMER EXAMS
4. A projectile is launched at an angle. At the highest point of its trajectory, which quantity is
zero?
A) Horizontal velocity
B) Vertical velocity
C) Acceleration
D) Momentum
5. Which of the following units is equivalent to the watt?
A) J/s
B) N/m
C) V/s
D) kg m/s
6. A car is moving in a circle at constant speed. What is the direction of the resultant force acting
on the car?
A) Tangent to the circle
B) Towards the center of the circle
C) Opposite to the velocity
D) Outwards from the circle
7. Which of the following statements about a freely falling object in a vacuum is correct?
A) Its speed is constant
B) Its acceleration increases
C) Its acceleration is constant
D) Its velocity remains unchanged
