- 25questions
- 45marks
- 38question parts
- 28micro-topics
What this paper tests
Mark distribution
- Experimental skills31%
- Fields22%
- Space, time and motion13%
- The particulate nature of matter13%
- Nuclear and quantum physics11%
- Wave behaviour9%
Hardest areas (by marks)
- 1.Magnetic fields and the force between parallel currents1 marks
- 2.Force on a current-carrying conductor1 marks
Question types
- find / solve55%
- identify16%
- write down / state11%
- explain / justify8%
5% of parts are show / prove.
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Which topics dominate May 2025 TZ1 Paper 1?
Experimental skills 31% (typical 17%), Fields 22% (typical 15%), Space, time and motion 13% (typical 19%).
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