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South Africa Grade 10 Physical Sciences (Physics) Practice Tests

Five free, full-length Grade 10 physical sciences (physics) practice tests for South Africa, written to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS). Take them online for instant scoring and a skill breakdown, or print them with an answer key.

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Practice Test 120 questions · Energy & Momentum · Kinematics · Electricity & Magnetism
Practice Test 220 questions · Dynamics · Energy & Momentum · Electricity & Magnetism
Practice Test 320 questions · Dynamics · Energy & Momentum · Electricity & Magnetism
Practice Test 420 questions · Energy & Momentum · Electricity & Magnetism · Waves
Practice Test 520 questions · Kinematics · Dynamics · Waves

All questions and passages are original and written for Pagine to match the published curriculum. Pagine is not affiliated with any government, ministry, department of education, exam board or assessment body. Not official tests.

What these tests cover

Life and livingMatter and materialsEnergy and changePlanet Earth and beyond

Course: FET Phase

Skills across all five tests: Energy & Momentum (25) · Dynamics (23) · Kinematics (19) · Electricity & Magnetism (16) · Waves (14) · Modern Physics (3)

Each test covers the main strands of the science curriculum, with calculation questions in upper levels.

Sample questions from Practice Test 1

  1. Sound cannot travel through…
    A. a vacuum   B. air   C. water   D. steel
    Show answera vacuum
  2. The area under a velocity–time graph gives…
    A. acceleration   B. displacement   C. jerk   D. force
    Show answerdisplacement
  3. The slope of a position–time graph gives…
    A. force   B. velocity   C. acceleration   D. displacement
    Show answervelocity
  4. Resistors in series have a total resistance equal to…
    A. the smallest resistance   B. zero   C. the product of the resistances   D. the sum of the resistances
    Show answerthe sum of the resistances

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Frequently asked questions

What is in these South Africa Grade 10 Physical Sciences (Physics) practice tests?

Five full original tests of about 20 questions each. Each test covers the main strands of the science curriculum, with calculation questions in upper levels. You get a score, a skill breakdown and a review of every answer at the end.

Do these tests follow the South Africa curriculum?

Yes. They are written to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) — Life and living, Matter and materials, Energy and change, Planet Earth and beyond. Pagine summarizes the curriculum in its own words and links to the official documents.

Can I print them?

Yes. Every test has a printable version with an answer key.

Are these official tests?

All questions and passages are original and written for Pagine to match the published curriculum. Pagine is not affiliated with any government, ministry, department of education, exam board or assessment body. Not official tests.

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