0653.P1.1.03 — Determine an average value for a small distance and for a short interval of time by measuring multiples (including the period of oscillation: past paper questions
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- 0653/61 · May/June 2025 · Q4b(i)[1]
Suggest one reason why the student needs to take the third reading.
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The student decides to use reading 1 and reading 3. Record in Table 4.1 these readings to one decimal place.
See it on the paper → - 0653/32 · February/March 2023 · Q3a(i)[1]
On Fig. 3.1, mark with an X where the student is travelling fastest.
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On Fig. 3.1, mark with a Y where the student is gradually slowing down.
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During the journey, the student rests for some time before moving on again. Use Fig. 3.1 to determine for how long the student rests. time = s
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The student’s journey takes 300 s. Use Fig. 3.1 to calculate the average speed for the journey. speed = m / s
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What examiners said
Values were provided in the question for the candidates to consider. Stronger responses identified that the first two readings were too far apart, so a third reading needed to be taken to look for concordance. Vague answers such as ‘to take an average’ or ‘to look for anomalies’ were not accepted as these are not reasons for repeating, they are how results are processed.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/61 Q4(b)(i) (Cambridge)
Most candidates recoded the readings correctly to one decimal place.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/61 Q4(b)(ii) (Cambridge)
Most candidates wrote their X on the steepest part of the line and gained credit for identifying the fastest speed. A minority chose the part of the line between 0 and 100 s. This part of the line was not the steepest and therefore did not represent the fastest speed.
— Examiner report, February/March 2023, 0653/32 Q3(a)(i) (Cambridge)
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