

A free IB DP Physics end-of-topic test for Topic A.1 Kinematics, SL and HL, first assessment 2025: two complete question papers and two full mark schemes, with an assessment objective tagged on every mark. Not a cut-down teaser: the whole test, given away in full.
A composite mini-paper mirroring the IB examinations: multiple choice in Paper 1A register, a data-analysis question in Paper 1B register, and structured questions with mark allocations in Paper 2 register. SL is 39 marks in 50 minutes, HL is 46 marks in 60 minutes. Those are sitting times, not teaching time. SL is the HL paper with the higher-level items removed, so a mixed class sits the same questions at two lengths, and every question is fresh-written, so students who worked the A.1 packs meet unseen items.
How the paper is built:
- Section A: 8 multiple-choice items at SL, 10 at HL, one mark each.
- Section B: one data-analysis question, 10 marks at SL and 12 at HL.
- Section C: structured questions with mark allocations, 21 marks at SL and 24 at HL.
Every understanding of Topic A.1 appears in at least one item, and both papers hit the guide’s 50/50 weighting of AO1 plus AO2 against AO3.
What’s included:
- SL Question Paper, 10 pages, with exam cover, instructions and a teacher marking grid
- SL Mark Scheme, 15 pages, with an AO balance table and a grade-boundary table
- HL Question Paper, 11 pages
- HL Mark Scheme, 17 pages
- All four papers as one editable browser file
The grade boundaries are a starting point set by YPhysics, not the IB: change them to match your own cohort in the editable HTML, which holds the mark schemes and so is a teacher file.
Every marking point carries its AO tag and IB marking notation, every MCQ prints its key with each distractor explained, and the data question includes the model graph. Each document ships as a colour PDF and a printer-friendly B&W PDF. A print paper: there is no slide deck. Grades 11-12 (ages 16-19).
Related resources:
- Foundations of Motion: Distance and Displacement, the free demo lesson
- Fluid Resistance, the last lesson of the topic
- Measuring the Acceleration of Free Fall, the topic practical (free)
Updated 14 Sep 2026: please reprint.
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