Free worksheet and solutions · AQA GCSE · 8463 / 8464
AQA GCSE Physics Mixed Physics Exam Skills Diagnostic Worksheet
AQA GCSE physics diagnostic worksheet with answers. Apply energy, electricity, density, radiation, motion and waves, then choose targeted follow-up practice.
What is covered
Questions and skills covered
The worksheet contains 8 pages of printable questions. A separate 8-page solutions PDF makes it easy to mark, review or share answers after the activity.
- Temperature change and SHC; heater input versus sample energy
- GPE and kinetic energy; squared-speed factor
- V=IR rearranging, mA-to-A correction and inverse resistance/current change
- Density using displacement difference; trapped-bubble error direction
- Gamma nature, alpha penetration and supplied-background correction
- Detector count rate versus source activity
- Velocity-time readings, quantity-first linear descriptions and signed acceleration
- Resultant force F=ma using measured acceleration
- Real-time wave frequency, wavelength conversion and crest-gap counting
- Evidence-based criteria decision with consistent units
- Per-part topic/skill codes and verified follow-up worksheet map
About this activity
Diagnose the topic and the kind of error, then practise the specific skill in an applied context.
Before you start
After teaching the selected shared energy, electrical, density, radiation, motion and wave content. Use the pupil’s course equation sheet.
A question from the worksheet
Question5(e), pupil page6
Find the signed acceleration between8s and12s from the cart graph.
Show the answer
(0−4)/(12−8)=−1.0m/s².
Common error: Dividing by the final time12s instead of the elapsed interval4s, or omitting the requested sign.
Specification fit
AQA GCSE Physics Worksheets
8463 and 8464 · 4.1.1.2, 4.1.1.3, 4.2.1.3, 4.3.1.1, 4.4.2.1, 4.5.6.1.5, 4.5.6.2.2, 4.6.1.2, 6.1.1.2, 6.1.1.3, 6.2.1.3, 6.3.1.1, 6.4.2.1, 6.5.4.1.5, 6.5.4.2.2, 6.6.1.2
- 8463: 4.1.1.2, 4.1.1.3, 4.2.1.3, 4.3.1.1, 4.4.2.1, 4.5.6.1.5, 4.5.6.2.2, 4.6.1.2
- 8464: 6.1.1.2, 6.1.1.3, 6.2.1.3, 6.3.1.1, 6.4.2.1, 6.5.4.1.5, 6.5.4.2.2, 6.6.1.2
Choose the correct pathway: Combined Trilogy 8464 and Separate Physics 8463, both tiers, selected Papers 1 and 2. Same 29 parts/46 marks; next-step map included. No grade prediction or practical-completion claim.
Classroom use
Use the worksheet for class practice, homework, intervention, cover work or revision. Keep the PhysicsUK attribution intact when sharing copies with pupils.
Choose targeted follow-up practice
Use the diagnostic map to choose one or two worksheets. Keep your qualification and tier, and follow each PDF’s printed replacement instructions. The diagnostic score is not a grade prediction.
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