Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises the Physics Paper 2 (Theory) Maseno School Mock Exam as a KCSE Trial Exam, administered in July/August 2024. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  This paper is divided into two sections, A and B, with all questions being compulsory. Section A consists of 12 short-answer questions for a total of 25 marks. Section B contains 5 longer, structured questions totaling 55 marks. The entire examination is marked out of 80, and candidates are permitted to use silent, non-programmable electronic calculators.

  The paper assesses a broad range of topics primarily from the following areas of physics:

  • Waves and Optics: This includes questions on reflection in mirrors, ray diagrams for lenses, properties of concave mirrors, sound waves, and refraction through different media.
  • Electricity and Magnetism: This is a major component, covering lead-acid accumulators, magnetic induction, the magnetic effect of current, electrostatics, capacitors, complex resistor circuits, house wiring systems, and electromagnetic induction in transformers and microphones.
  • Modern Physics, Electronics, and Radioactivity: This section features detailed questions on semiconductors (doping), diodes, the use of radioactivity in industrial processes, the operation of an X-Ray tube, and the photoelectric effect, including graphical analysis to determine Planck's constant.
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  PHYSICS

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