CIE IGCSE Physics: 1.5 Forces - Multiple Choice Questions

Understand forces. Practise applying them. Learn from every answer.

Forces can change an object’s motion, shape and rotation—but exam questions often require students to connect several ideas at once. This focused worksheet helps students practise interpreting forces, applying calculations and reasoning through unfamiliar situations—with worked explanations to support their next attempt.

WHAT WILL STUDENTS PRACTISE?

• Effects of forces on shape and motion
• Resultant forces and balanced forces
• Friction, air resistance and fluid drag
• Spring extension and load–extension graphs
• Spring constant and the limit of proportionality
• Using F = ma to connect force, mass and acceleration
• Forces in circular motion
• Moments and turning effects
• Applying the principle of moments
• Conditions for equilibrium
• Centre of gravity and how to find it experimentally
• Stability, base of support and toppling

Questions combine calculations, force diagrams, graphs, tables and conceptual reasoning, helping students apply force concepts in a range of situations.

IS THIS SUITABLE FOR CORE OR EXTENDED?

The worksheet contains 33 Core questions and 17 Supplement questions.

Core students should complete the unmarked questions. Extended students can attempt all 50. Supplement questions are clearly marked with a boxed S, making it easy to choose the appropriate practice.

WHAT MAKES THIS PACK USEFUL?

• Worked explanations for all 50 questions—not just an answer key
• A spacious layout with two questions per page
• Clear force diagrams, graphs and balancing-beam questions
• A mix of calculations, conceptual reasoning and experimental-method questions
• Separate worksheet and mark-scheme PDFs for convenient practice and checking
• Clearly marked Core and Supplement content
• A syllabus coverage map to help organise revision

The mark scheme includes a complete answer key, worked explanations for every question, a syllabus coverage map and teacher notes on the source-paper analysis.

Use it for independent revision, homework, tutoring or a focused review after studying Topic 1.5 Forces.

HOW TO USE IT

Attempt the questions before opening the mark scheme. Check your answers, read the explanations and revisit any questions you found difficult.

For calculation questions, identify the relevant force relationship before substituting values. For moments and equilibrium questions, pay close attention to the direction of turning and the perpendicular distance from the pivot.

YOUR DOWNLOAD

You receive a 26-page worksheet and a 14-page mark scheme: two printable PDFs, totalling 40 pages.

The worksheet contains 50 multiple-choice questions worth 50 marks, covering Core and Supplement content.

Preview images may be blurred to protect the content. The downloadable PDFs are complete and fully legible. This is a digital product; no physical item is shipped.

Written for Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625 and 0972, covering the 2026–2028 syllabus and the full scope of Topic 1.5 Forces, including effects of forces, turning effects and centre of gravity.

These are original exam-style practice questions, not reproduced past-paper questions or a full examination paper.

Independent practice material. Not produced or endorsed by Cambridge International Education.