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Here's Murray's suggestions for reviewing for the test:
Suggestion 1 - Practice the Multiple choice questions:
I suggest always to try to review at least 3 multiple choice tests before the IB Exam. You can really improve your score on this part of the test with a bit of practice.
Here is the sample test IB sent out for for the 2025 curriculum:
IB 2025 HL Paper 1A Specimen: Paper 1A .:. The Markscheme
Here are a couple old paper 1s - I have included a clues section. Some of the questions are not included in the new curriculum, so I have indicated as best as I can tell the ones that are not included anymore, and for the ones that are, I have indicated the section they are from in the new curriculum:
May 2023 Physics_paper_1__TZ1_HL: Paper 1 .:. Clues .:. The Markscheme
May 2023 Physics_paper_1__TZ2_HL: Paper 1 .:. Clues .:. The Markscheme
Suggestion 2 - Review the formulas in the data packet:
Get together with friends, and look them up. It's been a long time since you've used some of them. You get to use the data packet on all parts of the test.
Help reviewing the Data Packet 2025:
Suggestion 3 - Review the format of the test:
Paper 1A/1B - 2 Hours for both. Calculator and Data Packet
Paper 1A - 40 MC questions/40 Marks
Paper 1B - 2 multi-part data based essay questions/ 20 marks
Paper 2 - 2.5 hours. Calculator and Data Packet/ 90 marks
About 10 multi-part essay questions like the ones you did last year.
If you can at all, it would be great to actually sit down and take the sample test Papers 1B and Paper 2, and go over it with friends. It is your chance to preview the test. I guarantee that doing that will help you on the day of the actual test. Here is the site with the Paper 1B and Paper 2 and their markschemes:
https://sites.google.com/a/ttsd.k12.or.us/tuhsphysics/home/htp-ib-physics/2025-materials
Give yourself 1 hour for paper 1B, and 2.5 hours for paper 2
You guys have done a bunch of IB test questions last year (Your favorite thing, right?) Remember how the markschemes are and that the person grading your paper is looking for marks. If a question is worth three marks, remember to make the three points to answer the question as clearly and succinctly as you can. The best and the brightest minds are getting a 60% - 75% on the Physics test, so don't let the test get you down. You've got this!
If you have time, here are many years of exams and markschemes at IB Exams - Remember that some of these questions are no longer covered in the new curriculum for 2025. Get help on Exam Questions
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