The National 5 Physics exam is made up of two question papers. Paper 1 is a multiple choice paper. Paper 2 is made up of questions with several parts that need written answers.
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There is an exam worth 100 marks and an assignment worth 20 marks with the final grade A-D awarded on the total from 120 marks.
The assignment involves research submitted for external marking as a report written up in 1½ hours under exam conditions.
This guide will purely focus on the exam.