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IB Physics HL
Practice Exams

The IB Physics HL (Higher Level) Practice exams are the perfect resource to customize your revision plan. You can hone your skills on important concepts using the Physics HL Popular Quizzes, or ascend the Physics HL Revision Ladder to reach the hardest questions in the IB! Finally, full length RV-exclusive Physics HL Mock Exam Papers will simulate the experience of taking the actual exams from start to finish.

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Revision Ladder

Exam Questions that increase in difficulty with each level. Perfect for exam revision.

Level 1

easy

Getting started! You're on your way to building a strong foundation of knowledge in IB Higher Level Physics. In this level, you will practice questions about basic concepts in each of mechanics, particle behaviour and waves.

12 questions

45 mins


Level 2

easy

Keep going! Level 2 contains questions helping you recall and analyze key IB HL Physics concepts about thermal conductivity, centripetal forces, and more!

13 questions

60 mins


Level 3

easy

You're doing great! As you encounter more complex IB HL Phyiscs concepts, level 3 questions will help you dig deeper into the complexity of projectile motion, internal resistance and much more!

14 questions

60 mins


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Level 4

easy

You're making real progress in your practice of IB Higher Level Physics! This level requires higher-level thinking and problem-solving skills. Practice that with questions about gravitational potential, ideal gases, simple harmonic motion and more!

15 questions

75 mins


RV Gold

Level 5

medium

Great job! You're able to draw on multiple sources of information and integrate them into a cohesive understanding of the material. Level 5 contains many medium-difficulty questions including Paper 2 questions about rotational mechanics, the greenhouse effect, fusion in stars and much more!

20 questions

80 mins


RV Gold

Level 6

medium

Excellent work! At this level, you're engaging in independent critical thinking and problem-solving, demonstrating your advanced knowledge and skills. Level 6 contains more challenging IB HL Physics questions about electric potential, the Doppler effect, special relativity, and more!

20 questions

90 mins


RV Gold

Level 7

medium

Outstanding! You're pushing the boundaries of the IB HL Physics subject matter and developing new approaches to problem-solving. In level 7, you will face more complex questions about mechanics, quantum physics, wave behaviour and much more!

24 questions

95 mins


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Level 8

hard

Fantastic! You've achieved mastery of advanced HL Physics concepts. Level 8 brings a data based question of the type you will face in Part B of Paper 1. In addition, there are challenging questions regarding concepts such as orbital energy, ideal gas behaviour and much more!

28 questions

120 mins


RV Gold

Level 9

hard

Nice work! You're developing expert-level knowledge and skill in IB Higher Level Physics. Level 9 contains challenging Paper 1 questions from every subtopic as well as extended questions regarding Millikan's oil drop experiment, diffraction gratings, nuclear fission and more!

32 questions

150 mins


RV Gold

Level 10

hard

Congratulations, you're an expert! In this last level, you will find very hard Paper 1 questions and challenging extended questions from various topics. This will fully challenge your understanding of IB Physics HL concepts!

35 questions

180 mins


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Frequently Asked Questions

Revision Village has created three types of IB Physics HL Practice Exams: Popular Quizzes, a Revision Ladder, and Mock Exam Papers. Each of the Physics HL Practice Exam types have a different purpose, depending on your aims and stage of exam revision. The Physics HL Popular Quizzes are designed for students who want to test themselves on a specific concept (e.g. Motion). The Physics HL Revision Ladder is designed to cover all Physics HL concepts and progress by difficulty of question (easiest to hardest). The Physics HL Mock Exam Papers are designed to simulate actual IB Physics Higher Level exam papers; their length, difficulty and composition of concepts.

Popular Quizzes are one of the three types of IB Physics HL Practice Exams that Revision Village offers. These short quizzes target specific concepts in the Physics HL course (e.g. Calorimetry) and range from 30 to 90 minutes in length; perfect for a single study session. The Physics HL Popular Quizzes are similar to the Questionbank section (focussing on specific concepts), however, students sometimes don’t have the time available to practice all of the questions in the Questionbank. This is where the Popular Quizzes section becomes very useful.

Revision Village has pioneered a new type of Physics HL Practice Exam to support the exam revision process: the Revision Ladder. The Physics HL Revision Ladder has 10 levels which increase in difficulty. The questions in all levels of the Revision Ladder involve all concepts in the Physics HL course, therefore providing students a starting point with their end-of-course revision. Rather than beginning with Mock Exams or Past Papers (which are often too difficult to start with), students can start their end-of-course revision with the Revision Ladder, and build their confidence as they advance through each level.

The Physics HL Mock Exam Papers are a set of Physics HL Practice Exam Papers designed to simulate the actual exams students will encounter at the end of their IB Physics Higher Level course. The Mock Exams are Physics HL Practice Exams that should be used once a student has finished learning all of the topics in the Physics HL course. It is recommended that students use the Physics HL Mock Exam Papers under exam conditions to gain familiarity and confidence on the difficulty and time duration of Physics HL exams.