0625 · June 2024
Physics
Across the June 2024 series, candidates who showed clear working and used correct units performed best. Weak responses often omitted intermediate steps in calculations, confused scalar and vector quantities, or gave definitions without linking to the question context.
Source: Cambridge International
Cohort performance
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Key examiner messages
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Show full working: Examiners rewarded candidates who laid out formula → substitution → answer with units. Mental arithmetic alone often cost method marks.
Units and significant figures: Answers without units or with inconsistent SF were penalised even when the numerical value was close.
Match the command word: "Describe" questions that drifted into explanations, or "Explain" answers that only listed observations, scored poorly.
Question difficulty map
How candidates performed on each question in this series
Paper
Assessment objectives
Skill and AO weighting from official examiner commentary
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Method marks watchlist
Where working, steps, or method marks were commonly lost
Method marks · Q3(b)
Method marks available for correct formula even if arithmetic slips.
Recurring mistakes across years
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Question choice intelligence
Mean scores and popularity for optional questions (HKDSE electives)
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Level exemplars
What candidate scripts at each grade level looked like
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Grade & admission context
How marks relate to grade thresholds and entry standards
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Deep insights
What top candidates did
Techniques and approaches examiners rewarded in this series
Strong graph reading
Many candidates correctly read gradients and intercepts when axes were clearly labelled.
Paper 4 — graph items
Circuit diagrams
Candidates who drew neat, labelled diagrams before calculating series/parallel resistance earned partial credit more often.
Paper 4 — electricity
Command word playbook
How to match each command word to the expected response style
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Time traps
Sections where candidates spent disproportionate time relative to marks
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Syllabus traceability
Topics linked to questions and mark weighting in this session
forces
Questions: Q3(b)
motion
Questions: Q3(b)
electricity
Questions: Q6(a)
MCQ trap analytics
Commonly chosen wrong options from examiner commentary
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Topic heatmap across years
Mark concentration by topic and exam year for this subject
Mark intensity
Motion
Electric circuits
Forces
Electromagnetic effects
Light
Electrical quantities
Stars and the Universe
Radioactivity
Difficulty trend
How session difficulty has shifted across recent years
Paper comparison
Marks and duration breakdown across papers in this session
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Marks you can still earn
Where valid approaches outside the mark scheme may still gain credit
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Practise what examiners flagged
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Self-diagnostic checklist
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- 1Message
Show full working: Examiners rewarded candidates who laid out formula → substitution → answer with units. Mental arithmetic alone often cost method marks.
- 2Message
Units and significant figures: Answers without units or with inconsistent SF were penalised even when the numerical value was close.
- 3Message
Match the command word: "Describe" questions that drifted into explanations, or "Explain" answers that only listed observations, scored poorly.
- 4Method
Method marks available for correct formula even if arithmetic slips.
- 5Strength
Strong graph reading: Many candidates correctly read gradients and intercepts when axes were clearly labelled.
- 6Strength
Circuit diagrams: Candidates who drew neat, labelled diagrams before calculating series/parallel resistance earned par
Teacher briefing pack
One-page session summary for tutors and classroom review
June 2024 2024
Physics
Across the June 2024 series, candidates who showed clear working and used correct units performed best. Weak responses often omitted intermediate steps in calculations, confused scalar and vector quantities, or gave definitions without linking to the question context.
Show full working: Examiners rewarded candidates who laid out formula → substitution → answer with units. Mental arithmetic alone often cost method marks.
Units and significant figures: Answers without units or with inconsistent SF were penalised even when the numerical value was close.
Match the command word: "Describe" questions that drifted into explanations, or "Explain" answers that only listed observations, scored poorly.
Performance patterns
Relative question difficulty (examiner commentary)
Illustrative pattern from examiner commentary — harder items had fewer fully correct responses.
0625/42
Paper 4 Theory (Extended)
Extended theory items separated candidates who could apply principles in unfamiliar contexts. Graph and circuit questions produced the widest mark spread.