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Grade 12 Physics Model Examination

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Testblueprintortableofspecifications

 The test blueprint, sometimes also called the table of specifications, provides a listing of the major content areas and
cognitive levels intended to be included on each test form. It also includes the number of items each test form shouldinclude
within each of these content and cognitive areas.

 Creating a test blueprint will help us to plan which questions are needed to include in our exam and ensure that it
adequately assesses the learning objectives of the course.Atest blueprint defines the knowledge and skills we want to
assess and will enable us to build purpose-driven, successful assessments, Tests, Exams etc..

Stepsinpreparingtableofspecification
1. Listdownthetopicscoveredforinclusioninthetest

2. Determinetheobjectivestobeassessed bythe test.

3. Specifythenumberof periods spentforteachingaparticular topic.

4. Determinepercentageallocationofthetestitemsforeachof thetopicscovered%fora topic

𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑑
= 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑑𝑠𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑡𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑐

5. Determinethenumberof theitemsforeach topic

 WeightLowerOrderThinkingSkills(LoTs)andHigherOrderThinkingSkills(HoTs)toapply
a. 15→Easy(Lower-thinking),

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 b. 25→ Moderate
c. 10→Difficult(Higher-levelthinking)
 Testblueprint(TableofSpecification)=Balancetheobjectiveswithbloom’staxonomy

Thedistributionof50itemsfromGrade9th-12th.
Grade PeriodAllotted Percentage Numberof
items
9 102 20% 10
10 102 20% 10
11 136 20% 10
12 65 40% 20
Total 405 100% 50
Note:ThisToScontaintheoldcurriculumforgrade9–11andthenewcurriculumforgrade12physics textbooks.
Proportionality
Behavioral Knowledge Compression Application Analysis Evaluation Total
dimension (Remembering) (Understanding) (Applying)
Number of8 11 22 7 2 50
items
Percentage 16% 22% 44% 14% 4% 100%

TheNumberofPeriodsandItemsAllotmentforGrade9th

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Unit Periodallotment Numberofitems Numberofitemsintermsof behavioral
dimensions

9102 ≈1
1 9 (2,5,2) 𝑥10 1App.

≈1
𝑥10

102
2 12 (2,2,2,4,2) 12 1 Comp.

≈2
𝑥10

102
3 19 (2,2,3,4,3,2,3) 19 1App.,1 Ana.

11102 ≈1
4 11(2,2,6,1) 𝑥10 1 Eva.

≈1
𝑥10

102
5 11(1,5,5) 11 1 Comp.

12102 ≈1
6 12 (5,7) 𝑥10 1App.

12102 ≈1
7 12(2,3,3,4) 𝑥10 1App.

≈2
𝑥10

102
8 16 (2,5,4,5) 16 1Know.,1App.

TheNumberofPeriodsandItemsAllotmentforGrade10th

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Unit Periodallotment Numberofitems Numberofitemsintermsof behavioral

22 𝑥10
dimensions
≈2
102
1 22 (5,5,7,5) 1Know.,1App.

19 𝑥10
≈2
102
2 19 (6,5,3,3,2) 1Comp., 1 App.

14102 ≈1
3 14 (2,3,3,3,2,) 𝑥 10 1 Ana.

22102 ≈2
4 22 (4,3,6,7) 𝑥10 1App.,1 Comp.

102 ≈1
𝑥 10
11
5 11(3,1,4,3) 1 Ana.

16102 ≈2
6 16 (3,6,7) 𝑥10 1Know.,1App.

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TheNumberofPeriodsandItemsAllotmentforGrade11th
Unit Periodallotment Numberofitems Numberofitemsintermsof behavioral

8𝑥10
dimensions
≈1
136
1 8 (1,2,3,2,1) 1 Ana.

136 ≈1
𝑥10
18
2 18 (3,2,7,6) 1 App.

20136 ≈1
3 20 (10,10) 𝑥 10 1 Ana.

20 𝑥10
≈2
136
4 20 (2,2,6,1) 1App., 1 Eva.

136 ≈1
𝑥10
13
5 13 (1,2,3,2,2,2,1) 1 Ana.

17136 ≈1
6 17(1,2,3,3,1,2,2,3) 𝑥10 1 App.

10136 ≈1
7 10 (2,3,3,2) 𝑥10 1 Know.

30 𝑥10
≈2
136
8 30 (6,8,8,8) 1App., 1comp.

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TheNumberofPeriodsandItemsAllotmentforGrade12th
Unit Periodallotment Numberofitems Numberofitemsintermsof behavioral

11 𝑥20
dimensions
≈3
65
1 11(5,2,2,1,1) 1Comp.,1App., 1Ana.

21 𝑥20
≈7
65
2 21 (6,6,2,4,3) 1Know.,3Comp.,3App.

19 𝑥20
≈6
65
3 19 (5,6,3,2,3) 1know.,1Comp.,2App.,2Ana.

14 𝑥20
≈4
65
4 14 (1,1,3,2,2,2,3) 1Know.,1comp.,2App.

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ToSforgrade9
Unit Content Period Behavioraldimension Contentdimension
allotted
Each Each Know. Comp. App. Ana. Syn. Eva. Item for Total Remark
sub- unit eachsub- item
topic topic
1. Vectors 2 9 1
1.1Representationofvectors
1.2Additionandsubtractionofvectors 5 1
1.3Someapplicationofvectors 2
2. Motioninastraightline 2 12 1
2.1Uniformmotion
2.2Uniformlyacceleratedmotion 2
2.3Graphicaldescriptionofuniformly 2
acceleratedmotion
2.4Equationsofuniformlyaccelerated 4 1
motion
2.5Relativevelocityinonedimension 2
3. ForceandNewton’slawsofmotion 2 19 2
3.1Forcesinnature
3.2Newton’ssecondlaw 2
3.3Frictionalforce 3
3.4Newton’sthirdlaw 4 1
3.5Conservationoflinearmomentum 3 1
3.6Collisions 2
3.7Thefirstconditionofequilibrium 3
4. Work,energyandpower 2 11 1
4.1Mechanicalwork
4.2Work-energytheorem 2
4.3Conservationofenergy 6 1
4.4Mechanicalpower 1

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Unit Content Period Behavioraldimension Contentdimension
allotted
Each Each Know. Comp. App. Ana. Syn. Eva. Item for Total Remark
sub- unit eachsub- item
topic topic
5. Simplemachines 1 11 1
5.1Purposesofmachines
5.2Inclinedplane,wedgeand 5
screw
5.3Levers 5 1
6. Fluidstatistics 5 12 1
6.1Air pressure
6.2Fluidpressure 7 1
7. Temperatureandheat 2 12 1
7.1Temperatureand heat
7.2Expansionofsolids,liquids 3
andgases
7.3Quantityofheat,specificheat 3
capacity
7.4Changeofstate 4 1
8. Wavemotionandsound 2 16 2
8.1Wavepropagation
8.2Mechanicalwaves 5 1
8.3Propertiesofwaves 4
8.4Soundwaves 5 1

Note:Totalnumberofperiods=102

TotalNo.ofItemsrequiredforthetest=10

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ToSforgrade10
Unit Content Period Behavioraldimension Contentdimension
allotted
Each Each Know. Comp. App. Ana. Syn. Eva. Item for Total Remark
sub- unit eachsub- item
topic topic
1. Motionin2D 5 22 1 2
1.1Projectilemotion
1.2Rotationalkinematics 5
1.3 Rotationaldynamics 7 1
1.3.1 Moment of inertia and
rotationalkineticenergy
1.3.2 Torque
1.4Newton’slawsofuniversalgravitation 5
2. Electrostatics 6 19 1 2
2.1Electriccharge
2.2Electricforcesandfields 5 1
2.3Electricpotential 4
2.4Capacitorsandcapacitances 4
3. Currentelectricity 2 14 1
3.1Electriccurrent
3.2Ohm’slawandelectricalresistance 3
3.3Combinationofresistors 3
3.4E.m.fandinternalresistanceofacell 3 1
3.5Electricenergyandpower 2
3.6Electricinstallationandsafetyrules 1
4. Electromagnetism 6 22 2
4.1Magnetism
4.2Conceptsofmagneticfield 3
4.3Magneticforce 6 1
4.4Electromagneticinduction 7 1

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Unit Content Period Behavioraldimension Contentdimension
allotted
Each Each Know. Comp. App. Ana. Syn. Eva. Item for Total Remark
sub- unit eachsub- item
topic topic
5. Introductiontoelectronics 3 11 1
5.1Vacuumtubedevices
5.2Conductors,semi-conductorsand 1
insulators
5.3semi-conductors(impurities,doping) 4
5.4Transistors 3 1
6. Electromagneticwavesandgeometric optics 3 16 2
6.1Electromagneticwaves

6.2Reflectionoflight 6 1
6.3Refractionoflight 7 1

Note:Totalnumberofperiods=102

TotalNo.ofItemsrequiredforthetest=10

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ToSforgrade11
Unit Content Period Behavioraldimension Contentdimension
allotted
Each Each Know. Comp. App. Ana. Syn. Eva. Item for Total Remark
sub- unit eachsub- item
topic topic
1. Measurementandpracticalwork 1 8 1
1.1Scienceofmeasurement
1.2Errorofmeasurement 2
1.3Precision,accuracyandsignificance 3 1
1.4Experimentandreportwriting 2
2. Vector quantities 3 18 1
2.1 TypesofVectors
2.1.1 Positionvector
2.1.2 Unitvector
2.1.3 Collinearandcoplanar
vectors
2.2Resolutionofvectors 2
2.3 Vectoradditionandsubtraction 7
2.3.1 Graphicmethods
2.3.2 Analyticmethods(Triangle
and parallelogram)
2.3.3 Componentmethod
2.4 Multiplicationofvectors 6 1
2.4.1 Multiplicationofvectorbya
scalar
2.4.2 Scalarproduct
2.4.3 Vector product

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Unit Content Period Behavioraldimension Contentdimension
allotted
Each Each Know. Comp. App. Ana. Syn. Eva. Item for Total Remark
sub- unit eachsub- item
topic topic
3. Kinematics 10 20 1
3.1 Motioninastraightline
3.1.1 Frameofreference
3.1.2 Averageandinstantaneous
velocity
3.1.3 Averageandinstantaneous
acceleration
3.1.4 Motionwithconstant
acceleration
3.1.5 Freelyfallingbodies
3.1.6 Graphical representationof
motion
3.2 Motioninaplane 10 1
3.2.1 Projectilemotion
3.2.2 Uniformcircularmotion
3.2.3 Motioninaverticalcircle
3.2.4 Motionofasatellite
3.2.5 Relativevelocity
4. Dynamics 1 20 2
4.1Theforceconcept
4.2Basiclawsofdynamics 3 1
4.3Lawofconservationoflinear 5 1
momentumanditsapplications
4.4Elasticandinelasticcollisionsinoneand 3
twodimensions
4.5Centreofmass 2
4.6Momentumconservationinvariable 3
masssystem
4.7Dynamicsofuniformcircularmotion 3

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Unit Content Period Behavioraldimension Contentdimension
allotted
Each Each Know. Comp. App. Ana. Syn. Eva. Item for Total Remark
sub- unit eachsub- item
topic topic
5. Work,energy, andpower 1 13 1
5.1Workasascalarproduct
5.2Workdonebyaconstantandvariable 2
force
5.3Kineticenergy,work-energytheorem 3 1
5.4Notionofpotentialenergy 2
5.5Conservationofenergy 2
5.6Conservativeanddissipativeforces 2
5.7Power 1
6. Rotationalmotion 1 17 1
6.1Rotationaboutafixedaxis
6.2Torqueandangularacceleration 2
6.3Rotationalkineticenergyandrotational 3 1
inertia
6.4Rotationaldynamicsofarigidbody 3
6.5Parallelaxistheorem 1
6.6Angularmomentumandangular 2
impulse
6.7Conservationofangularmomentum 2
6.8Centerofmassofarigidbody(circular 3
ring,disc,rodandsphere)
7. Equilibrium 2 10 1
7.1Equilibriumofaparticle
7.2Momentoftorqueorforce 3
7.3Conditionsofequilibrium 3 1
7.4Couples 2

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Unit Content Period Behavioraldimension Contentdimension
allotted
Each Each Know. Comp. App. Ana. Syn. Eva. Item for Total Remark
sub- unit eachsub- item
topic topic
8. Propertiesofbulkmatter 6 30 2
8.1 Elasticbehavior
8.1.1 stress-strainrelation
8.1.2 Hooke’slaw
8.1.3 Young’smodulus
8.1.4 Bulkmodulus
8.1.5 Shearmodulus
8.2 Fluidstatics 8 1
8.2.1 Pressureduetoafluidcolumn
8.2.2 Pascal’slawandapplication
8.2.3 Archimedes’sprincipleand
applications
8.2.4 Surfaceenergyandsurface
tension
8.2.5 Pressuredifferenceacrossa
surface film
8.2.6 Angleofcontactandcapillary
8.2.7 Applicationsofsurfacetension
ideas
8.3 Fluiddynamics 8
8.3.1 Streamlineandturbulentflow
8.3.2 Equationofcontinuity
8.3.3 Bernoulli’sequation
8.3.4 Viscosity
8.3.5 Stokes’slaw
8.3.6 Terminalvelocity
8.3.7 Reynold’snumber

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 8.4 Heat,temperatureandthermal 8 1
expansion
8.4.1 Specificheatcapacity
8.4.2 Calorimetry
8.4.3 Changeofstate
8.4.4 Heattransfer
8.4.5 Stefan-Bolzmanlaw
8.4.6 Thermalconductivity
8.4.7 Newton’slawofcooling

Note:Totalnumberofperiods=136

TotalNo.ofItemsrequiredforthetest=10

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ToSforgrade12
Unit Content Period Behavioraldimension Content dimension
allotted
Each Each Know. Comp. App. Ana. Syn. Eva. Item Total Remark
sub- unit for item
topic each
sub-
topic
1. Applicationofphysicsin 5 11 1 3
other fields
1.1Physicsandother
science
1.2Physicsand 2 1
engineering
1.3Medicalphysics 2 1
1.4Physicsanddefense 1
technology
1.5Physicsin 1
communication
2. Two-dimensionalmotion 6 21 1 1 7
2.1Projectilemotion
2.2Rotationalmotion 6 1 1
2.3Rotationaldynamics 2 1
2.4Planetarymotionand 4 1
Kepler’slaws
2.5Newton’slawsof 3 1

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 universalgravitation
3. FluidMechanics 5 19 1 1 6
3.1Fluidstatics
3.2Pressureinfluidsat 6 1 1
rest
3.3Archimedes’principle 3 1
3.4Fluidflow 2 1
3.5Safetyandhigh 3
pressure
4. Electromagnetism 1 14 4
4.1Magnetsandmagnetic
field
4.2Magneticfieldlines 1
4.3Currentandmagnetism 3 1
4.4Electromagnetic 2 1
induction
4.5Faraday’slawof 2 1
electromagneticinduction
4.6Transformers 2 1
4.7Applicationandsafety 3

Note:Totalnumberofperiods=65

TotalNo.ofItemsrequiredforthetest=20

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