Physics 5054/42 — May/June 2026
Paper 4 Alternative to Practical
This is the O-Level Physics paper 42 sat in the May/June 2026 series, syllabus 5054. It is marked out of 40. The paper contains 3 questions, most of them split into parts, so the marks are spread across considerably more individual answers than that number suggests.
Marks on this component are awarded point by point rather than for a final answer alone, which is why two students writing what looks like the same thing can score differently. The gap is usually a missing word the scheme required, not a misunderstanding.
Paper details
- Syllabus code
- 5054
- Paper reference
- 5054/42
- Session
- May/June 2026
- Qualification
- Cambridge O Level
- Component
- Paper 4 Alternative to Practical
- Maximum mark
- 40
- Questions
- 3
- Mark scheme length
- 12 pages
Details are taken from the published mark scheme for this component. The mark scheme itself is © Cambridge Assessment and is not reproduced here.
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