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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
CLASS XI EXAMINATION 2009
Physics Paper III Practical (A)
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes Marks 15

INSTRUCTIONS
Please read the following instructions carefully.
1. Check your name and school information. Sign that it is correct.
I agree that this is my name and school.
Candidate's signature

2. RUBRIC. There are THREE STAGES. All stages have various tasks. Perform all the tasks.
3. You must demonstrate the skills in front of the examiner when required.
4. Complete your answer in the allocated space only. DO NOT write outside the box.
5. Use ONLY black pen or pencil. DO NOT use coloured pencils.
6. DO NOT use staples, paper clips, glue, correcting fluid or ink erasers.
7. The marks for the tasks are shown in brackets ( ).
8. You may use a scientific calculator if you wish.
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Practical A
Objective: To measure the length and diameter of a solid cylinder and hence estimate its volume by
using Vernier callipers.
STAGE I

(Total 2 Marks)

Task 1
Collect the apparatus and other materials required to meet the objective and name them.

(2 Marks)

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STAGE II

(Total 6 Marks)

Task 2
Determine the zero error if any and make the zero correction.
M.S.R

V.S.R

F.P

(2 Marks)

Total reading

Mention whether zero error is positive or negative =____________________

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Zero error

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Main scale
reading
(MSR)
(cm)

Number of
Vernier
division
coinciding
(VSR)

(4 Marks)

Fractio
n to be
added
(F.P)
(cm)

Total reading
Observed

Corrected

T=MSR+F
P

T z
(cm)

1
Length
2

1
Diameter
2

PLEASE TURN OVER THE PAGE

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(cm)

Mean

No. of
Observations

Quantity

Task 3
Observations:
Perform the experiment and record the observations.

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STAGE III

(Total 4 Marks)

Task 4
Calculations:

(4 Marks)

Mean length of cylinder

l = __________cm

Mean diameter of cylinder

d = __________cm

Area of cross-section of the cylinder

A = r 2 = __________________ cm 2

Task 5
(1 Mark)
Result:
Volume of the given cylinder = _________________________________________________________

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