O Level Physics 5054, topic 3.2.1
Reflection of light: past paper questions
17 Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 questions on Reflection of light (3.2.1) from 12 papers, 2023 to 2026. Mostly multiple choice. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 17
- Papers
- 12
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 17
- Average per question
- 1 marks
- Largest question
- 1 mark
By type: Multiple choice 17
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply3
- Analyse0
- Not banded14
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- describeApply2 questions
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- showApply1 question
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20262
- 20256
- 20243
- 20236
By session
- May/June9
- Oct/Nov8
By paper
- Paper 117
Questions on this topic
Showing 11 of 17, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 21May/June 2026, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The ray diagram shows light reflecting off a plane mirror. What is the angle between the incident and reflected rays?
- Try this questionQuestion 20Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The diagram shows a ray of light incident on a plane mirror. What is the angle of reflection?
- Try this questionQuestion 28Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
Which diagram shows a ray of light that is reflected by a plane mirror?
- Try this questionQuestion 21Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
An object O is placed in front of a plane mirror. Which diagram shows the image I formed by the mirror?
- Try this questionQuestion 19Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The diagrams show light travelling in air incident on the surface of a glass block.
- Try this questionQuestion 29Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
An object is placed in front of a plane mirror. Which statement describes the image produced?
- Try this questionQuestion 19May/June 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The diagram shows light striking a plane mirror and reflecting. Which angle is the angle of incidence?
- Try this questionQuestion 19May/June 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The diagram shows two divergent rays of light from an object O being reflected from a plane mirror. At which position is the image formed?
- Try this questionQuestion 20May/June 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Light is incident on a mirror at an angle of as shown. The mirror can be rotated about an axis into the page through point X. The mirror is rotated until the light is reflected back along its original path. Through which angle is the mirror rotated?
- Try this questionQuestion 21May/June 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The diagram shows a ray of light directed at a plane mirror. What are the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection?
- Try this questionQuestion 19May/June 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Which characteristics describe the image formed by a vertical plane mirror?