O Level Physics 5054, topic 4.5.6
The transformer: past paper questions
12 Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 questions on The transformer (4.5.6) from 11 papers, 2023 to 2026. Mostly multiple choice. Open the paper or try a question free.
Practising builds a set from this topic, free with an account. One question opens straight away, with no account.
- Questions
- 12
- Papers
- 11
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 34
- Average per question
- 2.8 marks
- Largest question
- 9 marks
By type: Multiple choice 9 · Structured 3
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply0
- Analyse4
- Not banded8
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
- explainAnalyse4 questions
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- calculateApply3 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- describeApply1 question
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- drawApply1 question
- sketchApply1 question
make a simple freehand drawing showing the key features, taking care over proportions
- stateRecall1 question
express in clear terms
- suggestAnalyse1 question
apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals / put forward considerations
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20261
- 20255
- 20243
- 20233
By session
- May/June7
- Oct/Nov5
By paper
- Paper 19
- Paper 23
Questions on this topic
Showing 5 of 12, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 7Oct/Nov 2024, paper 22Structured9 marksHas a diagram
The frequency of an alternating current mains electricity supply is . The maximum voltage of the supply is . Using the axes in Fig. 7.1, sketch a graph to show how the voltage of the supply varies in a time of .
- Try this questionQuestion 35Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Which device works due to electromagnetic induction?
- Try this questionQuestion 36May/June 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
The diagram shows a transformer.
- Try this questionQuestion 8May/June 2023, paper 22Structured7 marksHas a diagram
Fig. 8.1 shows a step-down transformer used to operate an electric bell. State the material used for the core of the transformer.
- Try this questionQuestion 7May/June 2025, paper 21Structured9 marksHas a diagram
Fig. 7.1 shows an alternating current (a.c.) power supply connected to a transformer. Explain how an alternating current in the primary coil produces an alternating output voltage.