Technical Sciences Grade 10 P1 November Mock Exam 2 2026 QP

Mock hlayiso mock exams Practice Series: Grade 10 Exam Preparation WWW.HLAYISO.COM NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 10 TECHNICAL SCIENCES P1 NOVEMBER EXAMINATION 2026 (MOCK) MARKS: 150 TIME: 3 hours This question paper consists of 13 pages and 1 data sheet. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 2 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. Write your centre number and examination number in the appropriate spaces on the ANSWER BOOK. 2. This question paper consists of EIGHT questions. Answer ALL the questions in the ANSWER BOOK. 3. Start EACH question on a NEW page in the ANSWER BOOK. 4. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 5. Leave ONE line between two subquestions, e.g. between QUESTION 2.1 and QUESTION 2.2. 6. You may use a non-programmable calculator. 7. You may use appropriate mathematical instruments. 8. You are advised to use the attached DATA SHEET. 9. Show ALL formulae and substitutions in ALL calculations. 10. Round off your FINAL numerical answers to a minimum of TWO decimal places. 11. Give brief motivations, discussions, etc. where required. 12. Write neatly and legibly. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 3 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Choose the answer and write only the letter (A–D) next to the question numbers (1.1 to 1.10) in the ANSWER BOOK, e.g. 1.11 D. 1.1 Which ONE of the following is a DERIVED SI unit? A newton B kilogram C metre D ampere (2) 1.2 The resistance 2 500 000 Ω written in scientific notation is … A 25× 105 Ω. B 2,5× 106 Ω. C 2,5× 10–6 Ω. D 0,25× 107 Ω. (2) 1.3 Which ONE of the following is a CONTACT force? A Weight B Magnetic force C Electrostatic force D Friction (2) 1.4 A cheetah runs at 25 m·s–1 . Its speed in km·h–1 is … A 6,94 km·h–1 B 9 km·h–1 C 90 km·h–1 D 250 km·h–1 (2) 1.5 Two horizontal forces act on a box: 30 N to the east and 45 N to the west. The EQUILIBRANT of these two forces is … A 15 N to the east. B 15 N to the west. C 75 N to the east. D 75 N to the west. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 4 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock 1.6 When a pair of braai tongs is used, the EFFORT is applied between the hinge (fulcrum) and the meat (load). Braai tongs are therefore an example of a … A first-class lever. B second-class lever. C third-class lever. D beam. (2) 1.7 A beam that is fixed (supported) at ONE end only, with the other end free, is called a … A simply supported beam. B cantilever. C fulcrum. D lever. (2) 1.8 The speed of a moving trolley is DOUBLED. Its kinetic energy will … A halve. B remain the same. C double. D increase four times. (2) 1.9 A charged plastic rod REPELS a small, NEGATIVELY charged ball. The plastic rod … A has an excess of electrons. B has lost electrons. C is neutral. D has an excess of protons. (2) 1.10 Two identical resistors, each of resistance R, are connected in PARALLEL. The equivalent resistance of the combination is … A 2R B R R C 2 R D (2) 4 [20] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 5 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 2 (Start on a new page.) 2.1 Convert the following: 2.1.1 2,5 hours to seconds (2) 2.1.2 750 mm to metres (2) 2.1.3 48 000 000 m to scientific notation (2) 2.2 Classify EACH of the following as a SCALAR or a VECTOR quantity: 2.2.1 A mass of 5 kg (1) 2.2.2 A force of 600 N downwards (1) 2.3 Lindiwe lives in Polokwane. She cycles 1,2 km NORTH along a straight road from her home H to a spaza shop P. She then turns around and cycles 1,8 km SOUTH along the same road to the library L, as shown in the sketch below (not drawn to scale). The whole trip from H to L takes 15 minutes. N P (spaza shop) S 1,2 km 1,8 km H (home) L (library) 2.3.1 Calculate the total distance, in metres, that Lindiwe cycled. (2) 2.3.2 Determine her displacement from H to L. (3) 2.3.3 Draw a vector diagram (head-to-tail) to show how the displacement in QUESTION 2.3.2 is obtained. Indicate the magnitudes and directions of ALL the vectors. (3) 2.3.4 Calculate her average speed, in m·s–1 , for the whole trip. (3) 2.3.5 Calculate her average velocity for the whole trip. (3) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 6 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock 2.4 A trolley rolls down a ramp and pulls a tape through a ticker timer that makes 50 dots per second. A part of the tape is shown below. The distances between successive dots are given. first dot last dot 1 cm 2 cm 3 cm 4 cm 5 cm 2.4.1 Is the trolley ACCELERATING? Write down only YES or NO. Give a reason for the answer. (2) 2.4.2 Calculate the time taken from the first dot to the last dot. (2) 2.4.3 Calculate the magnitude of the average velocity of the trolley, in m·s–1 , from the first dot to the last dot. (3) 2.5 A car travelling east on the N1 at 108 km·h–1 brakes and slows down uniformly to 36 km·h–1 in 5 s. Calculate the acceleration of the car. (4) [33] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 7 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 3 (Start on a new page.) 3.1 Define the term resultant force. (2) 3.2 A toolbox of mass 12 kg hangs at REST from a vertical rope in a workshop in Bloemfontein. 3.2.1 Calculate the weight of the toolbox. (3) 3.2.2 Write down the magnitude of the tension in the rope. Give a reason for the answer. (2) The toolbox is now placed on the horizontal floor. Two workers pull on it with horizontal ropes in OPPOSITE directions, as shown below. Worker 1 pulls with a force of 90 N to the east and worker 2 pulls with a force of 40 N to the west. The floor exerts a frictional force of 15 N on the toolbox and the toolbox starts to move to the east. W E 40 N worker 2 worker 1 90 N 12 kg 3.3 Draw a labelled free-body diagram showing ALL the forces acting on the toolbox while it is being pulled. (5) 3.4 Calculate the resultant force acting on the toolbox. (3) [15] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 8 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 4 (Start on a new page.) 4.1 Write down ONE term for EACH of the following descriptions: 4.1.1 The point about which a lever turns (1) 4.1.2 The turning effect of a force about a point (1) 4.1.3 The force applied to a lever to overcome a load (1) 4.2 A cyclist pushes down on the pedal of her bicycle with a force of 300 N, perpendicular to the crank. The crank is 0,17 m long. Calculate the moment (torque) that she exerts about the axle. (3) 4.3 A horizontal beam of length 6 m rests on two supports, A at the left end and B 5 m from A. Three loads act on the beam, as shown below. Ignore the weight of the beam. 1 200 N 900 N 600 N A B RA RB 1,5 m 2,5 m 1m 1m 4.3.1 By taking moments about support A, calculate the upward force RB . (4) 4.3.2 Calculate the upward force RA . (3) 4.3.3 Show by calculation that the beam is in equilibrium as far as the upward and downward forces are concerned. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 9 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock 4.4 A bottle opener is used to remove a cap from a bottle. The simplified diagram below shows the opener as a lever. An upward effort of 20 N is applied at 10 cm from the fulcrum, and the load (the cap) acts at 2 cm from the fulcrum. 10 cm load (cap) 2 cm fulcrum effort = 20 N 4.4.1 Which class of lever is the bottle opener? (1) 4.4.2 Use the principle of moments to calculate the magnitude of the load that the opener overcomes. (3) 4.4.3 Calculate the mechanical advantage of the bottle opener. (3) 4.5 Draw a neat, labelled sketch of a CLASS ONE lever. Show the positions of the fulcrum, the load and the effort. (3) [25] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 10 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 5 (Start on a new page.) 5.1 A minibus of mass 1 200 kg has 60 000 J of kinetic energy. Calculate the speed of the minibus. (3) 5.2 A rock climber of mass 65 kg is resting on a ledge of a cliff in the Magaliesberg. Her gravitational potential energy relative to the ground is 19 110 J. Calculate the height of the ledge above the ground. (3) 5.3 During a netball practice, a ball of mass 0,5 kg is thrown vertically upwards. At point X, 2,4 m above the ground, the ball moves upwards at 8 m·s–1 . The ball comes momentarily to rest at its highest point, Y. Ignore air resistance. (Not drawn to scale.) Y 8 m·s–1 X 2,4 m 5.3.1 Define the term mechanical energy. (2) 5.3.2 Calculate the mechanical energy of the ball at point X. (4) 5.3.3 Write down the kinetic energy of the ball at point Y. Give a reason for the answer. (2) 5.3.4 Use the principle of conservation of mechanical energy to calculate the maximum height of point Y above the ground. (2) [16] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 11 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 6 (Start on a new page.) 6.1 A polythene rod is rubbed with a woollen cloth. The rod becomes NEGATIVELY charged. 6.1.1 Did the rod GAIN or LOSE electrons? (1) 6.1.2 Write down the type of charge (POSITIVE or NEGATIVE) on the woollen cloth after rubbing. (1) 6.2 Two identical small metal spheres, X and Y, hang from thin INSULATING (nylon) threads attached to a wooden support. Sphere X carries a charge of –12× 10–9 C and sphere Y carries a charge of +4× 10–9 C. nylon nylon –12 × 10–9 C +4 × 10–9 C X Y 6.2.1 Calculate the number of excess electrons on sphere X. (3) 6.2.2 Give a reason why the spheres must hang from INSULATING threads. (2) The spheres are brought into contact and are then separated again. 6.2.3 State the principle of conservation of charge in words. (2) 6.2.4 Calculate the charge on each sphere after they have been separated. (3) 6.2.5 In which direction did the electrons move while the spheres were in contact? Write down only FROM X TO Y or FROM Y TO X. (1) [13] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 12 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 7 (Start on a new page.) 7.1 Define the term electric current in words. (2) 7.2 A current of 0,25 A flows through a torch bulb for 2 minutes. 7.2.1 Calculate the charge that passes through the bulb in this time. (3) 7.2.2 Calculate the number of electrons that pass through the bulb in this time. (2) 7.3 Draw a circuit diagram of a circuit that contains a battery of TWO cells, a closed switch and an ammeter connected in series, and TWO light bulbs connected in PARALLEL with each other. Include a voltmeter that measures the potential difference across the battery. (4) 7.4 Learners investigate how the LENGTH of a nichrome wire affects its resistance. They use wires of the same thickness and measure the resistance of different lengths of the wire at room temperature. 7.4.1 Write down the independent variable for this investigation. (1) 7.4.2 Write down ONE variable that must be kept constant (controlled variable). (1) [13] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 13 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 8 (Start on a new page.) In the circuit below, the battery has an emf of 18 V and negligible internal resistance. Resistors R1 = 4 Ω and R2 = 8 Ω are connected in series with each other, and this combination is connected in parallel with resistor R3 = 6 Ω. Resistor R4 = 2 Ω is connected in series with the parallel section. Ignore the resistance of the ammeters and the connecting wires. R1 = 4 Ω R2 = 8 Ω A1 R4 = 2 Ω A A R3 = 6 Ω 18 V A2 V V 8.1 Define the term potential difference. (2) Calculate the: 8.2 Equivalent resistance of the parallel section (4) 8.3 Total resistance of the circuit (2) 8.4 Reading on ammeter A1 (3) 8.5 Reading on voltmeter V (2) 8.6 Reading on ammeter A2 (2) [15] TOTAL: 150 Copyright reserved

Technical Sciences/P1 1 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock DATA FOR TECHNICAL SCIENCES GRADE 10 PAPER 1 (PHYSICS) TABLE 1: PHYSICAL CONSTANTS NAME SYMBOL VALUE Acceleration due to gravity g 9,8 m·s–2 Charge on electron e –1,6× 10–19 C TABLE 2: FORMULAE MOTION distance displacement ∆x speed = velocity = or v= ∆t ∆t ∆t change in velocity ∆v acceleration = a= ∆t ∆t FORCE Fg = mg or w = mg Fres = F1 + F2 + . . . MOMENTS AND SIMPLE MACHINES load L τ = F × r⊥ MA = = effort E ENERGY Ep = mgh or U = mgh Ek = 12 mv2 or K = 12 mv2 EM = Ep + Ek ELECTROSTATICS Q1 + Q2 Q Q= n= 2 e ELECTRIC CIRCUITS Q V I= R= or V = IR ∆t I 1 1 1 1 Series: RT = R1 + R2 + R3 + . . . Parallel: = + + +... R p R1 R 2 R 3 VT = V1 + V2 + V3 + . . . VT = V1 = V2 = V3 = . . . IT = I1 = I2 = I3 = . . . IT = I1 + I2 + I3 + . . . Copyright reserved