Technical Sciences Grade 10 P1 November Mock 2026 QP (Eng)

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 SCALAR quantity? A Displacement B Velocity C Speed D Weight (2) 1.2 The length 0,000 45 m written in scientific notation is … A 4,5× 10–4 m. B 4,5× 104 m. C 45× 10–3 m. D 4,5× 10–5 m. (2) 1.3 A minibus taxi travels at a constant speed of 72 km·h–1 . Its speed in m·s–1 is … A 7,2 m·s–1 B 20 m·s–1 C 259,2 m·s–1 D 2,0 m·s–1 (2) 1.4 The rate of change of velocity is called … A speed. B displacement. C acceleration. D distance. (2) 1.5 Which ONE of the following is a NON-CONTACT force? A Friction B Normal force C Tension D Gravitational force (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 4 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock 1.6 In a wheelbarrow the LOAD is between the fulcrum (wheel) and the effort (handles). A wheelbarrow is therefore an example of a … A first-class lever. B second-class lever. C third-class lever. D pulley. (2) 1.7 A box rests on a horizontal table. The resultant (net) force acting on the box is … A zero. B equal to the weight of the box. C equal to the normal force on the box. D twice the weight of the box. (2) 1.8 A brick is lifted to a height h above the ground. If the brick is lifted to a height 2h instead, its gravitational potential energy will … A halve. B remain the same. C double. D increase four times. (2) 1.9 A glass rod becomes POSITIVELY charged when it is rubbed with a silk cloth, because the glass rod … A gained protons from the cloth. B lost electrons to the cloth. C gained electrons from the cloth. D lost protons to the cloth. (2) 1.10 A four-band resistor has the colours RED, RED, BROWN and GOLD. Red = 2, brown = 1 (multiplier 101 ) and gold = ±5%. The value of this resistor is … A 22 Ω ±5% B 2 200 Ω ±5% C 221 Ω ±10% D 220 Ω ±5% (2) [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: 2.1.1 450 g to kilograms (2) 2.1.2 15 minutes to seconds (2) 2.1.3 0,005 6 A to scientific notation (2) 2.2 Define the term vector quantity. (2) 2.3 A delivery scooter leaves a shop S in Durban. It travels 600 m EAST along a straight road to house A and then 250 m WEST to house B, as shown in the sketch below (not drawn to scale). The whole trip from S to B takes 170 s. W E S B A 600 m 250 m 2.3.1 Calculate the total distance travelled by the scooter. (2) 2.3.2 Determine the displacement of the scooter from S to B. (3) 2.3.3 Draw a vector diagram (head-to-tail) to illustrate the displacement in QUESTION 2.3.2. Indicate the magnitudes and directions of ALL the vectors. (4) 2.3.4 Calculate the average speed of the scooter for the trip. (3) 2.3.5 Calculate the average velocity of the scooter for the trip. (3) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 6 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock 2.4 A trolley is pulled through a ticker timer that makes 50 dots per second. A part of the tape is shown below. All the dots are equally spaced and the distance from the first dot to the last dot is 20 cm. 20 cm 2.4.1 Calculate the time interval between two successive dots. (2) 2.4.2 Is the velocity of the trolley CONSTANT, INCREASING or DECREASING? (1) 2.4.3 Calculate the velocity of the trolley in m·s–1 . (4) 2.5 A taxi starts from rest at a traffic light and reaches a velocity of 15 m·s–1 east in 6 s. Calculate the acceleration of the taxi. (3) [33] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 7 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 3 (Start on a new page.) A worker in a warehouse in Germiston pulls a crate of mass 40 kg across a horizontal floor with a rope. The rope is horizontal and exerts a force of 180 N to the east. The floor exerts a frictional force of 120 N on the crate. E rope 40 kg 180 N 3.1 Define the term force. (2) 3.2 Calculate the weight of the crate. (3) 3.3 Name the force that the rope exerts on the crate. (1) 3.4 Draw a labelled free-body diagram showing ALL the forces acting on the crate while it is being pulled. (4) 3.5 Calculate the resultant force acting on the crate. (3) 3.6 Is the crate in EQUILIBRIUM? Write down only YES or NO. Give a reason for the answer. (2) [15] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 8 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 4 (Start on a new page.) 4.1 Define the term moment of a force. (2) 4.2 A mechanic tightens a wheel nut with a wheel spanner (wrench) of length 0,3 m. He applies a force of 80 N perpendicular to the spanner at its end. Calculate the moment (torque) that he exerts on the nut. (3) 4.3 Explain why it is easier to loosen a tight nut with a LONGER spanner. (2) 4.4 A beam of length 8 m rests on two supports, L and R, at its ends. Three loads act on the beam, as shown below. Ignore the weight of the beam. 400 N 600 N 200 N 2m 3m 2m 1m L R 4.4.1 State the principle of moments in words. (2) 4.4.2 Calculate the magnitudes of the upward forces at L and R. (7) 4.4.3 Show by calculation that the total upward force is equal to the total downward force. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 9 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock 4.5 A crowbar is used to lift a heavy rock on a building site, as shown below. A load of 900 N is lifted by applying an effort of 150 N. effort rock (load) fulcrum 4.5.1 Define the term mechanical advantage. (2) 4.5.2 Calculate the mechanical advantage of the crowbar. (3) 4.5.3 Which class of lever is the crowbar? (1) 4.5.4 Give ONE other example of a tool that is the same class of lever as the crowbar. (1) [25] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 10 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 5 (Start on a new page.) 5.1 Define the term gravitational potential energy. (2) 5.2 A tower crane at a building site in Cape Town lifts a bundle of steel bars of mass 250 kg to a height of 18 m above the ground. Calculate the gravitational potential energy of the bundle at this height, relative to the ground. (3) 5.3 Define the term kinetic energy. (2) 5.4 A cricket ball of mass 0,16 kg is bowled at a speed of 30 m·s–1 . Calculate the kinetic energy of the ball. (3) 5.5 A brick of mass 2 kg falls from a scaffold. At a certain point during its fall the brick is 4 m above the ground and moves at a speed of 6 m·s–1 . Ignore air resistance. 5.5.1 Define the term mechanical energy. (2) 5.5.2 Calculate the mechanical energy of the brick at this point. (4) [16] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Technical Sciences/P1 11 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 6 (Start on a new page.) Two identical small metal spheres, A and B, are mounted on insulated stands. Sphere A carries a charge of +7× 10–9 C and sphere B carries a charge of –3× 10–9 C. A B +7 × 10–9 C –3 × 10–9 C 6.1 How does the number of electrons on sphere B compare with the number of protons on sphere B? Write down only MORE THAN, LESS THAN or THE SAME AS. (1) 6.2 Give a reason for the answer to QUESTION 6.1. (1) The spheres are brought into contact and are then separated again. 6.3 State the principle of conservation of charge in words. (2) 6.4 Calculate the charge on each sphere after they have been separated. (3) 6.5 Calculate the number of electrons that were transferred while the spheres were in contact. (3) 6.6 In which direction did the electrons move while the spheres were in contact? Write down only FROM A TO B or FROM B TO A. (1) 6.7 After separation, will the spheres ATTRACT or REPEL each other? Give a reason for the answer. (2) [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. (2) 7.2 A charge of 18 C passes a point in a conductor in 1 minute. Calculate the current in the conductor. (3) 7.3 Define the term resistance. (2) 7.4 State THREE factors that affect the resistance of a conductor. (3) 7.5 Draw a circuit diagram of a circuit that contains the following components connected in SERIES: a battery of three cells, a closed switch, a light bulb and a resistor. Include an ammeter that measures the current in the circuit and a voltmeter that measures the potential difference across the light bulb. (3) [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 12 V and negligible internal resistance. Resistor R1 = 4 Ω is connected in series with resistors R2 = 6 Ω and R3 = 3 Ω, which are connected in parallel. Ignore the resistance of the ammeter and the connecting wires. V1 V A R1 = 4 Ω 12 V R2 = 6 Ω V V2 R3 = 3 Ω 8.1 Define the term emf of a battery. (2) Calculate the: 8.2 Equivalent resistance of the parallel combination of R2 and R3 (3) 8.3 Total resistance of the circuit (2) 8.4 Reading on the ammeter (3) 8.5 Reading on voltmeter V1 (3) 8.6 Reading on voltmeter V2 (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