Practice Worksheet
TN-PHYS-ACT-49088 · v2.6
Refraction
ACT · Physics · Waves · CBSE
Grade
ACT
Subject
Physics
Topic
Waves
Subtopic
Refraction
Curriculum
CBSE
Difficulty
Core
Time
30 minutes
Total marks
54
Student name
Teacher name
Date
Learning objectives
- Recognise refraction accurately in physics contexts.
- Explain the underlying rule of refraction in the student's own words.
- Apply refraction to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
- Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.
Skills assessed
- Fluency and recall
- Method and setting out
- Reasoning and justification
- Problem solving in context
- Self-assessment
Instructions
- Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
- Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
- Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
- Aim to finish in about 30 minutes.
- Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.
Warm-up
Bloom: Remember · 4 marks
Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.
1.Circle one fact you already know about refraction.
[1]2.Circle one fact you already know about refraction.
[1]3.Write down one fact you already know about refraction.
[1]4.State one fact you already know about refraction.
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Recall
Bloom: Remember · 4 marks
Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.
1.Complete the key term used in refraction described here: item 1.
[1]2.List the key term used in refraction described here: item 2.
[1]3.Define the key term used in refraction described here: item 3.
[1]4.List the key term used in refraction described here: item 4.
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