IGCSE Physics: 2-Week Revision Plan
A focused 14-day revision plan for IGCSE Physics (0625). Prioritise high-yield topics, practice past papers, and avoid common mistakes before your exam.
Download the Formula Sheet First
All 40 equations you need — print it and keep it beside you for the next 2 weeks.
Your Physics Exams Are Spread Over 4 Weeks
Two weeks isn't much time, but it's enough to make a real difference to your Physics grade. This plan focuses on high-yield topics (the ones that appear most often), common mistakes (so you don't lose easy marks), and past paper practice (because that's what the exam actually looks like).
Don't try to re-learn everything. Focus on strengthening what you know and filling critical gaps.
1 Week 1: High-Yield Topics
Days 1-2: Electricity & Circuits
This topic alone can be worth 15-20% of your paper.
- • V = IR, P = IV, and combining resistors
- • Series vs parallel circuits (current and voltage rules)
- • Potential dividers and LDR/thermistor circuits
Days 3-4: Forces & Motion
Speed-time graphs and Newton's laws appear every session.
- • Distance-time and speed-time graph interpretation
- • F = ma and resultant forces
- • Stopping distance = thinking + braking distance
Days 5-6: Waves & Energy
Wave equation and energy transfers are reliable exam topics.
- • v = fλ calculations
- • Reflection, refraction, and total internal reflection
- • Energy stores and transfers (Sankey diagrams)
Day 7: MCQ Practice + Review Mistakes
End the week with a full MCQ paper under timed conditions.
- • Do a Paper 1 or 2 (40 questions, 45 minutes)
- • Mark it and identify weak areas
- • Read through common MCQ mistakes
2 Week 2: Past Papers & Gaps
Days 8-9: Fill Your Gaps
Based on your Day 7 MCQ paper, target your weak topics.
- • Re-read notes on topics you got wrong
- • Do targeted flashcard sessions
- • Focus on understanding, not memorising
Days 10-11: Theory Paper Practice
Papers 3/4 require written answers — practice the format.
- • Do one full Paper 3 or 4 under timed conditions
- • Check mark scheme — learn the exact wording examiners want
- • Note calculation questions where you lost method marks
Days 12-13: Practical Skills (Paper 5/6)
Don't forget the practical paper — easy marks if you know the format.
- • Practice drawing tables with correct headings and units
- • Review how to plot graphs (scales, best-fit lines)
- • Know how to calculate gradients and uncertainties
Day 14: Light Review Only
The day before the exam — don't cram.
- • Skim your formula sheet one more time
- • Review your notes on common mistakes
- • Get your equipment ready, sleep early
Use the Gaps Between Papers
You have 11 days between Theory and Practical, then 15 more days until MCQ. Use this time wisely.
After Paper 3/4 (8 May) → Before Paper 5/6 (19 May)
11 days to focus purely on practical skills.
- • Practice drawing results tables (headings, units, significant figures)
- • Master graph plotting: choosing scales, plotting points, drawing best-fit lines
- • Learn gradient calculations: Δy/Δx using large triangles
- • Understand sources of error and how to improve experiments
After Paper 5/6 (19 May) → Before Paper 1/2 (3 June)
15 days to drill MCQ technique.
- • Do 2-3 full MCQ papers under timed conditions (45 minutes)
- • Review the top 10 MCQ mistakes — these repeat every year
- • Focus on elimination: cross out obviously wrong answers first
- • Don't overthink — your first instinct is often correct
Quick Reference: What Appears Most Often
Paper 3/4 (Theory)
First exam: 8 May
- • Show all working
- • State units in answers
- • Use physics terminology
- • Draw labelled diagrams
Paper 5/6 (Practical)
Second exam: 19 May
- • Correct table format
- • Appropriate graph scales
- • Best-fit lines (not dot-to-dot)
- • Gradient from large triangle
Paper 1/2 (MCQ)
Last exam: 3 June
- • Circuit calculations
- • Graph interpretation
- • EM induction direction
- • Nuclear decay equations