A Level Math RevisionEdexcel IAL M1 January 2022 mark scheme and question paper (WME01/01)
Mechanics 1 (M1), sat in January 2022. The buttons open Pearson's own files.
The official paper and mark scheme
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M1 Mechanics M1 WME01/01
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What's on this paper
What this paper is like
- Shape: 8 questions, 75 marks in 1 h 30 min (about 1.2 minutes a mark); questions from 6 to 14 marks.
- Biggest question: Q8, 14 marks: two particles moving with vectors.
- Marks by main topic: Vectors (Mechanics context) 26, Statics of a Particle 14, Dynamics of a Particle 13, Kinematics 8, Momentum and Impulse 7, Moments 7.
- More Vectors (Mechanics context) in other sittings: October 2021 Q8 (12 marks), June 2022 Q8 (17 marks), June 2021 Q3 (9 marks).
- Against the other 15 sittings we mapped: more marks on Vectors (Mechanics context) (26 marks here, 17 on average) and Statics of a Particle (14 marks here, 9 on average); fewer on Kinematics (8 marks here, 17 on average) and Forces and Newton's Laws (0 marks here, 4 on average).
- Not on this paper: Forces and Newton's Laws.
- Calculator: allowed.
WME01/01: question by question
Labels and topics are ours, read from the WME01/01 paper (checked 2026-11-01); marks as printed. Tap a number to practise that topic.
- Q1Particle held by a string: tension and a force (6 marks) · M1 Statics of a Particle
- Q2Collision of two particles with masses km and m (7 marks) · M1 Momentum and Impulse
- Q3Beam on two supports (7 marks) · M1 Moments
- Q4Ball projected vertically upwards (8 marks) · M1 Kinematics
- Q5Particle in equilibrium on a rough plane (8 marks) · M1 Statics of a Particle, M1 Forces and Newton's Laws
- Q6Motion with i and j vectors (12 marks) · M1 Vectors (Mechanics context)
- Q7Particles connected over a pulley on a rough plane (13 marks) · M1 Dynamics of a Particle, M1 Forces and Newton's Laws
- Q8Two particles moving with vectors (14 marks) · M1 Vectors (Mechanics context)
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M1 in other series
Other IAL units
Questions students ask
Where is the M1 January 2022 mark scheme?
The mark scheme button above opens Pearson's own copy.
What are the grade boundaries for IAL M1 January 2022?
On Pearson's grade boundaries page (opens in a new tab), under January 2022.