If you are struggling with Topic 9 (Wave Phenomena) but breezing through Topic 2 (Mechanics), why waste time filtering through 40 questions to find the two SHM questions? A topic-based bank allows you to isolate your weaknesses. If you scored a 4 on the "Fields" unit test, you can immediately generate a problem set of 50 questions just on Gravitational and Electric fields.

IB Physics HL is divided into several topics, which are:

This is a significant jump from SL. Your question bank should include plenty of problems on , Diffraction , and Interference .

The IB Physics HL course for the 2025 syllabus transition has consolidated optional topics into a streamlined set of five core themes. Finding a "question bank by topic" now requires looking for resources that align with these updated themes: Space, Time, and Motion The Particulate Nature of Matter Wave Behaviour Nuclear and Quantum Physics Thriving Scholars Top Resources for Topical Questions

Download 10 years of past papers (from your school portal). Create an Excel sheet with columns: Year, Topic, Paper, Time, Mark . Copy the question PDFs into a folder. As you solve, log the result. This is tedious but builds metacognition.