As one in a series of test item collections developed by the Assessment and Evaluation Unit of the Directorate of Studies, items are made available to teachers for the construction of unit tests or term examinations or as a basis for class discussion. Each collection was reviewed for content validity and reliability. The test items meet syllabus content and aims best suited to multiple choice questions, but teachers are meant to base the use of the test items on student ability and the particular program objectives in grades 7 through 10. The first of two volumes of test items in physics contains sections on measurement and scales, simple machines, properties of matter and energy. Items concerning electromagnetic radiation, heat, light, optics and sound are included. Communications and meteorology sections complete the volume. There are 258 test items. Answers are provided with each item and drawings illustrate many questions. (CM)