Malvern College — 13+ Chemistry Scholarship 2024
Malvern College set this 13+ Chemistry paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 3 questions worth 20 marks in 20 minutes, each marked the moment the paper is submitted and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 13+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry.
Real 13+ Chemistry paper from Malvern College (2024). 3 questions, 20 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Chemical Reactions & Equations, Separation & Mixtures, States of Matter & Particles.
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Most 13+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry, so a timed attempt at this paper is worth doing early enough to leave room for the topics it exposes. Work through it on screen with instant marking, or print the PDF and sit it under exam conditions.
- School
- Malvern College
- Entry level
- 13+
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 3
- Marks
- 20
- Time
- 20 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Chemical Reactions & Equations
- Separation & Mixtures
- States of Matter & Particles
Questions in this paper
- Question 1written answer · 5 marks
The diagram below shows the changes of state between solid, liquid and gas (the top picture). [Diagram: three pictures arranged in a triangle. At the top is a beaker of liquid with steam rising from it, being heated by a lit Bunsen burner - this is the gas. At the bottom left is a pile of ice cubes - the solid. At the bottom right is a beaker of water - the liquid. A double-headed arrow labelle…
- Question 2written answer · 4 marks
A student is given a beaker of a colourless liquid and is asked to determine whether the liquid is pure water. The student adds anhydrous copper sulphate. a) What is the expected colour change when anhydrous copper sulphate is added to water? [1] b) The student sees the expected colour change and concludes that the colourless liquid must be pure water. Explain why the student's conclusion is in…
- Question 3written answer · 11 marks
A student used the equipment shown in the picture below to investigate the decomposition of copper carbonate, CuCO3. The process produces carbon dioxide and one other product. [Diagram: a test tube containing green copper carbonate solid is clamped to a stand at an angle and heated from below with a Bunsen burner. A delivery tube leads from the mouth of the test tube down into a trough of water…
Frequently asked questions
What is in the Malvern College — 13+ Chemistry Scholarship 2024?
3 questions worth 20 marks in total, written for 20 minutes. It covers Chemical Reactions & Equations, Separation & Mixtures, States of Matter & Particles. Malvern College set it as a 13+ Chemistry paper.
How long is the Malvern College 13+ Chemistry paper?
This paper is timed at 20 minutes for 20 marks — roughly 60 seconds a mark. Hearthprep runs the same clock on screen, so your child sees how far through the time they are as they answer.
Can my child answer this paper online?
Yes. Every question on this page can be answered in the browser and is marked the moment the paper is submitted — multiple choice, short answers and written responses alike. Answers are matched leniently, so a correct value written a different way (units, fractions, word numbers) still scores.
Are worked solutions included?
Every question has a step-by-step worked solution and an AI tutor that will talk through it after the paper is submitted. The first 3 questions of this paper are free to try; the remaining 0 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Malvern College paper come from?
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Use it to time a full mock attempt, then drill whichever topics your child drops marks on.
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