Malvern College — 13+ Physics Scholarship 2024
Malvern College set this 13+ Physics paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 2 questions worth 21 marks in 21 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+ Physics paper from Malvern College (2024). 2 questions, 21 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Electricity & Magnetism, Space & Astronomy.
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
- Physics
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 2
- Marks
- 21
- Time
- 21 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Electricity & Magnetism
- Space & Astronomy
Questions in this paper
- Question 1written answer · 11 marks
A light dependent resistor is placed in a series circuit with a normal resistor as shown. [Diagram: a single rectangular loop of wire. On the top wire there is a cell. On the bottom wire there is a fixed resistor, drawn as a plain rectangle, and next to it a light dependent resistor, drawn as a rectangle inside a circle with two arrows pointing in towards it. Both components are in the same loo…
- Question 2written answer · 10 marks
This question is about the Earth and space flight. a) The Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours. The radius of the Earth is 6.4 x 10^6 m. (i) Determine the circumference of the Earth using C = 2 x pi x r [1] (ii) Determine the number of seconds in 1 day [1] (iii) Calculate the speed of a person standing on the equator in m/s [1] b) A space rocket needs a fast launch speed to reach orbit abov…
Frequently asked questions
What is in the Malvern College — 13+ Physics Scholarship 2024?
2 questions worth 21 marks in total, written for 21 minutes. It covers Electricity & Magnetism, Space & Astronomy. Malvern College set it as a 13+ Physics paper.
How long is the Malvern College 13+ Physics paper?
This paper is timed at 21 minutes for 21 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 2 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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