Shrewsbury School — 16+ Biology Entrance Exam 2024
Shrewsbury School set this 16+ Biology paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 42 questions worth 50 marks in 50 minutes, each marked the moment the paper is submitted and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 16+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry.
Real 16+ Biology paper from Shrewsbury School (2024). 42 questions, 50 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Biotechnology and genetic engineering, Cells & Organisation, Characteristics of living organisms, Ecology & Ecosystems, Enzymes & Biological Molecules, Genetics & Inheritance, Health & Disease, Human Physiology, Plant reproduction, Plants & Photosynthesis, Scientific Enquiry & Data, Variation, Evolution & Classification.
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Most 16+ 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
- Shrewsbury School
- Entry level
- 16+
- Subject
- Biology
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 42
- Marks
- 50
- Time
- 50 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Biotechnology and genetic engineering
- Cells & Organisation
- Characteristics of living organisms
- Ecology & Ecosystems
- Enzymes & Biological Molecules
- Genetics & Inheritance
- Health & Disease
- Human Physiology
- Plant reproduction
- Plants & Photosynthesis
- Scientific Enquiry & Data
- Variation, Evolution & Classification
Questions in this paper (3 of 42)
- Question 1multiple choice · 1 mark
Some yeast, sugar and water are mixed in a test-tube. The diagrams show the test-tube at the start and after one hour. (Diagram: at the start the tube holds a cloudy mixture of yeast, sugar and water; after one hour many bubbles of gas have formed in the mixture.) Which process causes this change?
- Question 2multiple choice · 1 mark
Which name is given to a group of individuals that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring?
- Question 3multiple choice · 1 mark
Use the key to identify the animal shown in the diagram. (Diagram: an animal with jointed legs, a rounded abdomen and a smaller front body section, bearing four pairs of legs, i.e. eight legs in total.) Key: has jointed legs -> three pairs of legs -> has tail = A Hexagenia / no tail = B Dytiscus; OR more than three pairs of legs -> four pairs of legs = C Argyroneta / more than four pairs of leg…
39 further questions in this paper open with any paid plan, along with marking and the worked solutions. See plans.
Frequently asked questions
What is in the Shrewsbury School — 16+ Biology Entrance Exam 2024?
42 questions worth 50 marks in total, written for 50 minutes. It covers Biotechnology and genetic engineering, Cells & Organisation, Characteristics of living organisms, Ecology & Ecosystems, Enzymes & Biological Molecules, Genetics & Inheritance, Health & Disease, Human Physiology, Plant reproduction, Plants & Photosynthesis, Scientific Enquiry & Data, Variation, Evolution & Classification. Shrewsbury School set it as a 16+ Biology paper.
How long is the Shrewsbury School 16+ Biology paper?
This paper is timed at 50 minutes for 50 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 39 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Shrewsbury School 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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