Shrewsbury School — 16+ Chemistry Entrance Exam 2024
Shrewsbury School set this 16+ Chemistry paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 33 questions worth 60 marks in 60 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+ Chemistry paper from Shrewsbury School (2024). 33 questions, 60 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Acids, Bases & Salts, Air and Combustion, Atomic Structure & the Periodic Table, Atomic Structure, Bonding and Salts, Bonding & Structure, Chemical Reactions & Equations, Metals & Reactivity, Organic Chemistry & Fuels, Practical & Working Scientifically, Quantitative Chemistry, Separation & Mixtures, States of Matter & Particles.
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
- Chemistry
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 33
- Marks
- 60
- Time
- 60 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Acids, Bases & Salts
- Air and Combustion
- Atomic Structure & the Periodic Table
- Atomic Structure, Bonding and Salts
- Bonding & Structure
- Chemical Reactions & Equations
- Metals & Reactivity
- Organic Chemistry & Fuels
- Practical & Working Scientifically
- Quantitative Chemistry
- Separation & Mixtures
- States of Matter & Particles
Questions in this paper (3 of 33)
- Question 1multiple choice · 1 mark
Substance M is a solid at 30 °C. The substance is heated to 80 °C and its temperature measured as it cools down to room temperature. The cooling curve is shown. (Graph: temperature/°C on the y-axis (0 to 80) against time on the x-axis. The curve starts at point P at 80 °C, falls steeply to point Q at about 40 °C, stays flat (a plateau) from Q to R at about 40 °C, then falls again to point S at …
- Question 2multiple choice · 1 mark
Which gas has the fastest rate of diffusion? A Ar, B C2H6, C HCl, D H2S.
- Question 3multiple choice · 1 mark
Elements X and Y react to form a compound. Element X loses two electrons and element Y gains one electron. What is the charge on the ions of elements X and Y and what is the formula of the compound?
30 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+ Chemistry Entrance Exam 2024?
33 questions worth 60 marks in total, written for 60 minutes. It covers Acids, Bases & Salts, Air and Combustion, Atomic Structure & the Periodic Table, Atomic Structure, Bonding and Salts, Bonding & Structure, Chemical Reactions & Equations, Metals & Reactivity, Organic Chemistry & Fuels, Practical & Working Scientifically, Quantitative Chemistry, Separation & Mixtures, States of Matter & Particles. Shrewsbury School set it as a 16+ Chemistry paper.
How long is the Shrewsbury School 16+ Chemistry paper?
This paper is timed at 60 minutes for 60 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 30 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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