Shrewsbury School — 16+ Physics Entrance Exam 2024
Shrewsbury School set this 16+ Physics paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 33 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+ Physics paper from Shrewsbury School (2024). 33 questions, 50 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Atomic & Nuclear, Electricity & Magnetism, Energy, Forces & Motion, Measurement & Scientific Method, Waves, Light & Sound.
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
- Physics
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 33
- Marks
- 50
- Time
- 50 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Atomic & Nuclear
- Electricity & Magnetism
- Energy
- Forces & Motion
- Measurement & Scientific Method
- Waves, Light & Sound
Questions in this paper (3 of 33)
- Question 1multiple choice · 1 mark
On Mars, the acceleration of free fall g is 3.7 m/s^2. What is the weight of a 2.0 kg mass on Mars?
- Question 2multiple choice · 1 mark
The diagram shows a solid object resting on a flat surface with two horizontal forces acting on it: 3 N pulling to the left and 4 N pulling to the right. What is the resultant force on the object?
- Question 3multiple choice · 1 mark
The graph shows how the distance travelled by a vehicle changes with time. (Distance-time graph: from P the distance rises as a straight sloping line to Q; from Q to R the line is horizontal; from R to S the distance rises again as a straight sloping line.) Which row describes the speed of the vehicle in each section of the graph?
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+ Physics Entrance Exam 2024?
33 questions worth 50 marks in total, written for 50 minutes. It covers Atomic & Nuclear, Electricity & Magnetism, Energy, Forces & Motion, Measurement & Scientific Method, Waves, Light & Sound. Shrewsbury School set it as a 16+ Physics paper.
How long is the Shrewsbury School 16+ Physics 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 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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