Merchant Taylors' School — 13+ Maths Entrance Exam 2017
Merchant Taylors' School set this 13+ Maths paper in 2017. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 22 questions worth 100 marks in 100 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+ Maths paper from Merchant Taylors' School (2017). 22 questions, 100 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Algebra, Arithmetic & Operations, Fractions, Decimals & Percentages, Geometry — Shape, Number & Place Value, Probability, Ratio & Proportion, Statistics & Data.
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
- Merchant Taylors' School
- Entry level
- 13+
- Subject
- Maths
- Year
- 2017
- Questions
- 22
- Marks
- 100
- Time
- 100 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Algebra
- Arithmetic & Operations
- Fractions, Decimals & Percentages
- Geometry — Shape
- Number & Place Value
- Probability
- Ratio & Proportion
- Statistics & Data
Questions in this paper (3 of 22)
- Question 1short answer · 2 marks
Use your calculator to work out the following calculation. Write down all the digits of the answer. 3(77.07 - cube_root(85)) / ((6.2 - 1.789)^3 + 8) (i) Write down all the digits of the answer. (ii) Round your answer from part (i) to 3 decimal places.
- Question 2short answer · 4 marks
Alice has been asked to complete some multiplication questions. The first question is 342 x 51. (i) Calculate 342 x 51. Show all your working. (ii) Alice claims that even if you multiply lots of prime numbers together, you can never get an even number. Explain why Alice is wrong.
- Question 3short answer · 4 marks
Calculate the unknown angle in each of the diagrams below: (i) Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. The transversal makes an angle of 127 degrees on the right-hand line and an angle of a degrees on the left-hand line, in corresponding positions. Find a. (ii) A straight horizontal line meets a slanted line going down to the lower left. The angle between the slanted line and the horizonta…
19 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 Merchant Taylors' School — 13+ Maths Entrance Exam 2017?
22 questions worth 100 marks in total, written for 100 minutes. It covers Algebra, Arithmetic & Operations, Fractions, Decimals & Percentages, Geometry — Shape, Number & Place Value, Probability, Ratio & Proportion, Statistics & Data. Merchant Taylors' School set it as a 13+ Maths paper.
How long is the Merchant Taylors' School 13+ Maths paper?
This paper is timed at 100 minutes for 100 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 19 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Merchant Taylors' 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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