Oundle School — 13+ Biology Scholarship 2023
Oundle School set this 13+ Biology paper in 2023. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 3 questions worth 20 marks in 20 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+ Biology paper from Oundle School (2023). 3 questions, 20 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Cells & Organisation, Health & Disease, Human Physiology.
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
- Oundle School
- Entry level
- 13+
- Subject
- Biology
- Year
- 2023
- Questions
- 3
- Marks
- 20
- Time
- 20 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Cells & Organisation
- Health & Disease
- Human Physiology
Questions in this paper
- Question 1written answer · 6 marks
The diagram below shows a plant cell. [Diagram: a plant cell seen in section. Five parts are labelled: Chloroplast (the small green oval bodies dotted through the cell), Cell wall (the thick outer boundary), Nucleus (a single dark round body near the right-hand edge), Cytoplasm (the region inside the cell) and Cell membrane (the thin layer lying just inside the cell wall). A large pale space fi…
- Question 2written answer · 4 marks
The diagram below shows bones and muscles of the human arm. [Diagram: an arm bent at the elbow, with the shoulder blade at the top right and the bones of the lower arm and the hand at the left. The biceps muscle is labelled on the front of the upper arm and the triceps on the back of the upper arm; a ligament is labelled at the elbow. A curved arrow beside the hand shows the lower arm being rai…
- Question 3written answer · 10 marks
This table shows the causes of death of cigarette smokers in Great Britain. [Table: 'Cause of death' / 'Percentage of deaths' - Lung cancer 8; Bronchitis and emphysema 17; Circulatory diseases 20; Other causes (not related to smoking) 55.] (a) What percentage of smokers die from smoking-related diseases? [2 marks] (b) Emphysema is a disease caused by smoking. The photograph on the left shows no…
Frequently asked questions
What is in the Oundle School — 13+ Biology Scholarship 2023?
3 questions worth 20 marks in total, written for 20 minutes. It covers Cells & Organisation, Health & Disease, Human Physiology. Oundle School set it as a 13+ Biology paper.
How long is the Oundle School 13+ Biology paper?
This paper is timed at 20 minutes for 20 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 0 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Oundle 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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