Oundle School — 13+ Biology Scholarship 2024
Oundle School set this 13+ Biology paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 4 questions worth 17 marks in 17 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 (2024). 4 questions, 17 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Human Physiology, Nutrition and respiration, Plants.
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
- 2024
- Questions
- 4
- Marks
- 17
- Time
- 17 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Human Physiology
- Nutrition and respiration
- Plants
Questions in this paper (3 of 4)
- Question 1written answer · 4 marks
Match up the words in the first column with the descriptions in the second column. First column: Stomach, Heart, Lungs, Kidneys, Brain, Liver. Second column (printed in a different order): 'Pumps blood around an animal's body.', 'Remove impurities from the blood.', 'Controls many of the life processes in animals.', 'Allow oxygen to enter the body.', 'Stores and churns food.', 'Deals with food t…
- Question 2written answer · 2 marks
Match up the words in the first column with the descriptions in the second column. First column: Leaf, Roots, Stem, Flowers. Second column (printed in a different order): 'Make the plant's sex cells.', 'Holds leaves up close to the light.', 'Absorb minerals from the soil.', 'Traps sunlight.'
- Question 3written answer · 9 marks
All organisms require water and oxygen. Animals also need nutrients as part of a balanced diet. (a) List the five nutrients an animal must take in to survive. [3 marks] (b) Explain why all organisms require oxygen. [2 marks] (c) Which nutrient provides energy in a balanced diet? [1 mark] (d) Which nutrient do doctors suggest should be limited in a balanced diet? [1 mark] (e) Suggest how a balan…
1 further question in this paper open with any paid plan, along with marking and the worked solutions. See plans.
Frequently asked questions
What is in the Oundle School — 13+ Biology Scholarship 2024?
4 questions worth 17 marks in total, written for 17 minutes. It covers Human Physiology, Nutrition and respiration, Plants. Oundle School set it as a 13+ Biology paper.
How long is the Oundle School 13+ Biology paper?
This paper is timed at 17 minutes for 17 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 1 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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