Oundle School — 13+ Chemistry Scholarship 2024
Oundle School set this 13+ Chemistry paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 8 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+ Chemistry paper from Oundle School (2024). 8 questions, 20 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Atomic Structure & the Periodic Table, Chemical Reactions & Equations, Metals & Reactivity, Separation & Mixtures, Separation techniques and chemical reactions, States of Matter & Particles.
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
- Chemistry
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 8
- Marks
- 20
- Time
- 20 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Atomic Structure & the Periodic Table
- Chemical Reactions & Equations
- Metals & Reactivity
- Separation & Mixtures
- Separation techniques and chemical reactions
- States of Matter & Particles
Questions in this paper (3 of 8)
- Question 1multiple choice · 1 mark
The three states of matter are solid, liquid and gas. What is the name of the change of state when a liquid changes into a solid?
- Question 2multiple choice · 1 mark
The diagrams represent some elements, compounds and mixtures. [Diagram: four groups of particles. Group 1 - about six identical molecules, each made of one medium grey atom joined to two smaller black atoms. Group 2 - a jumble of two different kinds of molecule: some are the same medium-grey-atom-plus-two-black-atoms molecules as in group 1, and the others are a large grey atom joined to two or…
- Question 3multiple choice · 1 mark
Which of the following is true for most metals?
5 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 Oundle School — 13+ Chemistry Scholarship 2024?
8 questions worth 20 marks in total, written for 20 minutes. It covers Atomic Structure & the Periodic Table, Chemical Reactions & Equations, Metals & Reactivity, Separation & Mixtures, Separation techniques and chemical reactions, States of Matter & Particles. Oundle School set it as a 13+ Chemistry paper.
How long is the Oundle School 13+ Chemistry 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 5 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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