Tonbridge School — 16+ Physics Sample Paper 2024
Tonbridge School set this 16+ Physics paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 18 questions worth 43 marks in 65 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 Tonbridge School (2024). 18 questions, 43 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Electricity & Magnetism, Forces & Motion, Matter & Density, 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
- Tonbridge School
- Entry level
- 16+
- Subject
- Physics
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 18
- Marks
- 43
- Time
- 65 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Electricity & Magnetism
- Forces & Motion
- Matter & Density
- Waves, Light & Sound
Questions in this paper (3 of 18)
- Question 1short answer · 3 marks
A pendulum is suspended from point Y and swings from A to B through the centre point Z. The displacement x of the pendulum bob has been plotted against time. The graph shows a sinusoidal oscillation reaching a peak displacement of +8 cm and a trough of -8 cm, with one complete cycle taking 3 seconds (peaks at t = 0, 3, 6 s). By analysing the evidence in the graph, find (i) the amplitude of the …
- Question 2short answer · 2 marks
A student investigates how the time period of a pendulum depends on its length. She times 10 swings rather than just 1 swing for each length of pendulum. Explain why the student timed ten swings, rather than just timing one swing, for each length of pendulum.
- Question 3short answer · 2 marks
The student replaced the pendulum bob with a light paper cone. The displacement-time graph shows oscillations whose amplitude decreases over time (from about 4 cm down to about 2 cm over 11 seconds) but whose successive peaks still occur at approximately equal time intervals (peaks at ~0, 4, 8 s; troughs at ~2, 6, 10 s). The student concluded that the frequency of this pendulum decreased with t…
15 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 Tonbridge School — 16+ Physics Sample Paper 2024?
18 questions worth 43 marks in total, written for 65 minutes. It covers Electricity & Magnetism, Forces & Motion, Matter & Density, Waves, Light & Sound. Tonbridge School set it as a 16+ Physics paper.
How long is the Tonbridge School 16+ Physics paper?
This paper is timed at 65 minutes for 43 marks — roughly 91 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 15 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Tonbridge 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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