Winchester College — 13+ Physics Entrance Exam 2024
Winchester College set this 13+ Physics paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 4 questions worth 30 marks in 30 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+ Physics paper from Winchester College (2024). 4 questions, 30 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Energy, Forces & Motion, General Physics, Matter & Density.
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
- Winchester College
- Entry level
- 13+
- Subject
- Physics
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 4
- Marks
- 30
- Time
- 30 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Energy
- Forces & Motion
- General Physics
- Matter & Density
Questions in this paper (3 of 4)
- Question 1written answer · 4 marks
When a catapult launches a pellet, we can say that the elastic potential energy of the stretched catapult chord has been converted into the kinetic energy of the pellet. Alternatively, we can say that energy has been transferred from the elastic store of the catapult to the kinetic store of the pellet through the pathway of mechanical working. (Figure 1 shows a hand-held catapult being drawn ba…
- Question 2written answer · 10 marks
Barry has wrapped a bar magnet in plasticine to make a model planet. (a) Explain, with the aid of a labelled diagram, how measurements could be taken to calculate the density of the model planet by immersing it in water. [4] (b) The model planet's mass is measured to be 57 g and its volume to be 35 cm3. The bar magnet has a density of 7.9 g/cm3 and a mass of 25 g. Calculate the density of the p…
- Question 3written answer · 10 marks
Explain the following in your own words. You may use a diagram to illustrate your answers if you wish. (a) How to make a simple electromagnet. [3] (b) How lunar eclipses occur. [2] (c) What happens to white light when it passes through a prism. [3] (d) Why some whistles are audible to dogs but not to humans. [2]
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 Winchester College — 13+ Physics Entrance Exam 2024?
4 questions worth 30 marks in total, written for 30 minutes. It covers Energy, Forces & Motion, General Physics, Matter & Density. Winchester College set it as a 13+ Physics paper.
How long is the Winchester College 13+ Physics paper?
This paper is timed at 30 minutes for 30 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 Winchester College 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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