Admissions Test Preparation · Paper 1
ESAT Paper 1 Worked Solutions
Access high-quality worked solutions, concept breakdowns, and timing strategies for the ESAT Paper 1 modules. Redesigned to help Oxford and Cambridge applicants maximize test-day speed.
Available Subject Modules
Select a module below to view step-by-step worked solutions and timing benchmarks:
Mathematics
Algebra and quadratics, percentages and ratio, geometry, and multi-step word problems. 27 worked solutions.
Advanced Mathematics
Trigonometry throughout, with algebra, coordinate geometry, differentiation and integration. 27 worked solutions.
Physics
Mechanics and kinematics, electric circuits, waves, thermal physics, and nuclear decay. 27 worked solutions.
Chemistry
Physical chemistry and stoichiometry, equilibrium and kinetics, with some organic chemistry. 18 of 27 worked solutions; the other 9 are marked as missing from our source scan.
Biology
Genetics, cell biology, enzymes and biochemistry, and human physiology. 24 of 27 worked solutions; the other 3 are marked as missing from our source scan.
What is in Paper 1
This paper carries 123 of its 135 questions with a full worked solution. Three modules are complete; Chemistry and Biology are partial, because our archive copy of the source paper does not reproduce every question. Those questions are marked on the page rather than filled in with a plausible-sounding guess.
- Chemistry: 18 of 27 worked, 9 marked as missing from the source scan.
- Biology: 24 of 27 worked, 3 marked as missing from the source scan.
If you want practice with no gaps in it at all, the 19 mock modules are complete throughout. Why we publish the gap rather than quietly close it is explained in our Quality Assurance standards.
Where to go next
- Sit a module against the clock: the 19 mock modules are 27 questions each, the same shape as one sitting of the real test.
- Recognise the method before you calculate: the ESAT Shortcut Library holds 105 methods, each linked to every question that drills it.
- Check what is actually examinable: the specification tables count every assessable sub-topic from the official document.
- Revise formulas and exam tactics: the ESAT Essentials guide.