Admissions Test Preparation · Paper 2

ESAT Paper 2 Worked Solutions

Access high-quality worked solutions, concept breakdowns, and timing strategies for the ESAT Paper 2 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:

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Mathematics

Algebra and quadratics, geometry and circles, arithmetic, and word problems. 27 worked solutions.

Difficulty: ★★★☆☆ Time: 40 mins
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Advanced Mathematics

Trigonometry, sequences and series, logarithms and exponentials, algebra, and calculus. 27 worked solutions.

Difficulty: ★★★★☆ Time: 40 mins
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Physics

Mechanics, series and parallel circuits, power, and waves including refraction. 27 worked solutions.

Difficulty: ★★★★☆ Time: 40 mins
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Chemistry

Energetics and enthalpy, redox, acids and bases, kinetics and catalysts, and organic chemistry. 25 of 27 worked solutions; the other 2 are marked as missing from our source scan.

Difficulty: ★★★☆☆ Time: 40 mins
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Biology

Human physiology (respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine), genetics, cell biology, and plant biology. 23 of 27 worked solutions; the other 4 are marked as missing from our source scan.

Difficulty: ★★★☆☆ Time: 40 mins
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What is in Paper 2

This paper carries 129 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: 25 of 27 worked, 2 marked as missing from the source scan.
  • Biology: 23 of 27 worked, 4 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.
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