Could you get into Eton? Test yourself with these tricky questions from the King’s Scholarship document
Do you think you could get into Eton? MailOnline challenges you to answer these tricky King’s Scholarship Exam questions.
Each year, Eton College awards just 14 scholarships to the most outstanding and able candidates for places at the prestigious school that has educated British socialites, from royals to politicians and celebrities.
Princes William and Harry, Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston are all former students of the elite Windsor boarding school. It is also the alma mater of Boris Johnson, David Cameron and 18 former British Prime Ministers.
The exam has been specifically designed to be demanding, so we give you just 20 minutes to answer these 13 questions. (Answers at the bottom).
Boris Johnson (pictured centre) as captain of the Eton wall game team in 1982. The school was also attended by the likes of Prince Harry, Prince William, Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hiddleston.
The Heir and the Spare at Eton: The King’s two sons while at the elite Windsor Public School
Each year, Eton College in Windsor awards just 14 scholarships to the most outstanding and able candidates who attend the prestigious school. Pictured above: The playing fields at Eton
Eton College is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI as Kynge’s College of Our Lady of Eton, next to Windesore, making it the 18th oldest school in the Conference of Headmasters and Headmistresses.
The above documents show that there is a wide range of questions, which have been created to challenge the participant and request that they demonstrate their skill.
For the exam, each candidate must take several required papers – English, Creative Writing, Math A, Science, and General I – and at least three of the optional papers in French, Latin, Greek, Math B, General II, and History-Geography. -Divinity..
Eton College is one of only five remaining single-sex public schools in the UK.
Other alumni of Berkshire’s elite £46,296 a year school include George Orwell, Ian Fleming, Hugh Laurie and Damian Lewis.
In addition to these famous faces, the school has educated twenty British Prime Ministers and has storied associations with Britain’s political and social elites.
Eton College is one of only five remaining single-sex public schools in the UK. Berkshire’s elite school alumni include 20 British Prime Ministers
English statesman Sir Anthony Eden (1897 – 1977, centre) at Eton College public school. He served as Prime Minister of the Conservative Party from 1955 until his resignation in 1957.
English
1. Look carefully at the images in Sources 1 – 4. Choose which statue you consider to be the most inspiring and which you consider to be the least inspiring, explain your reasoning by closely referring to the two images you have selected.
2. Write a 10-line poem, in any metrical form, celebrating the beauty of the sea.
History, Divinity, Geography
1. If you were to write a book on the history of a particular product, such as cod or milk, which product (other than cod or milk) would you choose and why?
2. To what extent is Britain’s climate becoming more extreme?
Latin
1. Make the following nouns plural:
Mathematics A
1. Find the value from the image below, giving your answers as reduced mixed fractions:
2. Richard invests £7,000 in an account earning 1.2% interest per year. He invests a second amount in a different account that offers 1.5%. In general, after one year he receives 1.25%. How much did you invest in the second account?
Mathematics B
1. A marathon was supposed to start at noon, but Mr. Turtle was allowed to start at 7 am since he can only walk, which he does at a constant speed of 3 mph. At noon, Mr. Hare runs off at a constant speed of 10 ½ mph.
What time do you catch up with Mr. Turtle?
2. I am buying musical instruments. A ukulele and a xylophone together cost £120 more than a violin. A violin and xylophone together cost £180 more than a ukulele.
How much does a xylophone cost?
Science – Data
1. Give the word equation for photosynthesis.
Science – Theory
1. Michael Johnson’s world record time in the 400 m is 43.2 s.
What is Michael Johnson’s world record for average speed over 400 m? Include the correct unit with your answer.
Overview document II
1. Professor Brabazon’s topic is media studies. This has been defined as the field of study that deals with the content, history, and effects of various media; in particular, the “mass media”.
We do not currently teach this subject at Eton. We should?
2. “The impact of social networks on people and society has been profoundly negative.”
Discuss this.
answers
English
1. No definitive answer can be given
History, Divinity, Geography
1. No definitive answer can be given
2. No definitive answer can be given
Latin
- portum
- blackberries
- corpora, corpus, corpusses or (proscribed) corpi
Mathematics A
1. a 28 1/2
b. 18 2/3
c.599 5/36
2. £1,400
Mathematics B
13:00
2. £150
Science – Data
1. The verbal equation for photosynthesis is as follows: carbon dioxide + water + (light energy) → glucose + oxygen gas
Science – Theory
1. 9,259m/s
Overview document II
1. No definitive answer can be given
2. No definitive answer can be given