can you get in eaton? Test yourself with tricky questions from the King’s Scholarship paper

Do you think you can get into Eton? MailOnline challenges you to answer these tricky questions from the King’s Scholarship exam.

Each year, Eton College awards just 14 scholarships to the best and most talented candidates from the prestigious schools that have educated British high society, from royalty to politicians to celebrities.

Prince William and Prince Harry, Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston All former seniors of the elite Windsor Boarding School.was also the alma mater of boris johnson, David Cameron and 18 former British prime ministers.

The exam is designed to be particularly demanding, so you only have 20 minutes to answer these 13 questions. (Answers are at the bottom).

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Each year, Windsor’s Eton College awards just 14 scholarships to the brightest and most talented candidates to attend the prestigious school.Above: Eaton’s playground

Eton College is a public school located in Eton, Berkshire, England. Founded by Henry VI in 1440 under the name of Our Lady of Eton College near Windesall, it became his 18th oldest school at the meeting of principals and principals.

Past papers have shown that there are a wide range of questions designed to challenge the participant, requiring him to prove his competence.

On the exam, all candidates are required to take several compulsory subjects (English, Creative Writing, Mathematics A, Science, and General I) as well as options in French, Latin, Greek, Mathematics B, General II, and History-Geography. must obtain at least three of the papers in -divinity..

Eton College is one of the five remaining public schools for boys in the UK.

Other former students at the elite school at £46,296 a year include George Orwell, Ian Fleming, Hugh Laurie and Damian Lewis.

In addition to these celebrities, the school has educated 20 British Prime Ministers and has established historic ties with Britain’s political and social elite.

Eton College is one of the five remaining public schools for boys in the UK.Former students at elite Berkshire school include her 20 British prime ministers

British politician Sir Anthony Eden (1897-1977, middle), Eton College public school. He served as Prime Minister of the Conservative Party from 1955 until he resigned in 1957.

English

1. Look carefully at the images in sources 1-4. Pick one statue that you find most exciting and one that you find least exciting. Look closely at the two images you chose and explain why.

2. Write a 10-line poem that celebrates the beauty of the ocean in any metrical form.

history, theology, geography

1. If you had to write a book about the history of a particular commodity such as cod or milk, which one (besides cod or milk) would you choose and why?

2. How extreme is the weather in the UK?

Latin

1. Make the following nouns plural.

Mathematics A

1. Find the values ​​in the image below. The answer is given as a contracted mixed number.

2. Richard invests £7,000 in an account with an annual interest rate of 1.2%. He invests his second amount in another account that offers 1.5%. Overall, after a year he will receive his 1.25%. How much did he invest in his second account?

Mathematics B.

1. The marathon was scheduled to start at noon, but Turtle was allowed to start at 7:00 am because he can only walk. At noon, Hare starts running at a constant speed of 10 ½ miles per hour.

When will he pass Mr. Tartus?

2. I am buying an instrument. A ukulele and xylophone together cost 120 pounds more than a violin. A violin and a xylophone together cost 180 pounds more than a ukulele.

How much does the xylophone cost?

science – data

1. Answer the equation of photosynthesis.

science – theory

1. Michael Johnson’s world record over 400m is 43.2 seconds.

What is Michael Johnson’s world record for average speed over 400 m? Please include the correct units in your answer.

General paper II

1. Professor Brabazon’s subject is media studies. It is defined as a field of study that deals with the content, history and effects of various media. Especially “mass media”.

Eton does not currently teach this subject. should we?

2. “The impact of social media on individuals and society is highly negative.”

Discuss this.

Answer

English

1. I can’t give you a clear answer

history, theology, geography

1. I can’t give you a clear answer

2. I can’t give you a clear answer

Latin

• Portum
• quagmire
• corpus, corpus, corpus or (forbidden) corpus

Mathematics A

1.a.28 1/2

b.18 2/3

c.599 5/36

2. £1,400

Mathematics B.

1. 2:00 p.m.

2. 150 pounds

science – data

1. The formula for photosynthesis is:carbon dioxide + water + (light energy) → glucose + oxygen gas

science – theory

1. 9.259 m/s

General paper II

1. I can’t give you a clear answer

2. I can’t give you a clear answer