Eton College — 13+ English Scholarship 2024
Eton College set this 13+ English paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 4 questions worth 100 marks in 100 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+ English paper from Eton College (2024). 4 questions, 100 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Creative Writing, Literary Analysis.
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
- Eton College
- Entry level
- 13+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 4
- Marks
- 100
- Time
- 100 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Creative Writing
- Literary Analysis
Questions in this paper (3 of 4)
- Question 1written answer · 5 marks
PART ONE Michelangelo's 'The Fall of Man and Expulsion from The Garden of Eden' uses Genesis 3 as its source. Adam and Eve appear both on the left and right. Look at the image and the extract carefully. [IMAGE — Michelangelo's fresco 'The Fall of Man and Expulsion from the Garden of Eden' (Sistine Chapel ceiling), reproduced in black and white. The scene is divided by a central tree with a serp…
- Question 2written answer · 15 marks
PART ONE (continued) [Recap: Part One presents Michelangelo's fresco 'The Fall of Man and Expulsion from the Garden of Eden', which shows the Temptation on the left (Adam, Eve and the human-bodied serpent at the Tree of Knowledge) and the Expulsion on the right (the couple driven out by an angel with a sword), alongside an extract from Genesis 3 (verses 6-13 and 23-24) describing Eve taking the…
- Question 3written answer · 30 marks
PART ONE (continued) [Recap: Part One presents Michelangelo's fresco 'The Fall of Man and Expulsion from the Garden of Eden' (the Temptation on the left, the Expulsion on the right) alongside an extract from Genesis 3 describing the Fall — Eve taking the fruit, the couple's shame, God's questions, the blame, and their expulsion from Eden.] Question 3: 'A painting of a written story may offer bo…
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 Eton College — 13+ English Scholarship 2024?
4 questions worth 100 marks in total, written for 100 minutes. It covers Creative Writing, Literary Analysis. Eton College set it as a 13+ English paper.
How long is the Eton College 13+ English paper?
This paper is timed at 100 minutes for 100 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 Eton 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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