Swan House School of Ballet Entrance Exam
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Important Message from the Director of Swan House
Before sitting this exam, please remove copies of Peril En Pointe, mobile phones, in-ear headphones, invisible ink pens, x-ray glasses and spy-wear of any description. Failure to do so will result in immediate disqualification. Good luck!
Ms Celia Sitwell, DCB
Questions
Question 1: Where might you hear the phrase, ‘En Pointe’?
A. In fencing
B. In ballet
C. In horse racing
Question 2: Which of the following is a ballet by Tchaikovsky?
A. Swan Song
B. Swan Lake
C. Duck Pond
Question 3: Which of the following is a kind of ballet jump?
A. A grand prix
B. A grand jeté
C. A grand canyon
Question 4: What is a tutu?
A. A kind of whistle
B. A kind of ballet skirt
C. A kind of train
Question 5: Cycni venustas, cor leonis is the Swan House motto. In what language is it?
A. Greek
B. Latin
C. Double Dutch
Question 6: What does Cycni venustas, cor leonis mean?
A. Strength of a rhino, speed of a cheetah
B. Grace of a swan, heart of a lion
C. Grace of a hippo, heart of a mouse
Question 7: Which of the following is a move in the martial arts?
A. A chop suey
B. A Karate chop
C. A pork chop
Question 8: As a trainee spy, which of the following might you be required to hunt?
A. A weasel
B. A mole
C. A hamster
Question 9: In Morse Code, what does • • • –– –– –– • • • mean?
A. Save me a seat
B. SOS
C. Save yourself
Question 10: Test your observational spy-skills. You have ten seconds to study the Peril en Pointe Cover, then answer the following question, no peeking!
Question 10: How many pairs of ballet shoes are featured on the cover?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three