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6th JUNIORS

FINAL EXAM
2011

Total: 70 Marks
Name:.

Prince William
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge KG FRS (William Arthur
Philip Louis;
born 21 June 1982) is the elder son of Charles, Prince of
Wales, and
Diana, Princess of Wales, and third eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of
Edinburgh.
He is second in the line of succession, behind his father, to the thrones of sixteen independent sovereign
states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica,
Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Consequently, he is also second in
line, again behind his father, to the position of Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
He was educated at four schools in the United Kingdom and obtained a degree from the University of St
Andrews. He spent parts of a gap year in Chile, Belize, and countries in Africa. He was commissioned as a
lieutenant in the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalryserving with his brother Prince Harry
and, two years later, earned his wings by completing pilot training at Royal Air Force College Cranwell.
In 2009, the Prince transferred to the Royal Air Force, was promoted to flight lieutenant and underwent
helicopter flying training in order to become a full time pilot with the Search and Rescue Force. In Autumn
2010, he completed his general and special-to-type helicopter training and he is now at RAF Valley on No. 22
Squadron performing co-pilot duties on the Sea King search and rescue helicopter. Prince William married his
long-term girlfriend Catherine (Kate) Middleton on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey. Hours prior to his
wedding Prince William was created Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.

FIND A SYNONYM IN THE TEXT TO THESE DEFININITIONS


A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)

THE SYMBOL OF ROYAL POWER


MONARCH,SUPREME RULER,QUEEN,
RECOGNITION OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
A SPACE,AN INTERVAL
A RANK OF OFFICER IN THE BRITISH ARMY
A MODIFIED FORELIMB OF A BIRD,BAT,INSECT OR OTHER ANIMAL
TO FLY
G) RAISE TO A HIGHER POSITION OR RANK
H) EXPERIENCED,WENT THROUGH

A..................... B..........................C....................... D.......................


E....................... F........................ G..................... H.................... .
8 marks

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