Education

All state schools in Britain are...

• free.

• fee-paying.

• either free or fee-paying.

In Britain education is compulsory ...

• from 5 to 18 years.

• from 5 to 17 years.

• from 5 to 16 years.

In Britain children continue primary school untill they are...

• 13.

• 11.

• 16.

"Co-educational" means that...

• students live and study in the same school.

• a school does not receive financial support from the government

• boys and girls are taught together in the same school.

In Britain at the age of 16 pupils take a national exam called...

• "A-level" (Advanced Level).

• "GCSE" (General Certificate of Secondary Education).

• "GCCE" (General Certificate of Comprehensive Education).

The 6th form prepares pupils for a national exam called...

• "A-level" (Advanced Level).

• "GCSE" (General Certificate of Secondary Education).

• "GCCE" (General Certificate of Comprehensive Education).

In Britain students study for a degree at universities or colleges of higher education on average of ... years of full-time study.

• 5

• 4

• 3

"A boarding school" is a school ...

• that does not receive financial support from the government.

• where boys and girls are taught together.

• where students live and study.

In Britain children of wealthy or aristocratic families often go to the same ... school as their parents and their grandparents.

• state

• grammar

• public

In the USA children first go to ... elementary school and then to high school.

• five-year

• eight-year

• three-year