L'École en France

French public schools are free for students starting at age

• 3

• 5

• 6

French elementary schools go from grades

• K-6

• 1-5

• K-4

Middle school is called

• le collège

• l'école moyenne

• l'école au centre

In France, middle school means grades

• 6 & 7

• 6 - 8

• 6 - 9

Students in 9^th grade in the US would be in ... in France.

• 9^e

• 3^e

• 1^er

In 6^th grade, French students take French and 4 hours a week of ...

• history

• art

• music

• another language

Starting in 7^th grade, French students take 4.5 hours of French, 3 hours of a second language and 2.5 hours of ... per week.

• computers

• gym

• a 3^rd language

• music

At the end of 9^th grade, students take a big exam that determines what kind of high school they will attend. It's called...

• le BAC

• le Brevet

• le SAT

• l'ACT

The exam at the end of 9^th grade contains an oral (spoken) test.

• true

• false

How many parts are there of the exam at the end of 9^th grade?

• 3

• 5

• 7