UNIT 14: EDUCATION

What percentage of children in Britain go to public schools?

• more than 90%

• about 50%

• less than 10%

What percentage of children in Britain go to independent schools?

• more than 90%

• about 50%

• less than 10%

What proportion of 17-year-olds in England study a foreign language?

• more than 90%

• about 50%

• less than 10%

What proportion of 20-year-olds in Britain study at university?

• more than 65%

• about 35%

• less than 15%

Most British children between the ages of five and eleven go to ... schools.

• junior

• prep

• primary

Most British children between the ages of eleven and sixteen go to ... schools

• comprehensive

• grammar

• technical

At which of these places could you not study for A-levels?

• further education college

• sixth form college

• grade school

What is the typical number of subjects studied at school by students in their second year of A-levels?

• one

• three

• five

What kind of qualification does a student who completes a course of undergraduate university study in Physics normally get?

• Cert. Phys

• DipSc

• BSc

Which of these schools is the odd one out (different from the others)?

• Eton

• Harrow

• Summerhill