Education in the UK

The compulsory elementary education started to be implemented in ...

• 1870

• 1944

• 1946

• 1968

A public school is ...

• a Scottish independent boarding school for boys.

• an English publicly funded school.

• an English independent boarding school.

• No correct answer

Within the system of secondary education, secondary modern schools are opposed to ...

• vocational colleges.

• grammar schools.

• elementary schools.

• trade schools.

Before entering independent grammar schools some students attend ...

• public schools.

• secondary modern schools.

• higher education institutions.

• preparatory schools.

The common programme of study in England and Wales in called ...

• The Curriculum for Excellence.

• The National Curriculum.

• The Core Curriculum.

• The Core Subjects.

Young people preferring to become practitioners of trade (e.g. electricians) serve ...

• apprenticeship.

• master's degrees.

• military service.

• civil service.

In order to enter the university one is to obtain a(n) ...

• GCSE certificate.

• AS-level certificate of education.

• A-level certificate of education.

• National Vocational Qualification.

Students who have completed bachelor's level are called ...

• postgraduates.

• masters.

• doctors.

• undergraduates.

How are the universities chartered in the late 19th - early 20th centuries called?

• Sandstone universities

• Red brick universities

• Limestone universities

• No correct answer

The University of London is ...

• a red brick university.

• a plate glass university.

• an ancient university.

• No correct answer