Education in the USA (Ch. 5)

What can the formal education at school be preceded by?

• preschool

• home school

• junior high school

• nutrition school

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Junior high school is a synonym for ... .

• elementary school

• college

• middle school

• bachelor's level at the university (in the southern U.S.)

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In the USA, senior high school is a part of ... .

• the primary education

• the secondary education

• the tertiary education

• the university education

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After completing the first year of study at the university, the student is called a ... .

• junior

• senior

• second-grader

• sophomore

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CHOOSE ONE WRONG ANSWER:

In the American educational sphere, GPAs are used to evaluate ... .

• the student's educational background and aptitude for the college education

• the student's educational background and aptitude for the university education

• the student's results during the university education

• the student's eligibility for a scholarship at a university

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The 'Ivy League' is used to denote ... .

• a group of prestigeous universities in the Northeast of the U.S.

• a group of prestigeous colleges in the Northwest of the U.S.

• an athletic conference of high schools

• an athletic conference of private (home) schools

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... does not belong to the Ivy League.

• The University of Michigan

• Cornell University

• The University of Pennsylvania

• Columbia University

An undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study of 2 to 3 years is called ... .

• Bachelor of Arts / Sciences

• Master of Arts / Sciences

• Associate of Arts / Sciences

• Assistant of Arts / Sciences

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A community college (or city college) is ... .

• a public institution providing secondary education

• a public institution providing tertiary education

• a public doctorate-granting institution

• No correct answer

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The oldest higher education institution in the USA is ... .

• Princeton University

• Yale University

• Harvard University

• Dartmouth College

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