Les faits de l'Éducation

Which type of school would be equivalent to OUR 8th grade?

• une école primaire

• un collège

• un lycée

• une université

How many types of high school do they have in France?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

To pass the Bac, you need to score how many points out of 20?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

In the U.S., you graduate with a diploma. How do the French end high school?

• passing the Bac

• having at least a 3.0 GPA

• with a specialized diploma

• taking the final exam for every subject

How many different periods of vacation do French students get?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

La rentrée scolaire is in what month generally in France?

• juillet

• juin

• août

• septembre

Vrai ou faux? En France, l'éducation est centralisée.

• vrai

• faux

Vrai ou faux? La plupart des écoles ne sont pas gratuites.

• vrai

• faux

Why was the PSL (Paris Sciences et Lettres) created?

• to stay the best system for higher education

• to be less competitive in higher education

• to be more competitive in higher education

• because they had a lot of small schools

You usually need to take a prep course to enter which kind of school in France?

• La Université de Paris

• une École Privée

• un lycée spécialisé

• une Grande École