El Salvador Review

El Salvador is located in ________.

• Central America

• South America

• Africa

• Europe

The language spoken in El Salvador is ________.

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• French

• English

Fill in the blank: This country is known as the land of ________.

• volcanoes

• lakes

• deserts

• mountains

Who was Pedro de Alvarado?

• A) A famous conqueror from Spain

• B) An Aztec ruler

• C) An Incan emperor

• D) A Mayan priest

In which year did El Salvador become fully independent?

• 1840

• 1821

• 1832

• 1856

Fill in the blank: ________ of children have an incomplete primary education.

• 11%

• 5%

• 25%

• 40%

Many children drop out as they transition to middle school, with a significant number not continuing their education past the sixth grade.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: Only __ % of those who have completed 9th grade and are eligible for secondary school actually attend school.

Only what percent of the total enrollment in middle secondary education was rural children as students left school to earn wages or work at home?

• 5 percent

• 8 percent

• 10 percent

• 15 percent

A small percentage of students reach which grade and receive their diploma?

• Grade 12

• Grade 10

• Grade 8

• Grade 6