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British education

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is meant by the ‘three Rs’?

a)

Reading, Writing and Arithmetic

b)

Reading, Ringing and Riding

c)

Writing, reading and Retro

d)

Arithmetic, Reading and Rollercoasters

2.

What is the difference between a public school and a private school?

a)

Private schools are older

b)

Public schools are independent and the private school aren't

c)

Public schools existed longer than private schools

d)

There aren't any differences because they are both independent schools

3.

Explain the term ‘comprehensive school’.

a)

Comprehensive schooling is where everyone can enter without exams and the education is free, it is paid by the government.

b)

Comprehensive schooling is where everyone must enter with exams and the education is expensive, it is not paid by the government.

c)

Comprehensive schooling is where everyone can enter without exams. The parents must pay high fees and sponsor the school annually.

d)

Comprehensive schooling doesn't exist

4.

What is the national curriculum?

a)

The body document which specifies what children in state schools are supposed to learn at each stage in their school career.

b)

It is a document that students can use to show their work experience and school diploma's.

c)

The body document which specifies what children in public schools are supposed to learn at each stage in their school career.

d)

The body document which specifies what children in independent schools are supposed to learn at each stage in their school career.

5.

What are GCSEs?

a)

General Certificate of Secondary Education​. The exams taken by most 15 or 16 year olds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Marks are given for each subject separately.

b)

General Certificate of Secondary Education​. The exams taken by most 20 or 25 year olds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Marks are given for each subject separately.

c)

General Certificate of Tertiary Education​. The exams taken by most 15 or 16 year olds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Marks are given for each subject separately.

d)

The syllabuses and methodes of examination of the various examining boards differ. There is a uniform system of marks A - G, ABC are regarded as good grades.

6.

What are A Levels?

a)

A levels, advanced levels. Higher level academic exams set by the same examine boards that set GCSE exams.

b)

They are taken by mostly people around 18, who wish to go on to higher education.

c)

At present they are split into A1’s and A2’s. A2 is a full A level.

d)

There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction with this system. Head teachers want to throw it out and want to adopt a foreign model - specifically the baccalaureate.

e)

There are now dozens of schools in Britain who prepare their students for the international Baccalaureate. (British Bacc)

7.

What is the sixth form?

a)

6th grade

b)

The word refers to the class

c)

Sixth form refers to pupils who are studying beyond the age of sixteen