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Education in Britain

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

  Approximately how many state schools are there in Britain?

a)

31,000

b)

35,000

c)

40,000

d)

45,000

2.

Grammar schools provide:

a)

a technical education

b)

an academic education

c)

a practical education

d)

a genaral school

3.

Which university has 39 colleges?

a)

University of Edinburgh

b)

Cambridge University

c)

University of Wales

d)

Oxford University

4.

What new qualification has been recently introduced into education in Britain?

a)

The Eleven-Plus

b)

GCSEs

c)

GNVQs

d)

A levels

5.

What percentage of schoolchildren attend state schools in England?

a)

100%

b)

93%

c)

73%

d)

53%

6.

The school year in Britain is divided into…

a)

three terms

b)

four terms

c)

five terms

d)

six terms

7.

What percentage of schoolchildren go to independent schools on England?

a)

7%

b)

5%

c)

4%

d)

6%

8.

The real head of a university in Britain is...

a)

Rector

b)

Vice-chancellor

c)

Headmaster

d)

Chancellor

9.

Where are Britain's oldest universities?

a)

London and Oxford

b)

London and Edinburgh

c)

London and Cambridge

d)

Oxford and Cambridge

10.

Children in Northern Iireland must attend school between what ages?

a)

From 4 to 15

b)

From 4 to 16

c)

From 5 to 15

d)

From 5 to 16

11.

At what age do children in most of Britain take their GSCE exams?

a)

14

b)

15

c)

16

d)

17

12.

The core subjects in the National Curriculum in British schools are?

a)

English, Maths and Technology

b)

English, Maths and foreign language

c)

English, Maths and Science

d)

Maths, Literature and Science

13.

What percentage of elementary and secondary schools in England and Wales are administered by LEAs?

a)

100%

b)

95%

c)

90%

d)

85%

14.

What was the name of the first university established in England?

a)

The University of Oxford

b)

The University of Wales

c)

The Queen's University of Belfast

d)

The University of Aberdeen

15.

What proportion of pupils in Britain stay on in full-time education after the age of 16?

a)

30%

b)

50%

c)

70%

d)

90%