WorksheetsUNIT 7, British Education 22A
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
School for the most ______ of British people started in 600 AD.
genius
rich
privileged
unerprivileged
A group of these charity schools, much later, ______ the name “public school” to indicate that they were open to the public regardless of religious beliefs.
invoked
provoked
implored
explored
Technical schools, or “techs” were ______ but intended for those who showed an aptitude for science and technical subjects.
frequent
few and far between
recurring
regular
Under the Labor government of the mid-1970s, the eleven-plus exams and the elective system were ______.
banned
out of phase
phased out
phased in
When children reach the age of eight years old, the sons of the upper-classes, as a rule, are ______ to boarding school in the country.
shipped in
shipped out
run out
run in
Although only 7% of British children attend independent schools, their alumni ______ much more significantly as entrants to the universities, particularly Oxbridge (Oxford and Cambridge).
estimate
number
figure
count
The interviewers from British universities are looking for academic ______; they don’t care much whether the prospective student was the captain of a high school football team, or whether he/she spent a lot of time providing community services at weekends.
heroism
bravery
prowess
temper
Nowadays, higher education has a 40% participation rate, a figure higher than even the US, but the ______ is gone.
free money
free help
free of charge
free ride
Specifically speaking, children should be allowed to proceed at their own pace in response to teaching ______ them individually.
for
tailored towards
made for
designed with
Traditionally, Britain works on a system of contacts among people whose business, professional, sporting and social lives produce a shared cultural ______.
potential
inheritance
legacy
milieu
Charity schools invoked the name “public school” to indicate that they were open to the public regardless of ________.
political beliefs
social beliefs
educational beliefs
religious beliefs
British education has been ranked among the world’s best on the ground of its ________.
long history, classic study, and English language
scientific research, literature program and outstanding faculty
education quality, the quality of its graduates, and renowned scientific research
the number of Nobel Prize winners, long history, and creative teaching methods
Full-time education is compulsory for all children in the UK between ages ________.
5-15
6-16
5-16
6-7
Public schools in Britain are primarily for all the following, except ______.
children from affluent families
children with gifts but without means
children from the royal family
children whose parents have an “old school tie”
In the past, the ______ Party always made a great fuss about abolishing the public schools.
Conservative
Green
Liberty
Labor
According to the passage, Britain has over ________ of 21-year-olds graduating from university.
a third
a quarter
a half
two thirds
More than 20 years ago when higher education was free in Britain, students received both ______ and ______ from the government.
free housing /
living stipends
free textbooks /
housing grants
housing grants/ transportation allowances
housing grants /
living stipends
In Britain, participation in higher education on the whole is still largely determined by ______.
the talents one happens to possess
the area one happens to be living in
the class one happens to be born into
the middle school one happens to have graduated from
It can be inferred from the passage that the education Reform Act 1988 was more ________ than the Education Act 1944.
liberal
radical
conservative
revolutionary
According to the passage, many British children in school ________ the GCSEs they are doing.
are fond of
feel bored by
enjoy
hate
