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L'éducation secondaire en France

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reorder the following to create the phrase French students use to describe their day :

a)

métro

b)

boulot

c)

dodo

1)
2)
3)
2.

What is the name for middle school in France?

a)

le collège

b)

le lycée

c)

le bac

d)

l'université

3.

For how many years do French students go to middle school?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

4.

France has a national public education system, meaning students learn similar curriculum using the same textbooks and taking the same tests.

a)

vrai

b)

faux

5.

On which day of the week do French students have the afternoon off?

a)

mercredi

b)

jeudi

c)

lundi

d)

vendredi

6.

French students spend up to ___ hours a day in school.

a)

10

b)

6

c)

8

d)

14

7.

French students begin learning their first ____ in sixième (5th grade).

a)

foreign language

b)

science

c)

math

d)

history

8.

The exam that French students take at the end of middle school is called :

a)

le brevet des collèges

b)

le bac

c)

le lycée

d)

le collège

9.

The term for high school in France is

a)

le collège

b)

l'école

c)

l'université

d)

le lycée

10.

For how many years do French students go to high school?

a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
5
11.

In high school, French students choose :

a)

a major area of study

b)

an instrument

c)

a career

d)

a mentor

12.

Classrooms in France are ____ decorated.

a)

sparsely

b)

elaborately

c)

extremely

d)

always

13.

French students sit ____ instead of desks

a)

at tables

b)

on benches

c)

on couches

d)

on the floor

14.

The teacher-student relationship is _____ in France

a)

very formal

b)

very informal

c)

very friendly

d)

nonexistent

15.

___/20 is a passing grade in a French high school.

a)
15
b)
25
c)
10
d)
5
16.

Co Curricular activities generally take place ____ in France.

a)

outside of school

b)

during the school day

c)

in the morning before school

d)

in the afternoon after school

17.

The exam that students need to pass in order to graduate high school is called

a)

le bac

b)

le brevet des collèges

18.

Many French students choose to leave school for ____.

a)

lunch

b)

gym

c)

sports

d)

jobs

19.

The grading system in France is out of ___ points.

a)
20
b)
50
c)
10
d)
100
20.

Un goûter is the name of ____ that French students have after school.

a)

an afternoon snack

b)

a test

c)

a dessert

d)

a drink

21.

Organized sports are ____ in French high schools.

a)

less important

b)

more important

c)

just as important

d)

a little bit more important

22.

The three majors that a French high school student can choose from are :

a)
Sciences (S), Literature (L), and Economics and Social Sciences (ES)
b)
Art (A), Music (M), and Drama (D)
c)
Physics (P), Chemistry (C), and Biology (B)
d)
Mathematics (M), History (H), and Geography (G)
23.

French students can choose the high school they want to go to.

a)

vrai

b)

faux

24.

French students can go to a middle school that is in a different town than where they live.

a)

vrai

b)

faux

25.

Getting a mention of "TB" on your bac score means "très bien"

a)

vrai

b)

faux