Test «Education in Great Britain and the USA»

  1. In Britain compulsory education begins:

    at 5 and lasts till 16 years old
    at 6 and lasts till 18 years old
    at 7 and lasts till 15 years old

  2. In the USA compulsory education begins:

    at 5 and lasts for 15 more years
    at 6 and lasts for 12 more years
    at 7 and lasts for 8 more years

  3. There are two types of schools in the USA:

    public and independent
    state, private
    public, private

  4. There are two types of schools in Great Britain:

    state and public
    public and private
    private and independentm

  5. Education in Great Britain consists of:

    elementary, junior and high school
    infant, junior and secondary school
    elementary, middle and secondary school

  6. 6. Education in the USA consists of:

    infant, junior and high school
    elementary, middle and high school
    high, junior and elementary school

  7. What is the school-leaving age in the United Kingdom?

    16
    13
    18

  8. Which of the following stages of British education is not obligatory?

    nursery school
    primary school
    secondary school

  9. What is the top secondary school in Great Britain?

    Chiswick Community School
    Eton
    Harrow

  10. What is the highest mark in British schools?

    A
    C
    G

  11. Further education comprises...

    comprehensive schools
    universities and colleges of higher education
    work-related courses and colleges that do not provide higher education

  12. What universities have the highest academic reputation in the UK ?

    Oxford University and Cambridge University
    London University and Bristol University
    Red-brick universities

  13. What is the first degree awarded by universities?

    a bachelor's degreer
    a master's degree
    a doctor degree

  14. At a British university or college a tutor is…

    a person who examines students and gives them marks
    a person who has the highest rank of the teachers in a department and delivers lectures
    a member of a staff who teaches small groups of students and gives them help and advice

  15. What do we call the following pattern of tuition six months in college and six months in industry?

    “sandwich” courses
    further education
    full-time tuition