General Certificate of Secondary Education

School in the UK Flashcards

1

Primary School is divided in

Middle and High
Infant and Junior
Nursery and Reception

2

At the end of the 6th form you take

GCSE
A-levels

3

Examples of elective subjects are

Science and Maths
English and PE
Foreign languages and Art

4

In the UK school is compulsory

from 5 to 16 years old
from 6 to 16 years old
from 5 to 18 years old
from 6 to 16 years old

5

In STATE SCHOOLS students (2 answers)

don't pay fees
don't need to pass a test
pay fees
need to pass a test

6

The National Curriculum is NOT used in Scotland.

True
False

7

GCSE means

General Consitution of Secondary Education
Gradual Certificate of Secondary Education
General Certificate of Secondary Education

8

Choose the correct order

Nursery - Primary school - Secondary school - Sixth Form
Nursery School - Primary School - Reception
Primary School - Secondary School - Nursery School
Nursery School - Sixth Form - Secondary School

9

The top mark is

A+
A
A*

10

Private schools are FEE-PAYING schools.

False
True

11

Students are divided according to ability. This is called ...

Streeming
Streaming
Divided
Division

12

The last two years of school are called

Freshman years
5th Form College
Sixth Form or College

13

The CORE subjects are

the subjects you can choose
the least important subjects
the most important subjects

14

How old are students when they take the GCSE?

15 years old
14 years old
16 years old
18 years old

15

The school year in the UK is divided in

3 semesters
2 terms
3 terms
2 semesters

16

What is the meaning of COMPULSORY?

Necessario
Facoltativo
Compulsivo
Obbligatorio

17

A BOARDING school is a school in which you can

practise sports
study and sleep
study at the weekend
study many subjects

18

Public schools are

Open to everybody
Very expensive schools
State schools
Government funded

School in the UK

Questions 18

School in the UK

Questions 18