UK and US education systems

Mandatory schooling in UK is from 5 to 16 years old

• This statement is inaccurate

• True: primary starts at the age of 5 and secondary school starts around 13

• Mandatory schooling is until 18 years old

• True: primary starts at the age of 5

  and secondary school starts around 11

Public school in Britain means ...

• 
• 

If you are studying your 4 year degree you are called

• an undergraduate

• a graduate

What is a student loan?

• Money that the government gives you in order to pay your lodging, materials, or transport

• Money that an institution gives you and that is expected to be paid back once you graduate

Public universities in the U.S. are equal to ...

• general universities

• private universities

• State universities

What is the length of study for MBA/ MA programs in the U.S.?

• 1-2 years

• 2-3 years

• 4 years

What is a community college?

• Community college is typically state-supported and provides the first two years of a four-year undergraduate degree.

• Community college offers lower costs, easier admission policies, close ties to state schools, and many of the required courses connected to a degree.

• Both variants are correct.

High school is for pupils who are ________________ years old(US).

• 14 - 18

• 11 - 15

• 14 - 15

• 13 - 18

_________________ are for children from age five to twelve(US).

• Kindergartens

• Elementary schools

• Junior high schools

• Universities

In the UK students have to wear school uniforms.

• True.

• False.