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SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. general

b. applicant

c. usually

d. October

2. a. parallel

b. dependent

c. educate

d. primary

3. a. physical

b. achievement c. government

d. national

4. a. eleven

b. history

c. nursery


8. In _______ most countries, it is compulsory for children to receive primary education.
a. a

b. an

c. the

d. Ø

9. Over _______ past few decades, _______ schools in the USA have been testing various arrangements.
a. the / Ø

b. Ø / Ø

c. a / the

d. Ø / the

10. As an _______, Mr. Pike is very worried about the increasing of juvenile delinquency.
a. educate

b. education

c. educator

d. educative

11. In England, primary education is provided by state schools run by the government and by _______
fee-paying schools.
a. independent b. independently

c. move

d. achieve

15. _______ is the study of the events of the past.
a. Geography

b. History

c. Arts

d. Literature

16. She was the first in her family to enjoy the privilege of a university _____.


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a. schedule

b. education

c. science

d. technology

17. English is an important _______ that is required in several national examinations:
a. language

b. test


21. Reagan _______ an actor years ago.
a. is said to be

b. was said being

c. was said have been

d. is said to have been

22. I hate _______ personal questions by newly-acquainted friends.
a. to be asking

b. to be asked

c. being asking d. of asking

23. It _______ that learning a foreign language _______ a lot of time.
a. says / is taken

b. is saying / has been taken

c. is said / takes

d. was said / was taken

24. All bottles _______ before transportation.
a. frozen

b. were froze


28. The telephone _______ by Alexander Graham Bell.
a. is invented

b. is inventing

c. invented

d. was invented

c. were destroying

d. were destroyed

29. Lots of houses _______ by the earthquake.
a. are destroying

b. destroyed

30. In the US the first stage of compulsory education _______ as elementary education.
a. to be generally known

b. is generally known

c. generally known

d. is generally knowing

Error Identification.
31. The education children are received during their primary years is
A

A

B

C

widest study options in the world.
D (the widest)
35. The purpose of secondary education is to give common knowledge and
A

B

to prepare for either higher education and vocational education.
C

D (or)

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
The American education system requires that students complete 12 years of

primary and secondary

education prior to attending university or college. This may be accomplished either at public or
government-operated schools, or at private schools. These 12 years of schooling or their equivalent may also
be completed outside the USA, thus giving foreign students the opportunity to pursue the benefits of the


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American education system and obtain a quality American education. Perhaps one of the most impressive


d. dislikes

39. Which is true?
a. The US education is not good enough for foreign students.
b.. Foreign students are not offered opportunities in the US:
c. There are not many foreign students in the US.
d. Many leaders all over the world have studied in the US.
40. What is the writer's advice?
a. International students should not invest their future education in the US.
b. International students should not study at a top USA university, a top USA college, a vocational or high
school.
c. Without a clear grasp of the American education system, an international student can make the right
academic choices
d. International students should have a thorough understanding of how the American education
system works before going there to study.


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Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Children in (41) _____ Netherlands must be at least four years old to (42) _____ primary education.
Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary school, (43) _____ this is not compulsory
until children reach the age (44) _____ 5. Primary school is free of charge. In most schools, children are
grouped by (45) _____ in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects. Primary school (46) _____
of 8 groups, thus schooling (47) _____ for 8 years. During the first two years, which (48) _____ kindergarten,
children receive an average of 22 hours of (49) _____, during the last 6 years children receive an average of
25 hours per week. Schools are open 5 days a week, but children are free on Wednesday afternoon. At the end
of primary school, or in group 8, schools advice on secondary school choice. Most schools use a national test
to support this advice, for instance the 'Citotoets’, a test (50) ____ by the Central Institute for Test
development.

45. a. old

b. elderly

c. aging

d. age

46. a. includes

b. contains

c. consists

d. composes

47. a. spends

b. lasts

c. lengthens

d. takes

48. a. also called b. is also called c. is called also d. is also calling
49. a. educate

b. educative

c. educator