3. Test yourself:

1. Music, English and Mathematics are different sorts of ______ .

a) terms b) curricula c) qualifications d) subjects

2. The ______ are the teachers working in a school.

a) pupils b) staff c) persons d) helpers

3. The person in charge of a school is called the ______ or the ______ .

a) headmaster/headmistress b) deputy head c) staff d) teacher

4. A school where the pupils are made up of both boys and girls is called a ______ school.

a) single b) co-educational c) preparatory d) public

5. In England and Wales, the school year is divided into three ______ .

a) terms b) times c) years d) months

6. The ______ is everything that is taught in a school.

a) material b) subject c) curriculum d) term

7. Education in Great Britain from 5 to 16 is divided into two levels – ______ and _______ .

a) primary / secondary b) public / primary c) infant / junior d) elementary / infant

8. If you want to know what day or time you have a particular lesson, you can always look at the _____ .

a) subject b) term c) time-table d) curriculum

9. A ______ school is one where pupils live all the time and only go home to their families in the holidays.

a) junior b) primary c) public d) boarding

10. Most children in Great Britain go to ______ schools.

a) state b) boarding c) public d) single-sex