Test on American High Schools



Test on American High Schools

1. High school in the U.S. lasts for four years.

True False

2. The youngest students in high school (grade 9, ages 14-15) are called:

a) young ones

b) kittens

c) juniors

d) freshmen

3. The school day in the U.S. finishes around:

a) 5:00 pm

b) 3:00 pm

c) 6:00 pm

d) 9:00 pm

4. American students must pass a final exam, equivalent to the French baccalauréat, in order to receive a diploma.

True False

5. The grading system (les notes) in the U.S. uses:

a) numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.)

b) letters (A, B, C, D, E, etc.)

c) symbols (*, #, @, &, etc.)

6. Cheerleaders are:

a) always girls

b) players on the basketball team

c) players on the football team

d) people who chant and dance to support the basketball and football team

7. American high school "dances" are activities where:

a) students and teachers dance together

b) students dance in their classes

c) students dance after school

8. The most important school dance is:

a) Ball

b) Prom

c) Homecoming

d) Snowcoming

9. La remise des diplômes is called what in English?

a) graduation

b) ceremony

c) dance

d) diploma

10. Students at public schools must wear uniforms.

True False

11. Groups of high schools students who exclude other students who are not like them are called:

a) gangs

b) clubs

c) cliques

d) meetings

12. How many months of summer vacation are there in the U.S.?

a) 2

b) 4

c) 1

d) 3

13. Lunch at American high schools lasts for two hours.

True False

14. Students who play sports (les sportifs) are called jocks.

True False

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