Reading questions - school life - Foundation
School life
Six young people are talking about their school. Which issue is causing concern for each person?
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Simon: L’école commence à huit heures. Je suis toujours fatigué.
| A | Exam pressure |
| B | The teachers |
| C | The canteen |
| D | Languages |
| E | School uniform |
| F | The school day |
| G | Bullying |
| H | The use of mobile phones |
| I | Science |
| A |
| Exam pressure |
| B |
| The teachers |
| C |
| The canteen |
| D |
| Languages |
| E |
| School uniform |
| F |
| The school day |
| G |
| Bullying |
| H |
| The use of mobile phones |
| I |
| Science |
The answer is F.
Simon says: L’école commence à huit heures. Je suis toujours fatigué. – School starts at eight o’clock. I am always tired.
Question
Inès: Je n’aime pas mon collège parce que mes professeurs sont trop stricts.
| A | Exam pressure |
| B | The teachers |
| C | The canteen |
| D | Languages |
| E | School uniform |
| F | The school day |
| G | Bullying |
| H | The use of mobile phones |
| I | Science |
| A |
| Exam pressure |
| B |
| The teachers |
| C |
| The canteen |
| D |
| Languages |
| E |
| School uniform |
| F |
| The school day |
| G |
| Bullying |
| H |
| The use of mobile phones |
| I |
| Science |
The answer is B.
Inès says: Je n’aime pas mon collège parce que mes professeurs sont trop stricts - I don’t like my school because my teachers are too strict.
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Yanis: Il est interdit d’utiliser les portables en classe. C’est injuste.
| A | Exam pressure |
| B | The teachers |
| C | The canteen |
| D | Languages |
| E | School uniform |
| F | The school day |
| G | Bullying |
| H | The use of mobile phones |
| I | Science |
| A |
| Exam pressure |
| B |
| The teachers |
| C |
| The canteen |
| D |
| Languages |
| E |
| School uniform |
| F |
| The school day |
| G |
| Bullying |
| H |
| The use of mobile phones |
| I |
| Science |
The answer is H.
Yanis says that Il est interdit d’utiliser les portables en classe. C’est injuste. - It is forbidden to use mobile phones in class. It’s unfair.
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Lucie: Je ne suis pas forte en allemand et espagnol.
| A | Exam pressure |
| B | The teachers |
| C | The canteen |
| D | Languages |
| E | School uniform |
| F | The school day |
| G | Bullying |
| H | The use of mobile phones |
| I | Science |
| A |
| Exam pressure |
| B |
| The teachers |
| C |
| The canteen |
| D |
| Languages |
| E |
| School uniform |
| F |
| The school day |
| G |
| Bullying |
| H |
| The use of mobile phones |
| I |
| Science |
The answer is D.
Lucie says: Je ne suis pas forte en allemande et espagnol. – I am not good at German and Spanish.
Question
Dylan: Je dois passer beaucoup d’examens. C’est stressant.
| A | Exam pressure |
| B | The teachers |
| C | The canteen |
| D | Languages |
| E | School uniform |
| F | The school day |
| G | Bullying |
| H | The use of mobile phones |
| I | Science |
| A |
| Exam pressure |
| B |
| The teachers |
| C |
| The canteen |
| D |
| Languages |
| E |
| School uniform |
| F |
| The school day |
| G |
| Bullying |
| H |
| The use of mobile phones |
| I |
| Science |
The answer is A.
Dylan says: Je dois passer beaucoup d’examens. C’est stressant. – I have to do a lot of exams which is stressful.
Question
Léna: Je trouve la chimie et la physique très difficiles.
| A | Exam pressure |
| B | The teachers |
| C | The canteen |
| D | Languages |
| E | School uniform |
| F | The school day |
| G | Bullying |
| H | The use of mobile phones |
| I | Science |
| A |
| Exam pressure |
| B |
| The teachers |
| C |
| The canteen |
| D |
| Languages |
| E |
| School uniform |
| F |
| The school day |
| G |
| Bullying |
| H |
| The use of mobile phones |
| I |
| Science |
The answer is I.
Léna says: Je trouve la chimie et la physique très difficiles. – I find chemistry and physics very dificult.
