Nothumbria School is a secondary school; it's for girls only, and it's a grammar school, which means
1) before they can enter the school.
The girls tend to sit an exam at the age of 12.
2) and, depending on the results of that exam, they take in about the top 30 per cent of intelligence levels.
There are only 145 grammar schools in Britain out of the several thousand secondary schools in the
country, so it isn't typical
3)school there is a uniform. Pupils are supposed
5) striped shirt. In the second and third years
between five different pairs of shoes, and the girls had to wear one of those.
There are about 1000 pupils. There's a main school
4) which are runseparately In the main they're supposed to wear a navy jumper, and in the fourth and fifth years it's a burgundy jumper. It's
6) school jumper with the school emblem on. And they have to wear a navy skirt. At the moment they let the girls wear any type of shoes
7) Butthey used to make girls choose.
A of secondary education in this country
B in their primary schools
C as long as they're black and smart
D the girls have to pass an exam
E a specially designed F and the sixth form
G to wear a blue and white
Answers & Comments
A - Nothumbria School is a secondary school
B - the girls tend to sit an exam at the age of 12 before they can enter the school
C - depending on the results of that exam, they take in about the top 30% of intelligence levels
D - There are only 145 grammar schools in Britain out of several thousand secondary schools in the country, so it isn't typical
E - Pupils are supposed to wear a uniform, which includes a navy or burgundy jumper with the school emblem and a navy skirt
F - In the main school, the girls are allowed to wear any type of shoes as long as they are black and smart
G - There is also a sixth form at the school, which may have separate rules for uniforms.