My Own Way

A quiz about the young man's view on life, education stages, and related vocabulary.

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Вопросов: 17
1

What does the young man compare himself to?

  • a worker in a factory

  • a product being processed in a factory

  • a student on a conveyor belt

2

How long do students study for their GCSEs in a secondary school?

  • three years

  • four years

  • five years

3

What can you do before going to university?

  • take a gap year

  • find a job

  • buy a house

4

Why does the young man owe money to banks?

  • because he bought a house

  • because of various debts built up during his time at university

  • because he took a gap year

5

How does the young man feel about the traditional life path?

  • He is happy to follow it.

  • He thinks it is the only correct way.

  • Such a prospect doesn't attract him.

6

The young man feels like a product being processed in a factory.

  • True

  • False

7

According to the text, you can take a gap year for as long as you want.

  • True

  • False

8

You study for five years for your GCSEs in a secondary school.

  • True

  • False

9

After university, the young man says you owe money to banks for various debts.

  • True

  • False

10

The young man is happy to follow exactly what society asks of him.

  • True

  • False

11

Match the words from the text with their definitions.

  • conveyor belt
    a continuous moving band used for transporting objects, used metaphorically for a routine life path
  • GCSEs
    exams taken in secondary school in the UK, usually at the age of 16
  • gap year
    a year between leaving school and starting university, often used for travel or work experience
  • mortgage
    a loan taken from a bank to buy a house, paid back over many years
  • pension
    a sum of money paid regularly to a person who has retired
12

I sometimes feel I'm a ______ that is continually being processed in a factory.

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13

You study for five years for your ______ in a secondary school.

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14

Before you go to university, you might go on a ______ to get a little life experience.

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15

You buy a house together and start paying off your ______.

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16

To be honest such a ______ doesn't attract me.

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17

Put the stages of life in the correct order according to the text.

  • 1.You go to nursery school and then on to primary school.
  • 2.You study for five years for your GCSEs in a secondary school.
  • 3.You find a job, a girlfriend, and buy a house together.
  • 4.You decide to have children and put them on the same conveyor belt.
  • 5.You retire, grow old, and die.
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