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Die Noten (Grades)
Schultypen (types of schools)
German System vs. American System
Hochschulreife (college entrance exams)
100

Eine 1 = ?

sehr gut

100

German day care

die Kindertagestätte, die Kita

100

Which system has a longer Kindergarten - American or German?

German

100

What is the name of the exam students need to take in order to attend a German university?

das Abitur

200

Eine 2 = ?

gut

200

Nach der Kita kommt...

der Kindergarten

200

Which system has a shorter elementary school?

German (4 yrs vs. 7yrs in America)

200

What is the name of the same exam in Austria and Switzerland?

die Matura

300

Eine 3 = ?

befriedigend

300

Nach dem Kindergarten kommt...

die Grundschule

300

Which system offers students greater amount of extra curricular activities to join after school?

American

300

True or false - the score or grade a student receives on the Abitur determines whether that student can enter a particular course of study at the university, i.e. medicine or law.

true

400

Eine 4 = ?

ausreichend

400

Wie heißen die drei Typen von "German High Schools?"

Gymnasium, Realschule und Hauptschule

400

True or False - The German system has a shorter school day, which gives students ample time to work on homework and meet up with their friends in the afternoon.

true

400

True or false - all of the German states offer the fourth type of high school, the Gesamtschule.

false

500

Eine 5 oder 6 = ?

unausreichend

500

What is the name of the hybrid form of both Realschule and Hauptschule?

die Gesamtschule

500

Which system is more rigid in terms of the choice of classes students can take?

German

500

What happens if a student fails a particular course at a Gymnasium? - hint: two choices

The student would have to repeat the entire year or advance to the next level at a lower level school, i.e. to Realschule.