eleven plus

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Определение eleven plus в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

An examination formerly administered to all students in their final year of primary education, now used only in a few counties of England and Northern Ireland

As one vociferous eleven-plus critic put it, when Winston Churchill was a boy he produced nothing more than a large blob of ink on his entrance exam.

Alternative form of eleven plus

The eleven-plus is an exam which was taken by children in Britain at about the age of eleven, in order to decide which secondary school they should go to. an examination that all children in Britain used to take at the age of 11 in order to decide what kind of secondary school they should go to. In some areas, children still take this examination

(formerly in England) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school

Расстановка переносов

e·lev·en plus

Турецкое произношение

îlevın plʌs

Произношение

/əˈlevən ˈpləs/ /ɪˈlɛvən ˈplʌs/

Этимология

() eleven plus, eleven years being the minimum age of students taking the test.