Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Only 25 percent of American students passed their geography test

The National Assessment of Education Progress announced that only about a quarter of American schoolchildren scored "proficient" or above on a 2010 geography test.

You can take the sample 4th grade, 8th grade, and 12th grade tests here, to see if you would pass. Some of the questions:

4th grade:

Which of the following is most likely to be located in a major city rather than in a small town?

  1. An international airport
  2. A movie theater
  3. A public library
  4. A playground

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