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School Life in American Primary Schools

In an American primary school there are about 20 pupils in each class. The pupils are in different groups and they use different textbooks. They usually have Reading, Maths, Science, Social Science, Music, PE, Art and so on.

They have five hours for classes every day. Classes begin at about 8:45 in the morning and end at about 3:15 in the afternoon. Pupils have a break for ten minutes after each class. They have lunch at school.

Pupils have many kinds of activities after classes. They have a good time indifferent school clubs. Every day pupils can go to school by school buses. The school buses are usually yellow.

1．Read and judge. (阅读短文，判断正误，用“T”或“F”表示。)
(1) All the pupils use the same textbooks in American primary schools. _____
(2) The classes begin at a quarter to nine in the morning and they finish school at three fifteen in the afternoon. _____
(3) Pupils have a break after each class. _____
(4) Pupils can take school bus to school every day. _____
(5) Pupils always do lots of their homework after school. _____
2．Read and answer. (阅读短文，回答下列问题。)
(1) How many pupils are there in an American primary class?
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(2) What subjects do the pupils in America usually have?
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(3) Do pupils in America have lunch at school or at home?
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(4) How do pupils in America feel when they are in school clubs?
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(5) How long is the school day in American primary schools?
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