B4

November 21. Today, I took the entire _________________ grade on a fieldtrip to the state capital. It was incredible!

FIVE

B5

The __________________ met a state senator. She showed them around the capitol building. They even got to listen to the senators discuss a new law!

CHILD

B6

After the tour they had so many questions for the senator! I could not help smiling at the interesting topics they raised. I’m sure they __________________ this great experience for a long time.

NOT FORGET

B7

How would you like to go to school on Saturdays? If you lived in Japan, that's just where you _____________ each Saturday morning. Japanese students attend classes five and a half days a week. The half day is on Saturday.

BE

B8

It is also interesting to know that the Japanese school year is one of the ______________ in the world – over 240 days. It begins in the month of April.

LONG

B9

Students in Japan get __________________ vacation in late July and August. School then begins again in September and ends in March.

THEY

B10

The people of Japan believe that a good education is very important. Children _____________ to attend school from the age of six to the age of fifteen. Then most students go on to high school for another three years.

REQUIRE