Young people in the United States do not have a strong understanding of the world and their place in it. Two U.S.-based groups, the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Geographic Society, commissioned an online survey earlier this year. They wanted to know what young people educated in American colleges knew about geography, U.S. foreign policy, recent international events, and economics. In general, the results were not very good. The survey was given to over 1,200 Americans between the ages of 18 and 26 years. All of them currently attend, or formerly attended, a 2- or 4-year college or university. The average test score, out of 75 total possible answers, was 55 percent. The study identifies a few important questions that American students did not know about their own country.
What does commission mean?
to ignore someone
another name for money
to order or request something to be made or done
someone who is a leader
What was the average test scores of the American students?
80 percent
95 percent
46 percent
55 percent
Young people in the United States do not have a strong understanding of the world and their place in it.
science
the world
math
history