What does school field trip mean?

[Homy]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #106 "Beginner Grammar Questions Test (1)", question 1

I wonder how many children ......... going on the school field trip this month.

(a) are
(b) has
(c) is

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #106 "Beginner Grammar Questions Test (1)", answer 1

I wonder how many children are going on the school field trip this month.

Correct answer: (a) are
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the school field trip ? what does it mean?

Homy

[Conchita]

field trip noun [C]

a visit made by students to study something away from their school or college:

a geography field trip.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

[Mister Micawber]

A school field trip is travel outside the school by a group of students with their teachers and/or chaperons, usually to a relatively nearby facility of interest, like a zoo, a museum, a factory, etc.
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[Mister Micawber]

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Oh, hi Conchita. You got in while I was trying to spell 'chaperon(e)s'.
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