What is the difference between young and teenager ?

"Teenage" very specifically means the 13 - 19 year old age range (i.e. the numbers whose name ends in 'teen'). Young is more subjective, and non-specific, and could include teenagers or young adults (e.g. early 20s), but in context of schooling I'd expect it to refer to 12 & under or similar. There's not a specific age range that is "young". This question is looking at context. Neither Teenage nor Adult can be correct, as it specifies 5 to 10 year olds.

Silly answer on Duolingo's part. "Young people" is a vague term but I don't normally hear it used when you're only talking about kids aged 5-10. It's more teenagers and young adults who I would think of with "young people". "A school for children" would have been a better option than "a school for young people".

Teenagers are age 13 to 19. They can be described as young people but not all young people are teenagers. You got it wrong because the age range given in the question is 5 to 10 years old but teenagers start at 13.

The clue is in the name - TEENagers. Their age has 'teen' in it - thirteen, fourteen etc.

It's a weird set of answers, as elementary school is for children, which are technically young people but young people also includes teenagers. However, teenagers are not 5-10 years old, they're 13-19, so that answer is wrong anyway.

a teenager is someone age 13 to 19. young people is relative - it could mean kids, young adults, etc. in this case, 5 to 10 year olds are young people, especially compared to teenagers (13 to 18) and adults (typically 18+). in any case, 5 to 10 year olds are neither adults nor teenagers, so “young people” is the only category that fits.

Teenagers is like people whose ages end in “-teen” so 13-19 sorta (13 year olds are often in middle school and 18 is the age of adulthood/consent) Elementary is for kids usually 5-11. Young people works but it’s not as correct as it could be

It’s a poorly worded question and answer. In an unspecified context “young people” could include younger adults in their twenties and thirties depending on who you ask. In the context of the question it’s clear they meant younger children between 5-10.

Young people is very broad. It could mean anything from small children to young adults. The reason the answer isn't teenagers is teenagers specifically meens people who's age has the word "teen" in it. 13-19. 10 year olds are younger than teenagers.

Teenage is an age with a teen on the end, late middle to high school. Elementary schools end at like 10. So, while you could describe high schoolers and teens as young people, they’re not young enough for elementary school, so teenagers can’t be the answer. If we leave it at young people, without specifying 13-19 years old, the answer works fine.

Young is 12 and under. Teenagers are from middle school to highschool. Once you turn 18, you are technically a teenager but in practice you are an adult and so lose that connotation.

Teenagers are young, but not all young people are teenagers. And teenagers don't go to elementary school.

Young vaguely refers to anyone between 10 to 30 or so. Younger than that is just a child, older than that is a full grown adult. Teenage refers to 13-19 year olds.

I mean, young is subjective. A 90-year-old may think of a 50-year-old as young, but someone my age (23) wouldn’t. Teenage is 13–19. Young depends on who you ask. Elementary school in the US is the school you go to before junior high (typically K–5th or 6th grade, depending on the school system). Elementary school where I live is K–5th; 6th to 8th is junior high, and 9th–12th is high school. The definition they give here is not a great one in my opinion because its not clear what “young” is supposed to mean unless you already know what elementary school is, which kind of defeats the purpose of a definition. Though the context of the post does make it impossible for adult or teenager to be the answer.

13 = thirteen 14 = fourteen 15 = fifteen 16 = sixteen 17 = seventeen 18 = eighteen 19 = nineteen Age = the number of years you've been alive Teen + age = adjective; 13-19 years old Teen + age + -er = noun; a teenage person

I mean yes, teenagers is an objectively wrong choice in this case, but "young people" is some extreme r/technicallythetruth stuff on duolingo's part. Yes, I guess you can defend that children aged 5 to 10 are young people, but no one in real life would use the phrase "young people" to refer to that age bracket.

"Young" is quite relative, and is best used with another condition. On its own, the word can mean anyone up to age 20 or 25. Or it can mean children under 10. Or teenagers. Or anyone still of working age. This question is badly phrased, in my opinion. 'A' should read "for young children" if the word young is included. Or "children in the lowest grades", or something similar if they want to avoid the word.

Teenage is more specific. Young just means generally young, teenage means specifically 13-19 years old

Young people is a fairly vague term and what age range is intended will depend on the context. For example, in the UK there’s a young person’s railcard giving discounts on trains for 16-25 year olds.

13-19 for teens but still this seems…incorrectly worded. It should be a school for children/kids. ‘Young people’ just seems a bit odd.

"young people" is incredibly vague. It's poor phrasing here, but it's the only answer that could be correct. "teenagers" refers to children in the "-teen" numbered years (technically thir**teen** to nine**teen** though practically one might in some circumstances include late pre-teens, and most people will cut off the description "teenager" when someone reaches adulthood, 16 or 18 usually). "young people" here should be probably be phrased as "young children" or something along those lines. "Young people" typically refers to those in adolescence and early adulthood not actual kids, but it's understandable as kids at least, within this context.

“Young people” is not the term I would used to describe people that age. I’m surprised the answer wasn’t just “children”

Per the question, Elementary school is specifically for persons aged 5-10. (It would be 4-11 in my country.) Teenagers are so-called because their age ends in "teen" (13-19). "Young people" is the only correct option from the answers given by process of elimination, because 10-year-olds are neither teenagers nor adults. In other contexts, "young people" could refer to teenagers and there are other words to specifically refer to 5-10 year-olds (e.g. "children"). This question was testing your understanding of the words "adult" and "teenagers". You demonstrated that you did not understand the meaning of teenager.

Teenagers are specifically people between the ages of 13-18. Young can be anything. It could be a child aged 5 it a young adult after 19 or even someone aged 30 compared to 60

Teenager in the US is generally considered the 13-19 age group. Our "adult" age also starts at 18 though, which might sound confusing but if it doesn't end in "teen" (again, thirTEEN through nineTEEN) young/adult is the typical answer. In some cases, people might make it 13-17 and then 18-19 is an adult but I've rarely ever seen it like that, they've still got "teen" at the end for a reason. Also, people here are right. Young is a VERY broad term in the US, but in this case it's referring to 12 and under. But honestly, the word "young" could even stretch all the way to your 40s and 50s depending on who you ask.

Specificity. A teenager is someone within the 13-19 age bracket. Young means under 18. In this case, however, Young makes more sense because 13-18 years are generally considered middle school and high school age.

I don't think anyone would call 5-10 yo kids "young people", but I am not a native. For me, "young" would be an adult of low age (as opposed to "old"), perhaps 18-30. If you are below 18 you are technically young, but they'd call you a teenager. And below 12 they'd call you a kid or a child.

Which level is this question from?

elementary school is for FIVE to TEN years old. Please note how the words five, six, seven, eight nine and ten does not contain the word teen unlike thirteen or fourteen. 

Teenagers are in middle school (11-13), high school (14-18), or university/college (18+)

"Young people" is a vague terms but context will often help know exactly what its meant. However, in general, it's roughly people between 6-12 years old. Here's a rough progression of possible age groups: Newborns Infants Babies Toddlers Preschoolers Children Young People Teenagers Young Adults Twenty-Somethings Adults Middle-aged Adults Older people Seniors Who is saying "young people" could factor into their meaning. If a senior says something about young people it could mean someone as old as a twenty-something. Context is also helpful (and this DuoLingo offers the process of elimination). It says Elementary school is for kids from 5-10 years old. Then, the options are such that only the one you don't know is right. \- 5-10 years old is not an adult. \- 5-10 years old is not a teenager (teenagers are explicitly defined as 13-19 years old; they are in their teens). \- 5-10 years old must be the gauge "young person" category

Teen = 13-19, those numbers have “teen” in the word. Someone who is 113, can technically be called a teenager again (more in a joking way since not many people live to be that old) Young = Subjective and has no specific age.

It says right there that kids go there from 5 to 10 years old. Not teenagers. Young people is not the term I'd use for *children* however.

"young" is somewhat vague and undefined. It's a relative term that just means basically "not old" That said, the question and explanation are poorly worded. It should say elementary school is a school for young children. "Young people" could mean anyone who isn't "old". Teenagers would also be considered young people. But elementary school is specifically a school for young children (age 5-9 or so). And teenager is specifically someone whose age is a "teen" number. Thirteen through nineteen.

In no way is 5-10 “teenage”. I don’t see what the word “young” has to do with this question. I feel young at 48 😛

young people are usually anyone under 20 (though it depends) teenagers are 13-19