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    Second Term Test A Reading Comprehension: Read The Text Carefully and Answer The Questions

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    Ruth Johnston sold all her possessions to take her son Louis on a global journey to prove world schooling is more effective than traditional schooling. Over 6 years they have visited 65 countries on as little as £25 per day, during which Louis learned skills like currency conversion, planning trips, and developing compassion. The pair created a popular blog to coordinate aid for communities in need and teach Louis computer skills to update it. While unconventional, Ruth insists Louis has grown more than he would have in a classroom.

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    Ruth Johnston sold all her possessions to take her son Louis on a global journey to prove world schooling is more effective than traditional schooling. Over 6 years they have visited 65 countries on as little as £25 per day, during which Louis learned skills like currency conversion, planning trips, and developing compassion. The pair created a popular blog to coordinate aid for communities in need and teach Louis computer skills to update it. While unconventional, Ruth insists Louis has grown more than he would have in a classroom.

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    Ruth Johnston sold all her possessions to take her son Louis on a global journey to prove world schooling is more effective than traditional schooling. Over 6 years they have visited 65 countries on as little as £25 per day, during which Louis learned skills like currency conversion, planning trips, and developing compassion. The pair created a popular blog to coordinate aid for communities in need and teach Louis computer skills to update it. While unconventional, Ruth insists Louis has grown more than he would have in a classroom.

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    Second Term Test

    A Reading Comprehension
     Read the text carefully and answer the questions.

    1. Ruth Johnston, a 54-year-old mother from Australia, has sold all of her possessions
    to take her son on a global journey. She filled out all the legal home schooling forms in
    an attempt to 'world school' him. She claims their trip will serve as proof that young Louis
    can learn more by travelling than sitting in a classroom.

    2. Ruth and Louis started their journey in 2012,with many friends and family expecting
    them to return within a few months. However, they became addicted to their world
    adventure. "I knew that Louis would learn more by travelling and seeing the world and
    the way people lived in each country than in the classroom. We tried to find community
    events to learn about life. I realised when he was doing currency conversion, that was
    maths; when he was helping to plan the trip to the next country, that was geography; and
    history was covered when we visited important sites in each country."

    3. They have already visited 65 countries, surviving on as little as £25 a day,


    sometimes in remote villages with no electricity or water. Worse, they even had a
    gun pulled on them once. Nevertheless, Louis was always looking for ways to help
    people. "Our trip has certainly taught him compassion and empathy, and I couldn't be
    prouder," said Ruth.

    4. The pair created their own blog, now with thousands of followers, to put a call-out to
    people when they encounter communities in need of help. "In one country we visited a
    community and the kids didn't have underwear and shoes, so we spread the word and
    got our friends to send bag loads of items to help. My aim through my blog is to
    encourage other parents to do the same because the growth I have seen in my son
    would never have occurred in the classroom." Every couple of weeks, Ruth and Louis
    update their website which Louis is mainly in charge of -- meaning he has taught
    himself computer coding.

    5. Ruth admits that 'world schooling' may raise a few eyebrows among fellow parents, but
    insists that Louis is a living proof that giving your child freedom works. "I have no
    regrets and my son and I plan to travel this way until he starts university."

    www.dailymail.co.uk August 2016, (Adapted)


    1. Circle the most appropriate title: a, b or c ( ONLY 1 answer) .../ 1pt

    a) Who needs travelling when you have the net to surf?


    b) Who needs help when you have friends to rely on?
    c) Who needs a classroom when you have the world to explore?

    2. For each of the following statements, pick out one detail from the text showing that it is
    false. .../ 4pts
    a) 'World schooling' is prohibited in Australia. (§ 1)
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………

    b) Nobody thought the pair's world journey would fail. (§ 2)


    ……………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………
    c) Ruth and Louis had a safe journey. (§ 3)
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………

    d) The pair's journey was over by the time they had visited 65 countries. (§ 5)
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………………

    3. What has Louis learnt during the trip? Tick the three most appropriate options. .../ 3pts
    1 Surviving on a light budget.
    2 Repairing computers.
    3 Organizing package tours
    4 Supporting and sympathizing with the needy.
    5 Solving problems.
    6 Showing tourists around historical sites.

    4. Complete each statement in column A with the appropriate purpose in column B. Write your
    answers in the space provided below. .../ 3pts
    1 The pair put a call-out online A to experience meaningful learning and various
    aspects of growth.
    2 Everything owed was put on sale B to pay for university expenses
    3 Louis went on a global journey C to sensitise people to the importance of
    providing help.
    D to cover the trip expenses

    Answers: 1+ ……. 2+ ……. 3+ …….


    What does the underlined expression mean? Tick the most appropriate option. .../ 0.5pt
    "World schooling" may raise a few eyebrows among fellow parents. (paragraph 5)
    Some parents may express :
    □ admiration and approval. □ surprise and doubt. □ disappointment and sympathy

    5. What do the underlined words refer to? .../ 0.5pts


    a. "that", in paragraph 2, refers to ---------------------------------•

    b. "they", in paragraph 4, refers to ---------------------------------•

    6. Complete sentence “B” so as to have the same meaning as sentence “A”. .../ 4pts
    1. A:Karl Marx wrote Das Kapital.
    B: ..................................................................................................................................................
    2. A: The cheque must be signed by the manager.
    B: .......................................................................................................................................................
    3. A: Wassim is checking the details.
    B: .......................................................................................................................................................
    4. A: They didn’t give me the information I needed..
    B: .......................................................................................................................................................

    7. Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most…) or a comparative (-er or more).
    .../ 4pts
    eg: We stayed at…… the cheapest…….. hotel in the town. (cheap)
    Our hotel was……. cheaper……. than all the pthers in the town. (cheap)
    1. What ’s ……………………………… way to get to the station? (quick)
    2. Which is ……………………………….. the bus or the train? (quick)
    3. I wasn ‘t feeling well yesterday, but I feel a bit ………….. today. (good)
    4. It was an awful day.it was ………………… day of my life. (bad)
    5. What’s ……………………….. thing you’ ve ever bought? ( expensive)
    6. The United States is very large but Canada is……………………… . (large)

    Good
    luck

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