PART 5: Read the passage and choose the correct answer (1,0 pt). We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade! Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning. In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers. Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced work; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal. 1. In the passage, the authors attitude towards mixed-ability teaching is ______. A. objective B. questioning C. critical D.approving 2. The words held back in 1st paragraph means ______. A. made to lag behind in study B. forced to study in lower classes C. prevented from advancing D. made to remain in the same classes 3. The author argues that a teachers chief concern should be the development of the pupils ______. A. total personality B. learning ability and communicative skills C. intellectual abilities D. personal and social skills 4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers. B. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability. C. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others. D.Pupilsalso learn how to participate in teaching activities. 5. The authors purpose of writing this passage is to ______. A. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities B. arguefor teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class C. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching D. offer advice on the proper use of the school library 6. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full. B. Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work. C. Its not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class. D. Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual abilities.