matching featuers The new way to be a fifth-grader

1. What do you learn about the student in the first paragraph?

• A. He has not used the maths software before.

• B. He did not expect his answer to the problem to be correct.

• C. He was not initially doing the right maths problem.

• D. He did not immediately know how to solve the maths problem.

2. What does the writer say about the content of the Khan Academy videos?

• A. They have been produced in a professional manner.

• B. They include a mix of verbal and visual features.

• C. Some of the maths problems are too easy.

• D. Some of the explanations are too brief.

3. What does this reversal refer to in line 40?

• A. going back to spending fewer hours in school

• B. students being asked to explain answers to teachers

• C. swapping the activities done in the class and at home

• D. the sudden improvement in students’ maths performance

4. What does the writer say about teaching to the ‘middle’ of the class?

• A. Teachers become too concerned about weaker students.

• B. Technology has not until now provided a solution to the problem.

• C. Educators have been unwilling to deal with the issues.

• D. Students in this category quickly become bored.

5. Students praise Khan’s videos because they

• A. show the extent of his mathematical knowledge.

• B. deal with a huge range of maths problems.

• C. provide teaching at different ability levels.

• D. cover details that are often omitted in class.

6. Thordarson's first impressions of how she would use Khan Academy turned out to be wrong. (YES/NO/NOT GIVEN)

7. Khan wished to completely change the way courses are taught in schools. (YES/NO/NOT GIVEN)

8. School grade levels are based on the idea of students progressing at different rates. (YES/NO/NOT GIVEN)

9. Some principals have invited Khan into their schools to address students. (YES/NO/NOT GIVEN)

10. Khan has given advice to other people involved in start-up projects. (YES/NO/NOT GIVEN)