AUTOMATED SCHOOLS

1. According to paragraph 1, what is something that makes teachers and students lose time?

• A. Lack of resources

• B. District administrators

• C. Lack of qualified teachers in a school

• D. Checking which students are in the classroom

2. According to paragraph 2, which of the following is NOT a benefit of automated lighting controls?

• a. Reducing costs

• b. Doing more research

• c. Having an eco-friendly system

• d. Students doing better at school

3. The phrase give a hand in paragraph 3 is closer in meaning to

• a. help

• b. beat

• c. greet

• d. Say hello

4. Which is a benefit of positive attendance?

• a. Educators could save people’s lives.

• b. Students can spend more time in the laboratories.

• c. Educators can decide how to invest their budget.

• d. Students could make better decisions.

5. According to paragraph 4, what is the cause of teachers saving more time?

• a. A student information system

• b. Imposing more discipline

• c. A modern central office

• d. Communicating with students

6. What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?

• a. Teachers who are afraid of using technology must use intuitive software.

• b. IT professionals have to train teachers to teach them how to automate a classroom.

• c. Teachers lose a lot of of time calling people while they are teaching their classes.

• d. Tools that are easy to use can bring great benefits to teachers and students.

7. Look at the squares [ ] in paragraph 6. Then, choose the square where this sentence can be inserted: Automated school security systems eliminate manual procedures and can save lives.

• A

• B

• C

• D

8. The word solely in paragraph 7 is closer in meaning to

• a. alone

• b. single

• c. only

• d. flat