What are the facts?

A recently published ​ (a)   has caused ​ (b)   to rethink their policies on mobile ​ (c)   .

• report
• schools
• phones

Researchers from the ​ (a)   looked at 91 schools in four British cities (Birmingham, Leicester, London and Manchester). Their 12-year study ​ (b)   that exam results went up by an average of 6.4% after mobiles were ​ (c)   from the classroom.

Students who usually achieved low marks ​ (d)   most from the ban, with exam marks ​ (e)   by 14.23%, although the marks of high-achieving students were not significantly different.

• London School of Economics
• found
• banned
• benefited
• increasing

More than 95% of British teenagers ​ (a)   a mobile to school. After reading the report, some schools said they are considering ​ (b)   students to hand in their ​ (c)   to the school office ​ (d)   going into class, so that they are not ​ (e)   by them.

• take
• asking
• before
• distracted
• phones

​ (a)   , some parents are ​ (b)   about this, because their children might need to ​ (c)   with them during the day. Some teachers have also said that mobiles can be ​ (d)   in class - for example, if a student wants to look up the ​ (e)   of a word.

• unhappy
• get in touch
• useful
• meaning
• However

All schools in Newhaven ​ (a)   a mobile phone ​ , ​ (b)   over half of them said they had ​ (c)   enforcing it.

• although
• have
• difficulty

Who wrote the newspaper? 

• Education correspondent

• school principal

• student council

• parents

What was the main conclusion of the report? 

• The exam results improve when mobile phones are not allowed in the classroom

• The exam results did not improve when mobile phones are not allowed in the classroom

• The exam results improve when mobile phones are allowed in the classroom

• The exam results will never improve even when mobile phones are not allowed in the classroom

Why might a ban on mobile phones be good for low-achieving students?

• By stopping them from being distracted

• By allowing them from being distracted

• By stopping them from being comfortable

• By stopping them from being cool

How might the report change the mobile phone policy of some schools?

• Some schools are considering asking students to hand in their mobile phones at the school office before going into class.

• Some schools are not considering asking students to hand in their mobile phones at the school office before going into class.

• Some schools are considering asking students to hand in their mobile phones at the cafeteria before going into class.

• Some schools are considering asking students to hand in their mobile phones at the school office after going into class.