Task 2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
Task 2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions 8 – 15.
Perhaps it was his own lack of adequate schooling that inspired Horace Mann to work so hard for the important reforms in education that he accomplished. While he was still a boy, his father and older brother died, and he became responsible for supporting his family. Like most of the children in his town, he attended school only two or three months a year. Later, with the help of several teachers, he was able to study law and became a member of the Massachusetts bar, but he never forgot those early struggles.
While serving in Massachusetts legislature, he signed a historic education bill that set up a state board of education. Without regret, he gave up his successful legal practice and political career to become the first secretary of the board. There he exercised an enormous influence during the critical period of reconstruction that brought into existence the American graded elementary school as substitute for the older distinct school system. Under his leadership, the curriculum was restructured, the school year was increased to a minimum of six months, and mandatory schooling was extended to age sixteen. Other important reforms included the establishment of state normal schools for teacher training, institutes for in-service teacher education, and lyceums for adult education. He was also instrument in improving salaries for teachers and creating school libraries.
Mann’s ideas about school reform were developed and distributed in twelve annual reports to the state of Massachusetts that he wrote during his tenure as secretary of education. Considered quite radical at the time, the Massachusetts reforms later served as a model for the nation. Mann was recognized as the father of public education.
Trả lời cho các câu 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 dưới đây:
Which of the following titles would best express the main topic of the passage?
Đáp án đúng là: A
Đáp án cần chọn là: A
Which of the following describes Horace Mann’s early life?
Đáp án đúng là: C
Đáp án cần chọn là: C
The word “struggles” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by .
Đáp án đúng là: D
Đáp án cần chọn là: D
What did Horace Mann advocate?
Đáp án đúng là: D
Đáp án cần chọn là: D
The word “mandatory” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
Đáp án đúng là: A
Đáp án cần chọn là: A
How were Mann's educational reforms distributed?
Đáp án đúng là: A
Đáp án cần chọn là: A
Among Mann's school reforms, which of the following is NOT mentioned?
Đáp án đúng là: D
Đáp án cần chọn là: D
Which of the following statements best represents Mann’s philosophy?
Đáp án đúng là: B
Đáp án cần chọn là: B
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