Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
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 classroom, 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 the personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers. Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes the work on individual tasks and assignments, 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 works; 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.
Which of the following statements can best summarize the main idea of the passage?
A. Various ways of teaching should be encouraged in class
B. The aim of education is to find out how to teach the bright and not-so-bright pupils
C. Bright children do benefit from mixed-class teaching
D. Children, in general, develop at different rates
Đáp án A
Câu nào sau đây có thể tóm tắt tốt nhất ý tưởng chính của đoạn văn?
A. Các cách giảng dạy khác nhau nên được khuyến khích trong lớp học.
B. Mục đích của giáo dục là tìm hiểu cách dạy các học sinh thông minh và không thông minh.
C. Trẻ thông minh được hưởng lợi từ việc giảng dạy hỗn hợp.
D. Trẻ em, nói chung, phát triển với tốc độ khác nhau.