Question

1. Read the text passage below and answer the questions that follow:
Miss Beam was all that I had expected -- middle-aged, full of authority, yet kindly and understanding.
Her hair was beginning to turn grey, and she had the kind of plump figure that is likely to be comforting to a
homesick child. I asked her some questions about her teaching methods, which I had heard were simple
"No more than is needed to help them to learn how to do things simple spelling, adding,
subtracting multiplying and writing. The rest is done by reading to them and by interesting talks, during
which they have to sit still and keep their hands quiet. There are practically no other lessons.
A. Answer the following questions:
1. Pick out the Adjectives used to describe Miss. Beam.
2. What question was asked by the author to Miss. Beam?
3. What basics are taught in the school?
4. What else is taught beyond language and arithmetic?
S. "No more than is needed to help them to learn how to do things"
4. Name the speaker
D. Students are helped
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. middle-aged, full of authority, kind, understanding, plump

2.The author asked Mrs Beam about her teaching methods, which he had heard were simple.

3. The spellings, addition, subtraction, multiplication and writing i.e. the language and the arithmetic are the basics taught in school.

4. The children are taught to sit still and keep their hands quiet while the teachers read and talks about interesting things.

5.The speaker is Mrs Beam.

Answer 2

Answer:

1 that 2 yet 3 understanding 4 to turn 5 and kind 6 likely 7 comforting