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b. A question designed to prepare the reader for the answer (which the author is about to supply
immediately).
c. A question designed to prepare the reader for the answer which the author will eventually supply (later in
the text).
d. A question for which neither the reader nor the writer could possibly be expected to provide the answer.
(If you find a question of this type, state what you think the writer's purpose in asking it might have been).
2. List the various factors involved in the answer to the question: «What pressures generated the explosive
growth of the human brain?» (11. 10-11) (Give line numbers for the relevant passages.)
3.Which «law» accounts for the evolution of human intelligence, according to this text?
4.What is the relationship between the «law» (see your answer to question [3]) and the factors listed in your
answer to question (2)?
5.A colloquial equivalent of the scientific phrase «the evolution of human intelligence», which is used
elsewhere in this text, is________________.
6.The writer's purpose is primarily to__________the
reader.
a.
convince
b.
inform
JAPANESE EDUCATION
by Thomas P. Rohlen
I. Read paragraphs 1-3, which constitute an introduction to the article. What information do you learn about
Japanese society that is relevant to education?
II. Read paragraph 20 which is a summary and chart the advantages and disadvantages of Japanese
education.
advantages
a.
disadvantages
b.
c.
d.
e.
III. Divide paragraphs 4-19 into two sections. Assign the following sub-titles to these sections :
A. Explanation For The High Level Of Accomplishment Of Students In The Japanese School System (Paras.
4-6)
B. The Relationship Between The School System and The Class System of Adult Society (Paras. 9-19)
IV. Answer the following questions about the text. Always indicate the line numbers in which you found
your answers.
1. In Japan today a good education is necessary for :
a.________ b._________ c._________ .
2 . The Japanese economy needs so many highly skilled people because________________________.
3. Paragraph 2 deals with_________________ .
4.A. «These accomplishments» (lines 37) refer to______