GOODBYE MR. CHIPS
COMPREHENSION
(created by hg)
1. Mr. McIntosh's 7th grade class has more girls than boys. T/F
Justify your answer by quoting from the text ______
2. What was the question that the teacher asked? ______
3. What was their answer? ______
(no more than 3 words)
4. In your own words, give two reasons why the students answered as they did in question 3. (according to lines 6-9)
a. ______
b. ______
5. Complete the following according to lines(13-23)ONE WORD ONLY
One reason it's changing is because men are not ______teachers
as they ______back in ______. Another ______is
because men are ______and the new teachers are ______, not male.
6. Why was taking biology and chemistry "the safe way" to go to college? ______
7. Why is Australia so upset and worried? Give two reasons
a. ______
b. ______
8. Explain in your own words "must take information in sprints, not marathons." (line 60)
______
lines 68-109
9. a. Why did Ms. Falconer launch the pilot project? ______
______
b. What does she want to happen? ______
10. Did Brown elementary school get more men? Y/N
Justify your answer by quoting from the text ______No more than 7 words
11. How do the male teachers deal with their problems as compared to the female teachers? (no more than 5 words in each space)
The male teachers do ______,
whereas the female teachers ______
12. What kind of tests do you think a "rook" has to pass? Give one example
______
lines 106-119
13. Teaching is a very respected profession in Canada. T/F
Justify your answer from the text ______
No more than 3 words
14. According to Jane Gaskell, women are now teaching more in
______than they ______. They are taking
(no more than 2 words) (one word)
______the subjects that were usually ______by men.
(one word) (one word)
15. Were teaching salaries always lower than librarians?(lines 128-132) Y/N
Justify your answer ______
15. According to Ben Levin (lines 133-144), what is the problem of prestige? Explain it in your own words ______
16. Complete the mini-cloze with words from lines 149-153(ONE WORD ONLY)
Teaching has become demoralizing because too many ______think
that by ______kids they have to learn, it will ______, and
unfortunately, it ______.
17. Why do you think it is important to have male teachers? ______
______
18. Complete the table according to the article:
Name Position What are his/her beliefs about teaching?VOCABULARY:
1. Translate all the underlined words / add their p.o.s.
2. choose 15 of these words and write either a synonym or definition.
III. What or who do the words refer to?
i. it (line 18) ______
ii. it (line 64) ______
iii. them (line 64) ______
iv. not only that (line 136) ______
v. those (line 137) ______
vi. that (line 162) ______