Rapid Reading : The Joy Of Learning

1) Complete the statement:
The narrator was the worst nightmare for every teacher in the school because she disrupted each class.
2) Describe the personality of Mr. Kaplan, in two or three sentences.
Mr. Kaplan was young and handsome with blue eyes and blond hair.He seemed to be a carefree. He was dressed in Calvin Klein jeans and V-neck sweater.He kept talking in the class and hold the attention of the students.
3) Choose the statements which show the narrator's previous view about learning.
1. There could be joy in learning.
2. School is not about learning and joy.
3 She did not believe that learning could be about her, the learner.
4. Learning history is mystery.
4) State true or false about the activities done in Mr. Kaplan's class.
1. The students lay down on the floor and imagined they were slaves. True
2. They pretended to cross the high seas on ships.True
3. They skipped the class of Mr Kaplan.False
4. They pretended to fight the Civil War and sign the Declaration of Independence.True
5) Describe the method of Mr. Kaplan’s teaching.
Mr Kaplan adopted the method of active participation of students in learning. He sidelined the boring and tedious textbooks.He arranged different activities in the class to make students realize real experience of learning.
6) Complete the statements
1. The school management wanted to fire Mr. Kaplan becausehe did not stick to the curriculum.
2. The narrator opposed the idea of firing Mr. Kaplan because he was the best teacher in then school.
3. The principal warned the students that they would be suspended for walking out of the school in support of Mr Kaplan.
4. There were tears in Mr. Kaplan's eyes becausehe was moved by the affection of students and parents