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Reading skills
Step 1: Read the questions and underline the content words (Nouns, main verbs, adjectives and adverbs)
Step 2: Find the contents words in the passage to locate the questions
Step 3: Read the paragraphs and identify the content words
Step 4: Compare and choose the correct aswers.
In the United States, it is important to be on time for an appointment, a class, a meeting, etc. However, this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered the difference when he was teaching a class in a Brazilian university. The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m and end at 12 p.m. On the first day, when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many students came after 10 a.m. Some others arrived after 10:30 a.m. Two students came after 11 a.m. Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologized for their lateness. Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students’ behavior.
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation. He gave them an example and asked them how they would react. If they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. On the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour. In contrast, in Brazil, neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour. Classes in America always begin and end at the right time. In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at noon; many remained past 12:30 p.m to discuss the class and ask more questions. Arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neither is staying late.
The explanation for these differences is complicated. People from Brazilian and North American cultures have different feelings about lateness. In Brazil, the students believe that a person who usually arrives late is probably more successful than a person who is always on time. In fact, Brazilians expect a person with status to arrive late, while in the United States lateness is usually considered to be impolite. Consequently, if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American, the American may misunderstand the reason for the lateness and become angry.
As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being disrespectful to him. Instead, they were simply behaving in the normal way for a Brazilian student in Brazil. Eventually, the professor was able to adapt his own behavior so that he could feel comfortable in the new culture.
1. According to the first paragraph, what sentence is TRUE?
A. It is necessary for people in all countries in the world to be on time.
B. Brazilian students and professors arrived at the class on time.
C. All Brazilian students who came late apologized to the teachers.
D. No Brazilian students of the American professor came on time for the class.
2. The following sentences are TRUE about how American and Brazilian students reacted in a formal and an informal appointment, EXCEPT ____________
A. The American came earlier than the Brazilian in an appointment with friends.
B. The American students must come to the class at the appointed time.
C. The students and professors in Brazil often go to the class at the scheduled time.
D. The class in Brazil began and ended later than the scheduled time.
3. Why are the students in Brazil often late for the class?
A. Because they think that arriving late is not important.
B. Because they don’t mind staying late for more discussion.
C. Because they believe that a person usually arriving late is probably more successful than a punctual student.
D. Because they are not expected to go on time.
4. What can be inferred in paragraph 4?
A. Brazilians with status are often on time
B. We should not be late if we have an appointment with an American.
C. Sometimes lateness is accepted in the United States.
D. Americans are easy to get angry.
5. What conclusion is suitable for the situation of the American professor in the passage?
A. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”. B. “When there is a will, there is a way.”
C. “Better safe than sorry”. D. “Practice makes perfect”.
