English Language Program

Getting the Most Out of Your Teachers
Please answer the following questions either by multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, or short answer.

1. Which of the sentences in the first paragraph (shown below) contains the main idea of the paragraph?

1. Sentence 1
2. Sentence 2
3. Sentence 3

(1) The question "How should teachers treat students?," is important and much discussed, because teachers have power over students and care must be taken to see that this power is not abused. (2) The question, "How should students treat teachers?" is equally important. (3) I think that many students do not make sufficient use of their teachers and so do not get as much as they could out of their college experience.

2. According to the writer, most teachers realize that their students fear them. True or False?

3. One of the reasons that students feel intimidated in class is that they think the teacher is too busy to answer questions. True or False?

4. Which of the following does the writer probably believe?

1. Teachers are infallible.
2. Teachers work for students.
3. Students often ask strange questions.
4. Students don't know how busy teachers are.

5. What does the author mean that "learning is a cooperative activity"?

6. What two reasons does the author give to show that asking so-called "stupid questions" is important?

1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________

7. The author believes that education cannot continue if students don't start a dialogue with their teachers. True or False?

8. The author believes that good students don't disagree with their teacher's opinions. True or False?

9. What three "art of thinking" skills does a good teacher try to encourage?

1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________

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