Understanding "A Cultural Difference: Being On Time"
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This is a reading comprehension quiz for American Language Institute at San Francisco State. This quiz is only for ALI students, teachers, and staff. Thank you.
- 1.What did the professor decide to study?
- A.
Universities in Brazil
- B.
The Brazilian students' attitudes about time
- C.
Universities in America
- D.
What time students wake up
- 2.Describe the professors experiment.
- A.
He started class later.
- B.
He went to a laboratory and experimented with a new chemical.
- C.
He had lunch with the students.
- D.
He talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and formal situation.
- 3.Did American and Brazilian students have the same idea about lateness in class?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 4.Do classes always begin and end at the appointed hour in both cultures?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 5.In general, what did the Brazilian students think about people who are late?Use this sentence starter: "They are ____"
- 6.What was the result of the study?
- A.
The students began to arrive to class on time.
- B.
The professor found out that the Brazilian students were late because they do not respect him.
- C.
The professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being disrespectful to him
- D.
The professor found out that Brazilian students are never late for a lunch date.
- 7.Choose the statement which best expresses the writer's main idea.
- A.
It is important to be on time for class in the Unites States, but not in Brazil.
- B.
People can learn the importance of punctuality when they are young.
- C.
The importance of being on time differs among cultures.
- 8.Who is the audience for this reading?Use the sentence starter, "People who___"
- 9.Why did the writer write this article?
- A.
To inform readers that the importance of time varies by culture
- B.
To share feelings about university classes
- C.
To express an opinion about Brazilian students
- D.
To persuade readers to be on time
- 10.Describe one example of a cultural difference that you have noticed.
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