READING COMPREHENSION:
A True or False?
Rand McNally violated copyright laws by including Agloe in his map.
According to John Greene, the act of mapping (i.e. planning) your life actually changes your life.
John Greene’s teachers had an effect on him.
On hearing his friend’s remark about wasting his time on video games, John Greene got a job at Baskin-Robbins.
John Greene believes in the educational value of YouTube.
The number of views of a YouTube video is not important according to John Greene.
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B Choose the correct answer:
1 Agloe, New York
A has always been a real place.
B was initially a fake place and then became a real town.
C was invented by Rand McNally.
D is near Las Vegas.
2 Why wasn’t John Greene such a good student at first?
A he thought that education did not lead anywhere.
B he didn’t have good teachers.
C he had difficulty understanding Maths.
D he couldn’t read.
3 What changed for John when he went to Indian Springs School?
A he fell in love with a girl and felt he had to impress her.
B he made a map of the world
C he met Ze Frank.
D he was affected by the attitude of the other students and teachers towards learning.
4 Why did John Greene feel lucky to have those teachers at Indian Springs School?
A Because they were highly educated and knowledgeable.
B Because they encouraged and rewarded every single effort he made.
C Because they persisted even though he sometimes thought he didn’t deserve it.
D Because they were fond of the same things that he was.
5 When John Greene wrote his first book,
A he left his job.
B he was awarded a prize.
C he found a better job.
D he found himself in another learning community.
6 What is Ze Frank’s point about Las Vegas?
A Its climate couldn’t sustain life.
B It contained things that couldn’t possibly fit together.
C Everyone seems to belong there.
D It has waterfalls despite the desert.
7 Which medium is NOT mentioned as a source of learning?
A YouTube
B Tumblr
C Reddit
D Facebook
8 The question “Why cats almost always land on their feet” is answered by
A Destin on "Smarter Every Day".
B John Greene on "Crash Course".
C Ze Frank on "The Show with Ze Frank".
D Emmett on "Minute Physics".
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