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Reading and Mediation: Data and Opinions | תרגול רמה 3 | העמקה | אנגלית לתיכון, כיתות י׳ ו־י״א

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תרגול רמה 3 | העמקה | ⁦Reading and Mediation: Data and Opinions⁩ | אנגלית לתיכון, כיתות י׳ ו־י״א (תשפ״ז). הסבר ברור, דוגמאות, תרגול מדורג והסברים מלאים לכל שאלה.

מטרות הלמידה

Find facts and numbers in an article and a table
Explain data accurately to another person (mediation) without exaggerating
Evaluate evidence, recognise tone and write at your level: email, opinion paragraph or formal report

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Article

Later Bells at Harel High

(1) Last September, Harel High in the town of Givat Shaked moved its first lesson from 8:00 to 8:45. The change followed a student council survey in which 68% of 420 students said they regularly felt sleepy in the first lesson.

(2) After one term, the school compared attendance and grades with the previous year. Late arrivals to the first lesson fell from an average of 31 a day to 12. Average grades in first-lesson subjects rose slightly, from 78 to 80, while grades in other lessons stayed the same.

(3) Not everyone is convinced. Some parents say the later start makes their own mornings harder, and the sports coach complains that afternoon training now ends in the dark in winter. "Two points is not a revolution," says one teacher. "We need at least a full year of data."

(4) Principal Dana Levi agrees that the evidence is early. "We are not claiming a miracle," she says, "but fewer late arrivals already means calmer first lessons. We will publish the full-year results in June."

Measure	Before the change	After one term
Late arrivals per day	31	12
Average grade, first-lesson subjects	78	80
Average grade, other lessons	81	81

The school, town and people are invented for practice.

תרגול

Which conclusion is best justified by the evidence?
1. The later start clearly caused higher grades in all subjects.
2. The change failed because some parents complained.
3. Sleepiness disappeared completely.
4. The change probably improved punctuality, but its effect on learning is still unclear.
Why might comparing one term with the previous year be weak evidence?
1. Other differences between the two years may explain the results.
2. The survey had too many students.
3. The table shows no numbers.
4. Late arrivals cannot be counted.
Which sentence best summarises the article?
1. Sports training was moved to the morning.
2. A school's later start sharply reduced lateness and slightly raised first-lesson grades, but critics want more data.
3. A school cancelled its first lesson.
4. Parents forced a school to start later.
The writer's tone is mainly …
1. strongly in favour
2. alarmist
3. balanced and informative
4. sarcastic
Which information would most strengthen the principal's case?
1. One more parent agreeing with her
2. A photo of a calm classroom
3. The coach's training schedule
4. Full-year data showing the same pattern, compared with similar schools
Which sentence uses hedging appropriately in a report?
1. The results suggest that the later start may reduce lateness.
2. The results prove that the later start reduces lateness forever.
3. Later starts are the best thing ever.
4. Lateness is solved.
Mediation | Which description of the table is accurate?
1. Nothing changed.
2. Late arrivals fell by more than half, while grades changed by two points at most.
3. Late arrivals fell by a quarter.
4. Grades rose by twelve points.
A student wrote: 'Grades improved dramatically.' Why is this inaccurate?
1. Grades are not mentioned.
2. Grades fell dramatically.
3. The table shows a rise of only two points, and only in first-lesson subjects.
4. Grades did not change at all.

תשובות לתרגול

The change probably improved punctuality, but its effect on learning is still unclear.
Answer: The change probably improved punctuality, but its effect on learning is still unclear.. Lateness fell sharply; grades changed very little and only one term was measured.
Other differences between the two years may explain the results.
Answer: Other differences between the two years may explain the results.. A before-and-after comparison cannot rule out other causes, such as new teachers or a different class.
A school's later start sharply reduced lateness and slightly raised first-lesson grades, but critics want more data.
Answer: A school's later start sharply reduced lateness and slightly raised first-lesson grades, but critics want more data.. A good summary keeps the main change, the key results and the reservation.
balanced and informative
Answer: balanced and informative. The article reports data and gives space to both supporters and critics.
Full-year data showing the same pattern, compared with similar schools
Answer: Full-year data showing the same pattern, compared with similar schools. Longer and comparative data answer the main criticism about limited evidence.
The results suggest that the later start may reduce lateness.
Answer: The results suggest that the later start may reduce lateness.. 'Suggest' and 'may' match the strength of one term of evidence.
Late arrivals fell by more than half, while grades changed by two points at most.
Answer: Late arrivals fell by more than half, while grades changed by two points at most.. 12 is less than half of 31; the largest grade change is 2 points.
The table shows a rise of only two points, and only in first-lesson subjects.
Answer: The table shows a rise of only two points, and only in first-lesson subjects.. The word 'dramatically' exaggerates a 2-point change.