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Reading and Mediation: Data and Opinions | בוחן מסכם | 10 שאלות | אנגלית לתיכון, כיתות י׳ ו־י״א

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בוחן מסכם | 10 שאלות | ⁦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

הנחיות

Read the question first, then find the paragraph or table row that answers it. For mediation, keep the numbers exact and add no opinion.

בוחן תרגול מקורי בסגנון הבגרות. שתי השאלות האחרונות משלבות כמה שלבים. אחרי כל בדיקה מופיע הסבר מלא.

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

How many minutes later does school start now?
1. 45
2. 30
3. 15
4. 60
What did 68% of the students report?
1. wanting longer breaks
2. feeling sleepy in the first lesson
3. arriving late every day
4. getting better grades
Who says that the evidence is early?
1. a parent
2. the student council
3. Dana Levi
4. the sports coach
Whose mornings became harder, according to some people?
1. teachers'
2. the coach's
3. the principal's
4. parents'
Paragraph 2 mainly …
1. compares results before and after the change
2. lists complaints
3. quotes the principal
4. describes winter training
Which word is closest in meaning to 'regularly' (paragraph 1)?
1. suddenly
2. often
3. rarely
4. never
Which limitation does a teacher mention?
1. The bell is broken.
2. Lessons became shorter.
3. There is only one term of data.
4. The survey was online.
Why does training now end in the dark in winter?
1. The coach prefers to train at night.
2. The lights are broken.
3. It rains more in winter.
4. The school day ends later, so training starts later.
Multi-step | Which text is the best short report for the parents' newsletter?
1. After one term of later starts, daily late arrivals fell from 31 to 12. First-lesson grades rose slightly (78 to 80); other grades did not change. The school will publish full-year results in June.
2. The later start was a huge success and grades went up everywhere. Everyone is happy.
3. Some parents and the coach are unhappy, so the school will probably return to 8:00.
4. Late arrivals fell from 31 to 19, and grades rose by twelve points.
Multi-step | Which recommendation is best supported by the article?
1. Cancel afternoon sports.
2. Keep the later start for a full year and compare with similar schools before deciding.
3. Return to 8:00 immediately.
4. Start school at 10:00.

תשובות לתרגול

45
Answer: 45. From 8:00 to 8:45 is 45 minutes.
feeling sleepy in the first lesson
Answer: feeling sleepy in the first lesson. Paragraph 1: 68% of the 420 students said they regularly felt sleepy in the first lesson.
Dana Levi
Answer: Dana Levi. Paragraph 4: 'Principal Dana Levi agrees that the evidence is early.'
parents'
Answer: parents'. Paragraph 3: 'Some parents say the later start makes their own mornings harder.'
compares results before and after the change
Answer: compares results before and after the change. Paragraph 2 gives the before and after numbers.
often
Answer: often. 'Regularly' = again and again, often.
There is only one term of data.
Answer: There is only one term of data.. 'We need at least a full year of data.'
The school day ends later, so training starts later.
Answer: The school day ends later, so training starts later.. The text does not say this directly; we infer it from the later start (paragraphs 1 and 3).
After one term of later starts, daily late arrivals fell from 31 to 12. First-lesson grades rose slightly (78 to 80); other grades did not change. The school will publish full-year results in June.
Answer: After one term of later starts, daily late arrivals fell from 31 to 12. First-lesson grades rose slightly (78 to 80); other grades did not change. The school will publish full-year results in June.. The best mediation is accurate (all numbers correct), balanced and complete, and it does not add opinions.
Keep the later start for a full year and compare with similar schools before deciding.
Answer: Keep the later start for a full year and compare with similar schools before deciding.. The evidence is positive but early, so the reasonable step is to collect more and better data.