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REAL ENGLISH 8

2. You may get top marks at school if you

a) work hard. c) know facts and figures.
b) concentrate on your studies. d) listen in the class.

3. The report card we get from life is determined by
a) the way we behave in school. c) everything else we learn from school.
b) the way we learn our lessons. d) the effort we put in.

B2 Complete the following sentences.

1. The erroneous assumption that the writer had was that . . .
2. He realized that getting pass marks, without any effort at all, . . .

3. You get an A for your character only if . . .
4. The writer was thrilled with his son’s first report card because . . .

B3 Answer these questions.

1. What kind of student was the writer at school?
2. What regret does the writer have about his adolescent days?

3. What is his attitude towards his teachers now?

B4 Here is a table showing cause and effect. It shows why the writer was doing well at school, but
it was not to the best of his ability. Write the missing statements.y g

Cause Effect

1. _______________________________________________________________ 1. The boy was overconfident.

2. He took for granted his ability to do well. 2. _________________________

3. He was trying to discover what he wanted to do when he grew 3. _________________________
up.

C Think

C1 Think carefully and answer in detail.
1. The writer could get pass marks without any effort at all. Do you think getting something
without much effort has any value for us? How can you make sure you are worthy of what
you get?
2. Much later as an adult the writer had to face several setbacks and failures. What lesson
do you think he must have learned? What thoughts could he have had about his own past
habit of not working to the best of his ability?

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