Factual Passage - 3 | English Grammar Advanced - Class 10 PDF Download

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow-
The rapid transition to online learning, as a consequence of COVID-19, has highlighted the risks of student disengagement, and the subsequent impact on lower student achievement across multiple courses.
1. The recent pandemic has changed how millions around the globe are educated. New solutions and innovations in the education system are the need of the hour. Looking at the new digital split, the approach may increase the equality gaps. More than 500 million students across the globe had to pause their on-going studies at various levels. These changes have and will create a degree of inconvenience, but at the same time would promote innovations and future transformations within the education system.
2. The ‘pile-on effect’ of the coronavirus is that, during the global COVID-19 pandemic, interruptions to education can have long term implications — especially for the most vulnerable. There is a real risk of regression for children whose basic, foundational learning (reading, math, languages, etc.) was not strong to begin with. And millions of children who have already been deprived of their right to education, particularly girls, are being more exposed to health and well-being risks (both psychosocial and physical) during COVID-19-
3. Girls: Young and adolescent girls are twice as likely to be out of school in crisis situations and face greater barriers to education and vulnerabilities such as domestic/gender-based violence when not in school.
4. Refugees, displaced and migrant children: These populations often fall between the cracks as national policies might not necessarily include these vulnerable groups and they must be included and catered for in any global responses to this crisis if this has not already occurred.
5. Children and youth with disabilities: Along with other marginalized populations, including children from minority groups, are neglected in the best of times and have lower educational outcomes than their peers.
6. Young people affected by trauma or mental health issues: Schools and learning centers are places for communities to address health related issues, including mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), which the most vulnerable students rely on for their wellbeing and development in order to learn.
The graphic above, made by the consulting firm CB&A, shows how the adaption curve typically impacts in the online learning method users.
Based on your reading of the above excerpt, choose the correct option to answer the following questions:
Q1: The ‘Pile-on effect’ has effected the following the most-
(a) Children, especially girlswrong
(b) Children with lower academic scores
(c) Children with disabilities
(d) Children with weak basic foundations
Ans: (d)

Q2: The new digital split will-
(a) Decrease innovations
(b) Dampen spirits
(c) Diminish equal opportunities
(d) Divulge inconvenience
Ans: (c)

Q3: Which of the underlined words in the sentence can be replaced by ‘disengagement’ to bring out its usage as applied in the text above-
(a) His air of detachment lost him many friends.
(b) He was startled and gave a discordant shriek.
(c) He stopped and gazed off at the distant hills.
(d) He mumbled in delirium all night.
Ans: (a)

Q4: With the recent shift to online education, the world saw-
(a) A decreasing trend in school drop outs
(b) Decreased investments in education sector
(c) Decreased challenges in innovations
(d) A decreasing trend in student accomplishments
Ans: (d)

Q5: According to the adaption curve, people fastest to adjust were the-

(a) Visionaries & Enthusiasts
(b) Visionaries & Conservatives
(c) Pragmatics & Enthusiasts
(d) Pragmatics & Conservatives
Ans: (a)

Q6: ‘Pragmatists’ refers to-
(a) Someone who pleases everyone
(b) Someone who is irrational
(c) Someone who acts sensibly
(d) Someone who is very idealistic
Ans: (c)

Q7: Which of the following is a synonym of ‘aggravation’- (para 2)
(a) Innovation
(b) Pandemic
(c) Achievement
(d) Inconvenience
Ans: (d)