Reading Task 3 — uzdevums. Jaunās tēmas (izstrāde), E. Kaša.

Read the questions first. Thus you will know exactly what to look for in the text. This helps you focus on important details and makes it easier to identify the relevant information while reading, saving you time and effort.

1. Tamar E. Chansky offers advice to parents on guiding their high-school-age children toward their professional calling. Which of the following statements best captures the essence of her guidance?

Parents should encourage their children to focus on academic achievement and extracurricular activities that will impress college admissions officers.
Parents should enrol their children in career counselling programs and aptitude tests to identify their ideal profession.
Parents should exert their influence to steer their children towards stable and lucrative career paths, ensuring their financial security.
Parents should foster open communication with their children, focusing on their strengths, interests, and values, rather than imposing predetermined career choices.

One of the gap-year experience success criteria is the ability to make better decisions.
The success of a gap-year experience depends on available career information.
The ability to make an informed career decision stems from previous academic performance.
Low-achieving students are more likely to take a gap year before going to university.

3. When Trot reflects on his impending departure from Doctor Strong’s, he experiences a mix of emotions. Which of the following best encapsulates the complexity of his feelings?

He is torn between the comfort and recognition he has found at the school and an idealistic yearning for the independence and adventure that awaits him.
He feels a sense of apathy towards the separation, as his focus is entirely on the "fairy story" of adult life that he is eager to begin.
His overriding emotion is one of sadness at leaving the Doctor, tempered by a sense of duty to embrace the opportunities that lie ahead.
He is predominantly relieved to escape the strictures of school life, with only a minor twinge of regret for leaving his academic achievements behind.

4. The text B highlights several potential advantages of taking a gap year. Which of the following statements offers the most nuanced perspective on the impact of a gap year on personal and academic development?

The benefits of a gap year are primarily social, offering opportunities for travel and new experiences that have little bearing on academic or career prospects.
A well-structured and purposeful gap year can foster personal growth, enhance soft skills, and promote greater focus and independence, ultimately contributing to improved academic and career outcomes.
Gap years are most effective for high-achieving students who are already highly motivated and independent, providing them with an opportunity to further excel.
Gap years invariably lead to improved academic performance and a more mature outlook on life, regardless of the individual's approach.

Text B could be used to illustrate the benefits of the course of action suggested in Text A.
Text B could help identify the type of people the main character should meet.
Text B could help identify difficulties the main character was to encounter during his trip.
Text B could be used to counter the usefulness of the course of action suggested in Text A.

By having given him less time to think.
By having considered his wishes.
By having forced him into a specific career.
By having reframed her question.

Atsauce:

https://www.visc.gov.lv. Centralizētais eksāmens par vispārējās vidējās izglītības apguvi angļu valoda (augstākais mācību satura apguves līmenis), 2024

4. Reading Task 3

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