Traditional methods of teaching no longer suffice in this technological world. Currently there are more than 100,000 computers in schoolrooms in the United States. Students mediocre and bright alike, from the first stage through high school not only are not intimidated by my computers, but have become avid participants in the computer epoch.

   Kids operating computer implement their curriculum with great versatility. A music student can program musical notes so that the computer will play Beethoven or the Beatles. For a biology class, the computer can produce a picture of the intricate envisage human biology in a profound way. A nuclear reactor is no longer an enigma to students who can see its workings in minute detail on a computer. In Wisconsi, the Chippewa Indians are studying their ancient and almost forgotten language with the aid of a computer. More commonly, the computer is used for drilling math and language concepts so that youngsters may learn at their own speed without trying the patience of their human teachers. The simplest computers aid the handicapped, who learn more rapidly from the computer than from humans. Once irksome, remedial drills and exercises now on computer are conducive to learning because the machine responds to correct answers with praise and to incorrect answers with frowns and even an occasional tear.

   Adolescents have become so exhilarated by computers that they have developed their own jargon, easily understood by their peers but leaving their disconcerted parents in the dark. They have shown so much fervor for computer that they have formed computer clubs, beguile their leisure hours in computer stores, and even attend computer camps. A Boy Scout can get a computer merit badge. One ingenious young student devised a computer game for Atari will earn him $100,000 in royalties This is definitely the computer age. Manufacturers of computers are presently getting tax write – offs for donating equipment to colleges and universities and are pushing for legislation to obtain further deductions for contributions to elementary and high school. Furthermore, the price of computer for home or office is being sold for less than $100. At that price every class in the country will soon have computer kids.

The price of a computer is now _____________

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• Why did the teachers ask each band to play two songs?

• The word ‘akin’ in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by ...........

• Which aspect of colonial printing does the passage mainly discuss?

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• The four boys of the Beatles ...............

• The changes in the American home mentioned in this passage may ...........

• Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a source of information for The Sea Around Us?

• The adaptation process described in the article was completed……

• Which of the following could NOT be said about calculators?

• The author of the passage argues that ...............

• The “pounds” in the second paragraph are probably_______.

• Why are there white rings on each end of the football?

• The author mentions that all of the following are aware of quantities in some ways EXCEPT ............

• Which of the following helps to create the Earth’s magnetic fields?

• The author uses the word “But” in paragraph 4 to ______.

• The word “multitudes” is closest in meaning to _________ .

• With which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree?

• The word “bizarre” is closest meaning to ..........

• All activities mentioned in the passage are household chores EXCEPT .................

• Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

• The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to .................