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11. ".. causing them to die out immediately." The underlined word refers to ....
A. underwater plantations
B. large-scale projectd
C. marine creatures
D. greenery
E. corals

Read the text to answer the questions number 12 and 13

Many students have problems with their studies and one of the solutions is extending
lesson hours. This extension may be as 30 minutes, but several regions have implemented up to
2 additional hours of schooling every day. Here are several pros and cons of a longer school day
to consider and discuss as well.

On its positive side, extending classes matches to a parent's work schedule. In a full-day
school, the final class ends 1-2 hours before the workday ends for most parents. By extending
the length of the school day, parents and children's schedules will better match.

Then, it provides additional learning time for other subjects. In an era when school
regions face tight budgets and limited resources, the creative subjects tend to be the first ones to
go. Subjects like music, art, and physical education tend to be cut because they aren't tested in a
standardised way. By having longer school days, it would be possible to add these subjects back
into local curriculums so that students can benefit from a well-rounded education.

The other benefit is that it could create longer family weekends. Full-day schools and
working hours extend a similar length time. That means the potential of creating longer family
weekends when schedules can be synced up, and that increases parent-child

contact time.

On the other hand, full-day schools have disadvantages. It limits students' activities
outside of school. Instead of pursuing something they are passionate about, students will be
sitting at a table or desk, trying to retain information from textbooks.

Then, it results in fatigue. Children who become tired are less likely to retain information
provided to them. Fatigue in children can also create mood instabilities or enhance the
symptoms of an attention deficit disorder diagnosis.

Finally, more funding is required to make long hours happen. More contact hours for
teachers means a higher salary needs to be paid. Another solution would be to hire additional
teachers, but that would mean an added labour cost as well. It means private schools would
raise their tuition rates.

Above all, the pros and cons of a longer school day will always be a controversial debate.
More contact time can mean greater learning opportunities, but it could also create discipline
issues for tired children without seeing any gains in scores.

Adopted from: https://vittana.org/10-longer-school-days-pros-and-cons (8th November 2019)

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