Activity - Matching Paragraph Headings questions

Read the list of paragraph headings again for the passage Culture and Learning. Then read Paragraphs A and B and choose a heading for each paragraph. Type the roman numeral (i-x) for each answer in the text boxes. When you have finished, click on the Check button to check your answers.

Note that the main idea of each paragraph has been highlighted to help you.

Questions 1-2

Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.

Cultural differences in writing styles
Primary and secondary school education
Implications for overseas students
Academic writing styles
International languages
Variation within cultures
Variations in subjects taught
Tertiary education
Cultural variation in learning between cultures
Changes in the British education system

Every culture has its own distinctive conventions regarding what should be learned and how learning should take place. In one culture, students may be encouraged to work with their classmates, while in another culture this activity may be prohibited. In some societies, students are discouraged from asking questions, while in others they may be required to do so.

Diversity exists not only between cultures, but also within a single culture. In most British primary and secondary schools, for example, the teacher is the primary provider of required information and rote learning plays an important role in the acquisition of this information. However, when these students proceed to university, they face a new set of academic norms and expectations. Although memorisation is still required, much more emphasis is placed on the critical evaluation of learning and independent research.

1 Paragraph A
2 Paragraph B

Note how the main idea of each paragraph matches the paragraph heading.

You will practise Matching Paragraph Headings questions in more detail in Step 4.

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Activity - Matching Paragraph Headings questions