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The Phone-Free Lunch Experiment

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The Phone-Free Lunch Experiment

For one month, students at Brookfield School tried something unusual: no phones at lunch. Phones stayed in lockers from twelve until one, and the dining hall filled with board games, sketchbooks and a lot more noise. The idea came from the student council. In a survey, 61 per cent of students said they spent most of lunch looking at a screen, and many said they wanted a break but found it hard to stop on their own. At first, not everyone was happy. "I thought it was a punishment," admitted Jaden, 12. "But after a week I'd learned to play chess, and now I actually look forward to lunch." Teachers noticed changes too. Ms Ortega, who supervises the hall, said there were fewer arguments and more students sitting in mixed groups. However, some students said they missed messaging family members during the day. The council will now vote on whether to keep the rule. One suggestion is a compromise: phone-free Mondays to Thursdays, with Fridays left free.

  1. Question 1

    Read "The Phone-Free Lunch Experiment". What is the article mainly about?

    • A. a school's month-long trial of phone-free lunches and how people reacted
    • B. how to vote in a student council
    • C. the history of mobile phones
    • D. why chess is the best board game

  2. Question 2

    Read "The Phone-Free Lunch Experiment". According to the survey, what did many students want?

    • A. a break from screens, though they found it hard to stop on their own
    • B. a longer lunch break
    • C. more homework
    • D. new phones

  3. Question 3

    Read "The Phone-Free Lunch Experiment". How did Jaden's attitude change?

    • A. He became angrier each week.
    • B. He never noticed the rule.
    • C. He stopped coming to lunch.
    • D. He went from seeing the rule as a punishment to looking forward to lunch.

  4. Question 4

    Read "The Phone-Free Lunch Experiment". Why does the writer include the sentence beginning 'However' in paragraph 4?

    • A. to prove the rule was a total success
    • B. to show a drawback of the rule, giving a balanced report
    • C. to introduce a new topic
    • D. to tell a joke

  5. Question 5

    Read "The Phone-Free Lunch Experiment". What is the main purpose of this article?

    • A. to inform readers about the trial and different views on it
    • B. to entertain with a made-up story
    • C. to sell board games
    • D. to persuade readers to ban phones everywhere

  6. Question 6

    Read "The Phone-Free Lunch Experiment". Why might the council consider the 'compromise'?

    • A. because teachers asked for longer lunches
    • B. to keep the benefits while answering students who wanted to contact family
    • C. because nobody liked the rule
    • D. because phones were broken

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Answer key: The Phone-Free Lunch Experiment

  1. 1. A. a school's month-long trial of phone-free lunches and how people reacted

    • The main idea covers the whole text; details only cover a part.
    • Every paragraph is about the trial, its reasons and its results.
    • So the answer is: a school's month-long trial of phone-free lunches and how people reacted

  2. 2. A. a break from screens, though they found it hard to stop on their own

    • The answer is stated directly in the text.
    • Paragraph 2: they 'wanted a break but found it hard to stop on their own'.
    • So the answer is: a break from screens, though they found it hard to stop on their own

  3. 3. D. He went from seeing the rule as a punishment to looking forward to lunch.

    • A character's words and actions reveal what they are like and what they want.
    • He says he 'thought it was a punishment' but 'now I actually look forward to lunch'.
    • So the answer is: He went from seeing the rule as a punishment to looking forward to lunch.

  4. 4. B. to show a drawback of the rule, giving a balanced report

    • Text structure is how a writer organises ideas.
    • 'However' introduces a downside, so the report isn't one-sided.
    • So the answer is: to show a drawback of the rule, giving a balanced report

  5. 5. A. to inform readers about the trial and different views on it

    • The writer's choices show their purpose.
    • It reports facts, quotes several people and presents both sides.
    • So the answer is: to inform readers about the trial and different views on it

  6. 6. B. to keep the benefits while answering students who wanted to contact family

    • An inference combines clues in the text with what you know.
    • The compromise responds to the benefits (paragraph 4) and the complaint about messaging family.
    • So the answer is: to keep the benefits while answering students who wanted to contact family