I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: It's nine o'clock on a Tuesday night.You are trying to finish your maths assignment. You have only two problems left to go.Almost done!You are looking forward to a nice snack and your favorite TV show.You read the next problem and groan.You don,t have a clue how to do it .You may check your notes from class .Or you may try reading your text-book .But the problem might as well be written in a foreign language. Does this sound familiar? Most people who have taken any kind of maths class have had this experience.What do you do when you get stuck? Perhaps you call a friend.Or you ask a family member for help.But what if it's late at night? Years ago there were very few ways to get help if you were stuck on a maths problem. Maths is different from other school subjects.You often cannot find what to do in a book.A dictionary or even an encyclopedia probably won't help you.You need someone to show you the steps.Learning most kinds of maths is something like learning to play a musical instrument.You need a coach to show you what to do. In many areas there are homework telephone lines.These hot lines have volunteers.They can help you do homework in all subjects.A maths volunteer can explain the steps in a maths problem that has you stumped* Today you can also get help on the Internet.There are several homework help programs and Web pages .In some,you leave your question on a message board.Or you write it in an e-mail note.In other maths-help programs there are live volunteer teachers.You can wait for a real maths teacher to help you do the problem. Question: The writer compares learning maths to _ . Options: A: learning to play a musical instrument B: using a computer C: finishing a homework assignment D: calling a friend to get help on homework
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: A recent study on parents who beat their children indicated that physical punishment still occurs far more frequently than previously thought but that physical punishment was ineffective. Given that 73 percent of the children who were hit waited less than 10 minutes before acting out again. So, what is? Many parents deal with their children's mistakes by taking away toys and separating them from their playmates. But for strong-willed kids like I was, none of these methods were effective. Like many kids, I wasn't bad; I was bored. Fortunately, my father realized this fairly early on and developed a new form of "discipline" that produced immediate results and long-term positive effects. Looking back as an adult, my father's method of making me read the encyclopedia whenever I did something wrong was the best thing he could have done. He would tell me a topic and say, "Learn about the aardvark and I'm going to quiz you shortly after." It was punishment in the sense that I was forced to stop whatever I was doing, but it also had a purpose in that it kept my mind occupied and presented the type of mental challenge I clearly lacked. Although unwillingly, I went to learn ly everything there was to know about aardvarks because I was going to figure out every question he could throw at me. If it weren't for my driving need to prove him wrong, it may not have worked as well as it did. So that's just it: It was effective. It helped me change my behavior in that moment and it conditioned me to seek out books when I was bored. Obviously, that happened frequently and apparently and it worked. I grew up to become a successful lawyer and a famous writer as well. To this day, Dad's the only one who can beat me. Question: What was the author's father method of punishing him for his mistakes? Options: A: His father angrily took away his favourite toys. B: His father separated him from his playmates. C: His father forced him to do some reading and tested him later. D: His father ordered him to learn about the aardvark and quizzed him shortly after.
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