Cambridge English Placement Test B2 Level Open cloze test about a different approach to education

 

A different approach to education in Tamil Nadu, India 

Kaumaram Sushila International Residential School is a school with a difference. Every academic year, it makes a point of informing parents (1)_____ children are seeking admission that it gives more importance to organic fanning and productive work (2)_____ to formal marks-based education. This is (3)______ of those rare schools where children can ride horses as well as do some mountaineering and keep ducks, goats and bees. It is pointed (4)_____ to parents that if they are only keen on their children getting top marks in exams, the school may (5)_____ be suitable for them.

A small portion of the playground has (6)_____ turned into an area for growing vegetables, with students aged 4-8 being taught the importance of consuming healthy food. Organic farmers also come and talk to pupils about (7)_____ important it is to preserve the local environment. Finally, all children are encouraged to take responsibility (8)_____ the animals and crops in their care, and to understand the complex relationships of the natural world. 

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