Reading Comprehension - Multiple Matching

Read the following article in which four people speak about having a private teacher at home for young children.

A TUTOR AT HOME

A. Alex

Born to working parents and settled in dad’s official quarters in the city, I could have been left without friends or relatives to attend me in my childhood. But Angel was there. It was how I used to call my tutor, Ms Agnes, who taught me at home till I completed my secondary school. I always feel that I owe to her much for what I am at present, for it was her instructions and support that helped me to cure my fear of Math. She was patient and knew well about me. She personalised everything. I recall how she taught me physics lessons, about speed and acceleration, all in fun, while we were in a car, driving on a picnic day.

B. Catherine

Since being a toddler, up until I entered senior school, Nancy was with me at home, all in charge of teaching me everything. I can remember how kind she was to me and how determined she was to help me with my basic science. Still, I must confess I was not that cooperative to her. As I reckon, my real learning started only with my college days, when I was in hostel and studied from my campus and my campus mates. I was lucky to have a group of friends from whom I picked most of my knowledge in Mathematics. Math was my scary demon in my whole school days. Just as they were friends in learning, they were also mates in jollity. I can’t forget how I enjoyed holidays spent with them

C. Sithara

Most children have their tutors while being young. But my story is a wee bit different. I was in a joint family till we shifted to the town. May be because of that, I had no tutor in my childhood days. As dad and mom took job in university by the time I grew up to join it, we stayed in an apartment in the campus and a cousin- she was seven years senior to me- also lived in our house. I will call her my private teacher, since she attended my studies after her return from office. She was solid in Science and it was from her that I had a genuine grasp of physics concepts which I had studied in my school days.

D. Jansi

I have no doubt about the importance of having a tutor at home to help us learn in our school days. As my parents were not in a position to afford the salary for a tutor, my brother and I could not enjoy that benefit. It is true that our teachers were sensitive and attentive to each of the students in the class. However, in the last instance, a classroom is for the whole and teachers had their limit. I wanted to do space research, but my poor physics disqualified me. I often think with a sigh – my future would have been different if a tutor had helped me with my Science. One teacher wholly working for you, knowing your strength and weakness, planning and arranging everything only for you – that is something different. It gives not only extra knowledge, but extra energy as well.

The questions below are about the speakers having private teacher at home (A–D). For each question write the correct letter A, B, C or D in the box.

a)Suggests he / she did not much learn from tutor?

b)Says about a tutor who removed the speaker’s lonely childhood?

c)Had no tutor throughout?

d)d.Feels thankful to the tutor?

e)Got a tutor during the college days?

f)Feels disappointed about a lost opportunity?

g)Says about a tutor who helped to thorough physics?

h)Remembers a tutor who taught serious lessons on jolly occasions?

i)Was frightened about Math all through the school years

j)States that his /her tutor had sound knowledge in Science?