Comprehension 4

The Homework Dilemma

Exercise A
1. unavoidable
2. processing
3. spoil
4. desire
5. consider
6. unnecessary
7. too much
8. uses
9. tap or get
10. tiring

Exercise B
1. perceive
2. arduous
3. impulse
4. consume
5. internalize
6. indulge
7. excessive
8. undue
9. inevitable
10. harness

Check Your Understanding

1. Students dread doing homework in their school lives.
2. It is impossible for teachers to cover all the topics of the subjects they teach in their classes
because of the demanding school curriculum and co-curricular activities that take up a lot of
their schooling time.
3. By doing homework regularly, one will be able to internalise what one learns in school and
excel in the examinations. Furthermore, teachers may set examination questions based on
the coverage of homework assigned, giving an advantage to those who do regular homework.
4. Homework creates the need for them to work on their school work and reduces their
impulse to indulge themselves in unhealthy activities.
5. Too much homework and tight deadlines cause students to be stressed out.
6. They have to forsake going out with friends or pursuing some outdoor or leisure activities.
7. Parents send their children to tuition centres or employ private tutors for them at home to get
extra coaching for them.
8. Students do not participate in co-curricular activities because they have too much homework
to complete and many tuition classes to attend every day.
9. Teachers can help by setting a reasonable amount of homework to be completed within a
realistic deadline.

Keep It Concise
Suggested points:
It provides extra exercises for students.
It allows students to internalise what they have learnt.
It can be used to check students understanding of the lessons.
It helps them to excel in their examinations.
 It enhances their performance in their academic achievements.
It helps them to occupy their time beneficially.