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Section One
Use of English
Answers:
1.
According to a study by Kellog’s, the cereal maker, about one in seven chil-
dren in Britain go to school without first having breakfast. This comes to
approximately 820,000 students who come from families with food security
issues. The study estimates that students lose weeks off of their education
because hunger does not allow them to focus on their classes. This is partic-
ularly critical at the primary level since students are missing out on the foun-
dation of their education.
Teachers surveyed first hand how missing breakfast affects students. Many
teachers report that they’ve seen an increase in students coming to school
hungry. As a result, students may fall asleep in class, have behaviour issues
or perform poorly on standardised tests.
Experts mention several reasons why students may be going without break-
fast: more poverty, increased costs of living and difficult living situations at
home.
Some schools have implemented breakfast clubs where students can arrive
early to school and have breakfast before class. Schools with breakfast clubs
have noticed a decrease in student absences and tardiness and an increase
in academic achievement. However, many clubs have been forced to close
due to lack of government funding. In these cases, schools have turned to
donations from companies like Kellog’s, fundraising events and food bank
donations to keep these breakfast clubs open.
2.
1-j; 2-b; 3-a; 4-e; 5-d; 6-h; 7-g; 8-i; 9-f; 10-c.
3.
1-b; 2-a; 3-c; 4-b; 5-d; 6-a; 7-c.
4. TITLE:
One in Seven Children go to school HUNGRY according to shock
report
AUTHOR:
Ruki Sayid
NEWSPAPER:
Mirror Online
DATE:
September 13
th
, 2013
SUBJECT:
Child hunger
THESIS:
Food poverty is at an all-time high.
EVIDENCE:
• Research done by Kellogg’s shows that one is seven children go to school
without breakfast, and 820,000 students miss breakfast at least once a
week as their parents aren’t able to provide it for them.
• In the last year, Oxfam has also recorded that about 500,000 people have
to rely on food rations.
• School breakfast clubs can help provide students with a healthy meal,
but budget concerns have caused one in eight to close.
• Alternative options, like donations from companies like Kellogg’s, may
need to be employed to fight the problem.
SIGNIFICANCE:
This article provides facts and figures showing that many
children are going hungry in the morning. This means lost teaching hours
and lost learning opportunities since students don’t perform as well or even