Please read the following passage.

The procedure is actually quite simple. First you arrange things into different groups, depending on their makeup. Of course, one pile may be sufficient depending on how much there is to do. If you have to go somewhere else due to lack of facilities, that is the next step; otherwise you are pretty well set. It is important not to overdo things. It is better to do too few things at once than too many. This may not seem important, but complications can arise. A mistake can be expensive. At first the whole procedure will seem complicated. Soon, however, it will become just another fact of life. It is difficult to foresee any end to the necessity for this task in the immediate future, but then one never can tell.

1. Are there any words you do not understand?

2. Is the structure of the paragraph and sentences unusual or difficult?

3. What is this paragraph about?

4. Why don’t you know? (Answer comprehension questions.)

Comprehension Questions:

1. Is this a difficult procedure?

2. Is it better to do too few or too many things? Why?

3. What do you do if there is a lack of facilities?

4. Does the procedure seem complicated?

5. What changes how complicated it seems?

6. What does the future hold for this procedure?

Other Questions:

· Can you answer questions 1-6?

· If you can, that means you understand the passage, right?

· How can you answer “comprehension” questions without understanding?

· How would you respond if asked to paraphrase the passage in your own words? How is this different?

· What does this say about quality of questions we ask children?

· What can a teacher do to help you understand this passage? What is the message in this?