Multiple choice

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

It is obvious that, given a choice, all teachers would choose to teach in a classroom that is bright and well equipped and is limited to twenty students or thereabout with all of them having their books and materials to support their learning. That is not the situation in many classrooms in the world today, and it will probably not be the situation for years to come. In the meantime, as we have tried to show, there are ways to make learning better, more entertaining and easier for both the teacher and the students. We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sail.

What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

  1. To show that even if a situation is not ideal, a profitable use of it can be made with some adjustments

  2. To elucidate on the impossibility of an ideal schooling situation in the world

  3. To lay importance on improved teacher and student relationship

  4. To issue guidelines on how to improve schooling system in the world

  5. To accept the reality of the situation about the pathetic schooling situation all over the world
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Explanation

The purpose of the writer is to strike a balance between 'what ought to be' and 'what is' by making necessary adjustments.

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