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CHEMICAL READING COMPREHENSION TEST “IN BRAZILIAN STYLE”

Volodymyr V. Tkach*1,
Marta V. Kushnir2,
Svitlana I. Pidlubna2
1
Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine
2
Chernivtsi Gymnasium #5, Ukraine

It is known that the subject integration is one of the most efficient pedagogic
techniques in modern classes. By realizing the interdisciplinary relation and
connection, it is possible to have success in teaching two and even more school
disciplines simultaneously.
This integration has already been realized in admission exams of Brazilian
Federal Universities, as it comes from psychological and pedagogical doctrine of
Paulo Freire. According to his study, the traditional “banking” system, in which the
pupils receive a databank, disconnected from the life situations, is obsolete and has to
be substituted by a “problem-oriented” didactic methodology, in which the
schoolchildren have to resolve the real or close to real problems.
Herein, an example of reading comprehension tests, evaluating both English
and Chemistry competences is given.

CHEMISTRY TEACHER FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA SUSPENDED

FOR UNSAFE CHEMICAL EXPERIENCES
An Okanagan high school teacher has been suspended for three days for
conducting a chemical experiment in his Grade 9 classroom that later caused a fire at
the school.
The incident happened in February 2018 at George Elliot Secondary School in
Lake Country, British Columbia., when teacher Allen Penner used ammonium

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dichromate to create a "chemical volcano," according to a consent resolution
agreement posted to the Province Teacher Regulation Branch's website.
Penner failed to wear safety glasses, a lab coat or gloves during the experiment
and didn't ventilate the chemical reaction with the use of a fume hood, according to
the document.
He cleaned up the experiment, wrapped the residue with wet paper towels and
threw them in a garbage can in the classroom.
The residue later reacted with the garbage can, starting a fire that spread,
causing nearly 60 000 dollars in damage.
In September 2018, the Central Okanagan School District suspended the
teacher for ten days and moved him to another school within the district.
The matter was referred to the Province Commissionaire for Teacher
Regulation and last month, Penner was suspended another three days.
Hundreds of people signed an online petition created two years ago asking for
the teacher to be reinstated at George Elliot Secondary School, which was sent to the
superintendent.
The petition registered more than 800 signatures with one poster calling Penner
"the greatest science teacher I ever had" and another describing his teaching style as
"crazy yet effective, making his classes enjoyable and fun."
School District 23 Superintendent Kevin Kaardal said the district received the
petition but he declined to comment further citing employee privacy.
Adaptedfrom: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chemistry-
fire-george-elliot-secondary-high-school-teacher-suspension-1.5616819
© www.cbc.ca.Text used for educational purposes. All rights reserved.

GENERAL COMPREHENSION TEST

1. Please mark the true and false statements
1. A dangerous chemical experiment was carried out in the classroom number nine
2. The pronoun “that” in the second line of the text is referent to the noun
“experiment”
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3. Allen Panner wore safety glasses and gloves to conduct the experiment safely
4. The teacher didn´t ventilate the chemical reaction medium for safety reasons
5. The inflammation had occurred before the residue was thrown into the recycle bin
6. “Spread” is an irregular verb, used in Past Indefinite Tense
7. Allen Panner was banned from teaching Chemistry for a fortnight
8. After his fortnight ban, Allen Panner returned to the same school
9. An online-petition has been created and signed to support Allen Panner
10. The word “yet” in the fourth line from the bottom is the synonym of “but”
2. Please chose the correct statement
1. British Columbia is part of
a) The United States
b) Canada
c) Australia
d) The United Kingdom
2. Allen Panner received his temporary ban from teaching, due to:
a) Ethical misconduct
b) Inadequate employment history
c) Unsafe chemical experiments
d) Numerous pupils´ complaints
3. Allan Panner was giving a lesson to the pupils of:
a) 8th grade
b) 9th grade
c) 10th grade
d) 12th grade
4. The reaction caused fire, due to the:
a) Wrong reagent added to the reaction mixture
b) Wrong order of reagent addition by the teacher
c) Fail in safety precautions applied to such experiments
d) Fail in air oxygen concentration
5. 60 000 dollars was:
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 a) The premium Allen Panner received for his lesson
b) The approximate price of the damaged school equipment
c) The teacher salary granted for Allen Panner
d) The total taxes paid by Allen Pannerper annum

CHEMICAL COMPREHENSION TEST

1. The “chemical volcano” reaction is very famous and is taught in secondary school
Chemistry course. Please write down the balanced reaction equation of ammonium
dichromate composition. Identify the oxidant and the reductant.
2. Please, identify the incorrect statement, concerning the reaction:
a) Ammonium dichromate contains both oxidant and reductant elements in its
composition, therefore, it easily undergoes its chemical decomposition
b) The Chromium element is reduced from the oxidation state +6 to +3
c) If 36 g of the salt are decomposed, 3,2 l of the gas (in normal conditions) are
formed
d) Ammonium dichromate decomposes, yielding the gaseous nitrogen molecule. This
gas is dangerous, as it is flammable
e) Chromium (III) oxide is formed during the reaction
3. In a laboratory, the “chemical volcano” reaction yielded a gaseous substance,
which was capable to fill a parallelepiped-like vessel with the measures of 80 x 40 x
20 cm. Find the mass of the initial ammonium dichromate

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