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READING QUIZ 3 [15 marks]
Duration : 1 hour
Instruction: Read the text and answer all questions that follow.
Explore the World from your Home with these Virtual Field Trips
I Many of us love to travel.
Unfortunately, there are so many
places to see and not many people
have enough time or money to see
them. What if your travel budget does
not allow you to see all of the places
in person that you might like to visit?
What if you could indulge your
curiosity and experience more of the
world without actually leaving your
home?
II Your home may be hundreds of miles
away from the White House or the
International Space Station, but
thanks to this high-quality virtual
tours that make good use of voice-
overs, texts, videos, and related
activities, students can get a real
sense of what it is like to visit. A
virtual visit to the White House
features a tour of the Executive
Office as well as a look at the art of
the ground floor and the state floor.
Visitors can also explore the White
House grounds, view the presidential
IV Another high-quality virtual reality
portraits that hang in the White
House, and see the dinnerware that
has been used during various
presidential administrations. Thanks
to the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA)
Agency’s
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video tours, viewers can also get a
guided tour of the International Space
Station. In addition to learning about
the space station itself, visitors will
learn how astronauts exercise to
prevent the loss of bone density and
muscle mass, how they get rid of their
trash, and how they wash their hair
and brush their teeth in zero gravity.
III With new and increasingly affordable
technology, it is easy to find online
field trips that offer a complete
virtual reality experience. Explorers
can purchase cardboard virtual reality
goggles for less than USD10 each,
giving users experience almost as
good as actually visiting the location.
There is no need to manipulate a
mouse or click a page to navigate.
Even an inexpensive pair of goggles
provides a life-like experience
allowing visitors to look around the
venue just as if they were visiting in
person.
field trip option is Discovery
Education. For years, the Discovery
Channel has provided viewers with
educational programming. Now, they
offer a phenomenal virtual reality
experience for classrooms and
parents. Students can enjoy
Discovery’s virtual
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trips on desktops or mobiles without VI These are ways to see the world from
goggles. The 360° videos are breath-
taking. Discovery offers live virtual
field trip options where viewers just
need to register and join the trip at
the scheduled time. There are
adventures such as a Kilimanjaro
Expedition or a visit to Pearl Valley
Farm to learn how eggs get from the
farm to your table.
V Another option for exploring via
virtual field trips is to join a live- sounds, history, and culture of other
streaming event. All you need is an
internet connection and a device such
as a desktop or a tablet. The
advantage of the live events is the
opportunity to participate in real-
time by asking questions or
participating in polls, but if you miss
an event, you can watch a recording
of it at your convenience. 
the comfort of your home.
Fortunately, the Internet makes it
more possible than ever before for
people to read about, see, and hear
about more international destinations
and foreign cultures than ever before.
There are ways to travel virtually
using your laptop or tablet that puts
you in an immersive online
environment where you can
vicariously experience the sights,
places all over the world.
Adapted from:
Bales, Kris. (2018). Explore the World from Your Home
or Classroom With These Virtual Field Trips. Retrieved
from https://www.thoughtco.com/virtual-field-trips-
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1 Replace the words in bold with an appropriate synonym provided in the box below.
Write your answer in the space provided.

choice opinion cheap feeling chance ability

a …but thanks to this high-quality virtual tours that

make good use of voice-overs, texts, videos, and
___ feeling _
related activities, students can get a real sense of

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what it is like to visit.

b Even an inexpensive pair of goggles provides a life- ___ cheap __

like experience…

c Another high-quality virtual reality field trip option __ choice __

is Discovery Education.

d The advantage of the live events is the opportunity to __ chance__

participate in real-time…

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2 Read the phrases a-d, and match them by drawing a line with their meanings from i-iv.
Phrase Meaning

a to take part in broadcast i to find online field trips 

happenings

b to explore a place ii to look around

c to view videos of places iii to join a live-streaming

on a device event 

d to look for guided virtual iv to travel virtually using your

explorations laptop

[4 x 1m = 4 marks]

3 Based on the text, state two (2) virtual field trips that you could take if you were
interested in outdoor activities.
a Discovery Education
_______________________________________________
b to join a live-streaming event _____________________________________

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4 Based on the text, provide two (2) reasons how can live-streaming events attract
Internet users?
a the opportunity to participate in real-time by asking questions or participating
in polls ._________________________________
b if you miss an event, you can watch a recording of it at your convenience.
__________________

[2 x 1m = 2 mark]

5 Based on the text, state two (2) advantages of virtual reality field trips.
a it is inexpensive______________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
b allowing visitors to look around the venue just as if they were visiting in person.
_______________________________________________________________
[2 x 2m = 4 marks]

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