English II Quiz 2: 10 July 2022 (May 2022 term)

Read the conversation between Mahesh and Isha and answer given subquestions: Mahesh: Isha, a bunch of us are probably going to ditch the mess and go for pizza tonight. If you’re free, you can meet us at the east gate at seven.
Isha: I’d love to Mahesh, but I have tuition classes tonight.
Mahesh: Tuition? I can’t imagine you needing help with a class.
Isha: The tuition I’m talking about is tutoring I’m doing for someone else—though, now that you mention it, physics has been giving me more problems than usual this semester.
Mahesh: I find that hard to believe. Uh, so are you tutoring one of the juniors, or something? Isha: Actually, no, I go out of campus to tutor a few students at the Perambur Government High School.
Mahesh: High school kids? Wow. In maths or something?
Isha: Right. You’ve probably read about this in the paper, but the city’s trying to raise the standards for its maths classes. The problem is, a lot of the kids are behind when they get to junior college.
Mahesh: So you help them catch up?
Isha: Basically. I have three students for forty-five minutes each on Wednesday night. So I’m there from 6:00 to 8:30 or so.
Mahesh: Isn’t that late for kids to be still at school?
Isha: Well, they’d be doing homework at that hour if they were home, anyway. The thing is, most of the tutors are students here at the university, so our classes aren’t over until late afternoon. And the education department likes us. We’re good at what we do, but we volunteer, so the program doesn’t cost a lot beyond, you know, the electricity to keep the high school open at night. Mahesh: Can you afford to take that much time away from your own studying?
Isha: Some weeks it’s kind of hard, but, I mean, when I start my PhD, I’m going to have to start teaching physics to students as a professor’s assistant, anyway. I may as well get used to teaching with easier material and just one student at a time.
Mahesh: And it must be nice to help people.
Isha: Definitely. That goes without saying. Forty-five minutes a week isn’t much time, but all three of my students have improved in the months we’ve worked together. It’s really inspiring. Mahesh: Cool.
Isha: So, anyway, sorry about dinner. It sounds like fun, and if it were any other night— Mahesh: Hey, I understand. Have fun, and I guess I’ll see you in class tomorrow morning.

What is Isha going to spend the evening doing?

Read the conversation between Mahesh and Isha and answer given subquestions: Mahesh: Isha, a bunch of us are probably going to ditch the mess and go for pizza tonight. If you’re free, you can meet us at the east gate at seven.
Isha: I’d love to Mahesh, but I have tuition classes tonight.
Mahesh: Tuition? I can’t imagine you needing help with a class.
Isha: The tuition I’m talking about is tutoring I’m doing for someone else—though, now that you mention it, physics has been giving me more problems than usual this semester.
Mahesh: I find that hard to believe. Uh, so are you tutoring one of the juniors, or something? Isha: Actually, no, I go out of campus to tutor a few students at the Perambur Government High School.
Mahesh: High school kids? Wow. In maths or something?
Isha: Right. You’ve probably read about this in the paper, but the city’s trying to raise the standards for its maths classes. The problem is, a lot of the kids are behind when they get to junior college.
Mahesh: So you help them catch up?
Isha: Basically. I have three students for forty-five minutes each on Wednesday night. So I’m there from 6:00 to 8:30 or so.
Mahesh: Isn’t that late for kids to be still at school?
Isha: Well, they’d be doing homework at that hour if they were home, anyway. The thing is, most of the tutors are students here at the university, so our classes aren’t over until late afternoon. And the education department likes us. We’re good at what we do, but we volunteer, so the program doesn’t cost a lot beyond, you know, the electricity to keep the high school open at night. Mahesh: Can you afford to take that much time away from your own studying?
Isha: Some weeks it’s kind of hard, but, I mean, when I start my PhD, I’m going to have to start teaching physics to students as a professor’s assistant, anyway. I may as well get used to teaching with easier material and just one student at a time.
Mahesh: And it must be nice to help people.
Isha: Definitely. That goes without saying. Forty-five minutes a week isn’t much time, but all three of my students have improved in the months we’ve worked together. It’s really inspiring. Mahesh: Cool.
Isha: So, anyway, sorry about dinner. It sounds like fun, and if it were any other night— Mahesh: Hey, I understand. Have fun, and I guess I’ll see you in class tomorrow morning.

Why has the city started the tutoring program?

Read the conversation between Mahesh and Isha and answer given subquestions: Mahesh: Isha, a bunch of us are probably going to ditch the mess and go for pizza tonight. If you’re free, you can meet us at the east gate at seven.
Isha: I’d love to Mahesh, but I have tuition classes tonight.
Mahesh: Tuition? I can’t imagine you needing help with a class.
Isha: The tuition I’m talking about is tutoring I’m doing for someone else—though, now that you mention it, physics has been giving me more problems than usual this semester.
Mahesh: I find that hard to believe. Uh, so are you tutoring one of the juniors, or something? Isha: Actually, no, I go out of campus to tutor a few students at the Perambur Government High School.
Mahesh: High school kids? Wow. In maths or something?
Isha: Right. You’ve probably read about this in the paper, but the city’s trying to raise the standards for its maths classes. The problem is, a lot of the kids are behind when they get to junior college.
Mahesh: So you help them catch up?
Isha: Basically. I have three students for forty-five minutes each on Wednesday night. So I’m there from 6:00 to 8:30 or so.
Mahesh: Isn’t that late for kids to be still at school?
Isha: Well, they’d be doing homework at that hour if they were home, anyway. The thing is, most of the tutors are students here at the university, so our classes aren’t over until late afternoon. And the education department likes us. We’re good at what we do, but we volunteer, so the program doesn’t cost a lot beyond, you know, the electricity to keep the high school open at night. Mahesh: Can you afford to take that much time away from your own studying?
Isha: Some weeks it’s kind of hard, but, I mean, when I start my PhD, I’m going to have to start teaching physics to students as a professor’s assistant, anyway. I may as well get used to teaching with easier material and just one student at a time.
Mahesh: And it must be nice to help people.
Isha: Definitely. That goes without saying. Forty-five minutes a week isn’t much time, but all three of my students have improved in the months we’ve worked together. It’s really inspiring. Mahesh: Cool.
Isha: So, anyway, sorry about dinner. It sounds like fun, and if it were any other night— Mahesh: Hey, I understand. Have fun, and I guess I’ll see you in class tomorrow morning.

What does the education department like about the tutors?