Reading Task 3 — uzdevums. Jaunās tēmas (izstrāde), E. Kaša.

For questions 1–6, choose the answer that you think fits best based on the three texts (available here: A, B and C).
Read the questions first. Thus you will know exactly what to look for in the text. This helps you focus on important details and makes it easier to identify the relevant information while reading, saving you time and effort.

1. What does Ishmael's explanation of his unsuccessful teaching attempts in Text A suggest about the challenges of communicating complex ideas?

Effective teaching depends primarily on the learner's willingness to accept unfamiliar perspectives.
Difficult concepts become accessible when teachers simplify their explanations and avoid abstract reasoning.
Previous teaching failures demonstrate that certain ideas cannot be understood through conventional instruction.
Successful instruction requires an understanding of both the subject's complexity and the learners' thinking.

2. What does Text B suggest about the relationship between fundamental freedoms and democratic governance?

Democratic stability depends on protecting citizens from political disagreements that might threaten peaceful social relations.
Individual freedoms become meaningful when governments establish effective systems of public responsibility and political accountability.
Democratic institutions maintain social harmony by encouraging citizens to adopt shared political values and beliefs.
Fundamental freedoms strengthen democratic societies by supporting civic participation and promoting peaceful governance.

3. How do Text B and Text C illustrate the influence of everyday circumstances on an individual's emotional wellbeing?

Both emphasise that emotional difficulties arise when individuals fail to establish clear personal priorities.
Both show that external pressures can negatively affect people's emotional responses and psychological wellbeing.
Both indicate that psychological distress results primarily from an inability to manage professional responsibilities.
Both suggest that emotional wellbeing improves when individuals reduce their exposure to demanding social environments.

4. In Text A, Ishmael describes the young people's attempt to escape captivity as “ingenuous and disorganized”. What does the word “ingenuous” suggest about their approach?

Their actions were impulsive but motivated by a strong desire to challenge established authority.
Their intentions were sincere but characterised by a somewhat innocent lack of practical understanding.
Their ambitions were unrealistic but supported by a clear understanding of the obstacles involved.
Their efforts were ambitious but undermined by an unwillingness to question conventional assumptions.

5. In Text C, the author describes the supermarket cashier as someone “whose daily tedium and meaninglessness surpasses the imagination of any of us here at a prestigious college”. What does this comparison suggest?

Academic institutions often fail to prepare students for the practical difficulties of professional employment.
Service workers frequently experience greater emotional dissatisfaction because they lack opportunities for academic development.
The cashier's exhausting routine involves a level of monotony that privileged students can scarcely imagine.
University graduates tend to underestimate the intellectual demands involved in performing routine service jobs.

6. Which statement best summarises the central message conveyed in Text C?

Modern routines often prevent individuals from appreciating the importance of meaningful relationships and personal fulfilment.
Conscious attention allows individuals to reconsider automatic judgements and respond to everyday situations with greater empathy.
Emotional wellbeing improves when individuals learn to avoid unnecessary conflicts and accept circumstances beyond their control.
Everyday frustrations become less significant when individuals recognise that other people experience similar difficulties.

Atsauce:

https://www.viaa.gov.lv. Centralizētais eksāmens par vispārējās vidējās izglītības apguvi angļu valodā (augstākais mācību satura apguves līmenis), 2026

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