Read the text and answer the following questions
A tiny school is soon to celebrate its 100 birthday - against all expectations. Five years ago, it seemed certain to close but parents and other villagers fought the local education authority and raised fun to keep it open. It is now ending its first term as a school run by the village community and the villagers are justly proud of their achievement.
They were furious when education chiefs tried to make them send the village children to other schools further away because the number of pupils at the village school is small. The villagers started a huge campaign to raise money. They collected enough to hire a teacher and begin to help with school cleaning, lunch supervision and lessons. Now the school is doing well and it seems as if it will continue to run in the future.
What effects would the closure of the school have had on the village children?
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When did the parents get the money they needed to keep the school open?
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What was the villagers’ reaction to the decision of closing the school?
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What phrase is used in the passage to show that it was surprising that the school reached its 100th birthday?
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Why does the writer think the school will not be closed?
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