Question

A. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. The culture of nuclear families is in fashion. Parents are often heard complaining about the difficulties in bringing up children these days. Too much of freedom in demand, too much independence, overnight parties, excessive extravagance, splurging pocket money; no time for studies and family. All this is a common cry of such families. The basic need of a growing youth is the family, love, attention and bonding along with moral values. One should not forget that charity begins at home. Independence and individuality both need to be respected, in order to maintain the sanctity of family. Today, children are to be handled with tact to bridge the ever widening generation gap. Only the reasonable demands need to be fulfilled, as there are too many expenses to be met and too many social obligations to be taken care of by the parents. Our forefathers lived happily in the joint families. Children loved to live with their cousins and learnt to adjust with what they had also. There was a perfect harmony between the generations. There never existed the concept of old age homes. There was a deep respect for the family elders and love, care and concern for the youngsters. Even the minor family differences were solved amicably. (1x5=5) 1. Pick out the synonym of 'holiness from the passage. a) Sanctity b) extravagance c) splurging 2. In this paragraph the word 'amicably is used as an a) adjective b) noun, c) adverb 3. To maintain the virtue of family, independence and individuality both be respected. a) True b) False 4. Describe the atmosphere in joint families. 5. Mention any two major common concerns of a nuclear family.​

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1)a sanctity 2)c adverb 3)a True 4)family atmosphere set by the relationship between the parents. It may understood as the climate of the household as the person remembers perceiving and experiencing it when the grandparents,parents,grandsons and daughter, understanding will be there. 5) to much independence and no time for studies and family