As the family finally sets off from home after many arguments there is a moment of a lull as the
car takes off. "Alright, so where are we going for dinner now?" asks the one at the driving
wheel. What follows is chaos as multiple voices make as many suggestions. By the time order is
restored and a decision is arrived at, tempers have risen, feelings injured and there is at least
one person grumbling.
Twenty years ago, you would step out of home, decision about meal and venue already made
with no arguments in opposition and everybody looked forward to the meal with equal
enthusiasm. The decision was made by the head of the family and the others fell in line. Today
every member of the family has a say in every decision which also promotes a sense of
togetherness and bonding.
We empower our kids to make their own decisions from a very early age. We ask them
the cuisine they prefer, the movie they want to see, the holiday they wish to go on and the
subjects they wish to study.
It's a closely connected world out there where children consult and guide each other. A parent's
well-meaning advice can sound like nothing more than unnecessary preaching. How then do we
reach our children through all the conflicting views and make the voice of r eason be heard?
Children today question choices and prefer to go with the flow.
What then is the best path to take? I would say the most important thing one can do is listen to
it. Listen to your children and their silences. Ensure that you keep some time aside for them,
insist that they share their stories with you. Step into their world. It is not as complicated as it
sounds; just a daily half an hour of the 'quality time' would do the trick.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, Answer ANY TEN questions from the
twelve that follow.
i . Why does chaos happen when deciding where to go for dinner?
a. The Head of the family has no say in the decision
b. Everyone starts making a decision
c. People's temper rise when not given a chance to speak
d. People start grumbling
ii. Why was it easy to make decisions in families, twenty years ago?
a. Everyone respected the decision taken by the head
b. If people didn't like anything, they stayed back home
c. People liked grumbling and rising tempers
d. Women were not supposed to take part in decision making
iii. Who took important decisions twenty years ago?
A .All members of the family
b. Children
c. Women of the house
d. Head of the family
iv. What is the advantage of involving everyone in decision making?
a. Better Decisions
b. Quicker outcomes
c. Develops bonding
d. Empowers children
v. In today's world, why do parents involve their kids in decision making?
a. So that they feel empowered
b. So that they learn to speak up
c. So that learn not to go with the flow
d. So that become dependent on their parents
vi. What advice does the writer give to the parents?
a. Don't involve everyone in decision making
b. Make time for children and listen to them
c. Respect the head of the family and his decisions
d. Speak up and make decisions yourselves
vii. What does a parent need to listen to?
a. His child's stories
b. His child's jokes
c. His child's poems
d. His child's cries
viii. What would the half-hour quality time do?
a. Make children self-dependent
b. Make good parents
c. Improve the bonding of family members
d. Children would feel alone
ix. The synonym of 'hurt' as given in paragraph 2 is ________
a. Injured
b. Tempers
c. Grumble
d. Restore
x. The word which means the same as 'a style or method of cooking' in paragraph 4 is ______
a. science
b. gastric
c. gourmet
d. cuisine
xi. The antonym of 'agreeable' as given in paragraph 5 is _________
a. Preaching
b. Conflicting
c. Reason
d. Flow
xii. Which of the following is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word 'simple' as used in the
paragraph 6 is__________
a. difficult
b. complicated
c. easy
d. tricky
DON'T ANSWER IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE CORRECT ANSWER.
This is CBSR class 10 practice question.
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