Time is running out and the parents are worried. With just 10 days left for the schools to
reopen after homework .Since the children have enjoyed through their vacations it is their
parents who are surfing the internet, painting the charts, writing essays and preparing science
models .Some busy parents who are well off but cannot spare time are compelled to send
their wards to the “holiday homework special” classes. Sumedha, who holds classes for
completing the children’s homework, says that she charges anything between Rs.1000 and
5000per child depending on the class and volume of homework. Many schools give away
prizes for the best homework or add the marks in internal assessment. This makes it almost
imperative for parents to get the best quality. Majority of the parents’ complain that the level
of the homework is so high that their children are clueless about how to do it. Also many of
them fret that the quantum of holiday homework is so much that children fail to complete it
within the stipulated holidays.In spite of all the troubles all parents agree that holiday homework is essential for the
children. Some of them opined that homework helps establish and strengthen bonds between
them and their children as it brings them close to each other .Some others think that holiday
homework keeps the children in touch with their studies when they are not going to school.
Answer the questions by choosing the best alternatives: 5x1=5
Q (i). The two objections raised by parents regarding holiday homework are____________
a. Children playing through the holidays and amount of homework
b. High level of homework and amount of homework
c. Too much time and high level of homework
d. Lack of ideas among children and level of homework
Q (ii). Holiday homework special ‘classes are conducted for________________
(a) Busy parents
(b) Children of busy parents
(c) For all well off children
(d) Teachers
Q (iii). That _________________makes it necessary that quality homework is done.
(a) Schools assign difficult homework
(b) Parents are doing the homework
(c) Schools add marks of the homework to internal assessment
(d) Parents are paying a heavy price for the homework.
Q (iv). Besides keeping the children in touch with their studies homework_______ between
Parents and children.
(a) Sets up bonds
(b) Builds bonds
(c) Weakens bonds
(d) Sets up and builds bonds
Q (v). The word/phrase ______________in the passage means the same as “expressed
opinion”.
(a) Running out
(b) Spare
(c) imperative
(d) Opined
Answers
Answer:
(b) High level of homework and amount of Homework
(b) Children of busy parents
(c) Schools add marks of the homework to internal assessment
(d) Sets up and builds bonds
(d) Opined
I think these all are correct.
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Q (i). The two objections raised by parents regarding holiday homework are____________
a. Children playing through the holidays and the amount of homework
b. High level of homework and amount of homework
c. Too much time and high level of homework
d. Lack of ideas among children and level of homework
Q (ii). Holiday homework special ‘classes are conducted for________________
(a) Busy parents
(b) Children of busy parents
(c) For all well off children
(d) Teachers
Q (iii). That _________________makes it necessary that quality homework is done.
(a) Schools assign difficult homework
(b) Parents are doing the homework
(c) Schools add marks of the homework to internal assessment
(d) Parents are paying a heavy price for the homework.
Q (iv). Besides keeping the children in touch with their studies homework_______ between Parents and children.
(a) Sets up bonds
(b) Builds bonds
(c) Weakens bonds
(d) Sets up and builds bonds
Q (v). The word/phrase ______________in the passage means the same as “expressed opinion”.
(a) Running out
(b) Spare
(c) imperative
(d) Opined