Question

when they live within a secured structure. Older children learn self control by watching how others,

especially parents act. Learning how to overcome challenges is essential to becoming a successful

adult. Few parents ask kids to do chores. They think their kids are already overburdened by social and

academic pressures. Every individual can be of service to others, and life has meaning beyond one’s

own immediate happiness. That means parents eager to teach values have to take a long hard look at

their own.

❖ Choose the most appropriate option.( 4×1=4)

a) What do the psychologists, educators and parents want to teach the children?

• To teach them about treachery.

• To teach them about indiscipline.

• To teach them about the values of life like hard work, contentment, honesty and compassion.

• None of these.

b) What is essential to become a successful adult?

• Learn not to overcome challenges.

• Learn how to overcome challenges.

• Nothing is essential.

• None of these.

c) Why do children need limits on their behaviour when they live within a secure structure?

• They feel more secure and better.

• They feel insecure.

• They feel bored.

• None of these.

d) What is the drawback of giving children too much too soon?

• They fail to cope with life’s disappointments when they grow up.

• They do not study seriously.

• They become quarrelsome when they grow up.

• None of these.

❖ Answer the following questions briefly.(4×1=4)

e) What values do parents and teachers want children to learn?

f) What are the results of giving their children too much too soon?

g) Why do today’s children want more?

h) What is the balance which the parents need to have in today’s world?

❖ Find words in the passage similar in meaning as.(2×1=2)

a) A feeling of satisfaction(para1).

b) Valuable (para 3)​

Answer 1

Answer:

1-c

2-b

3-a

4-a

5-they want to like their fellow beings

6-