Unit-6, Lesson-1
1. Read the passage and answer question A.
World Health Organization (WHO) identifies adolescence as the period in human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before adulthood. This phase represents one of the critical transitions in one’s life span and is characterized by fast paced growth and change which are second only to those at infancy. Biological processes drive many aspects of this growth and development with the onset of puberty marking the passage from childhood to adolescence. The biological determinants of adolescence are fairly universal; however, the duration and defining characteristics of this period may vary across time, cultures and socio-economic situations. This period has seen many changes over the past century-puberty for example, comes earlier than before, people marry late and their sexual attitudes and behaviors are different from their grandparents or even parents. Among the factors responsible for the change are education, urbanization and spread of global communication.
The time of adolescence is a period of preparation for adulthood during which one experiences several key developments. Beside physical and sexual maturation, these experiences include movement toward social and economic independence, development of identity, the acquisition of skills needed to carry out adult relationships and roles and the capacity for abstract reasoning. While adolescence is a time of tremendous growth and potential, it is also a time of considerable risks during which social contexts exert powerful influences.
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.
(a) The pace of growth in infancy is --- than that of any other phase of human life.
i. slower ii. heavier
iii. milder iv. faster
Ans: iv. faster.
(b) The transition that takes place in adolescence is ---.
i. complex ii. easy
iii. difficult iv. crucial
Ans: iv. crucial.
(c) According to the passage, adolescence --- childhood.
i. precedes ii. follows
iii. accompanies iv. varies from
Ans: ii. follows.
(d) A synonym of the word ‘represent’ may be ---.
i. embody ii. equate
iii. present iv. appear
Ans: i. embody.
(e) The word ‘drive’ may be replaced by ---.
i. drop ii. run
iii. lead iv. guide
Ans: iii. lead.
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(f) The closest meaning of the word ‘universal’ as used in the passage is ---.
i. common ii. unique
iii. uncommon iv. private
Ans: i. common.
(g) In the expression ‘one experiences several key developments,’ the word ‘experiences’ is ---.
i. an adjective ii. an adverb
iii. a verb iv. a preposition
Ans: iii. a verb.
(h) In the expression ‘people marry late,’ the word ‘late’ is ---.
i. an adjective ii. an adverb
iii. a verb iv. a preposition
Ans: ii. an adverb.
(i) During adolescence influence of social contexts is ---.
i. light ii. negative
iii. positive iv. strong
Ans: iv. strong.
(j) During adolescence growth takes place ---.
i. quietly ii. timidly
iii. tremendously iv. silently
Ans: iii. tremendously.
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