Unit-6, Lesson-2
1. Read the passage and answer question A.
When a girl gets married, she usually drops out of school and begins full time work in her in-laws household. In the in-laws house, she is marginalized. She becomes vulnerable to all forms of abuse including dowry related violence. In Bangladesh, it is still common for bride’s family to pay dowry, despite the practice being illegal. Dowry demands can also continue after the wedding. For an adolescent bride, even if her in-laws are supportive, there are greater health risks in terms of pregnancy and child birth. The majority of adolescent brides and their families are uninformed or insufficiently informed about reproductive health and contraception. The maternal mortality rate for adolescents is double the national rate.
When adolescent girls are pulled out of school, either for marriage or work, they often lose their mobility, their friends and social status. The lack of mobility among adolescent girls also curtails their economic and non-formal educational opportunities. Moreover, they lack information about health issues. According to a study, only about three in five adolescents have even heard of HIV. It is also reported that more than 50 percent of adolescent girls are undernourished and suffer from anemia. Adolescent fertility is also high in Bangladesh. The contribution of the adolescent fertility rate to the total fertility rate increased from 20.3% in 1993 to 24.4% in 2007. Moreover, neonatal mortality is another concern for younger mothers.
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.
(a) Neonatal mortality refers to --- mortality.
i. infant ii. child iii. adult iv. octogenarian
Ans: i. infant.
(b) In the in-laws house, she is given the --- priority.
i. peripheral ii. central
iii. highest iv. supreme
Ans: i. peripheral.
(c) She becomes the --- of all abusive forces.
i. aim ii. target iii. center iv. object
Ans: ii. target.
(d) A synonym of the word ‘violence’ may be ---.
i. savagery ii. rage
iii. brutality iv. wrath
Ans: iii. brutality.
(e) An antonym of ‘supportive’ may be ---.
i. contradictory ii. following
iii. leading iv. distracting
Ans: i. contradictory.
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(f) The closest meaning of the word ‘uninformed’ as used in the passage is ---.
i. uncommon ii. unaware
iii. unpredictable iv. unable
Ans: ii. unaware.
(g) Reproductive health refers to --- health.
i. a child’s ii. an infant’s
iii. a father’s iv. a mother’s
Ans: iv. a mother’s.
(h) Girls, after being pulled out of school, lose their right to ---.
i. feel out of home ii. be out of home
iii. move around iv. roam around home
Ans: iii. move around.
(i) Adolescent girls’ lack of mobility also --- their economic opportunities.
i. boosts ii. lessens
iii. increases iv. shortens
Ans: ii. lessens.
(j) According to the passage, the expression ‘drops out of school’ means --- school.
i. dislikes ii. visits iii. postpones iv. leaves
Ans: iv. leaves.
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