Multiple choice

What is the view of the author about leaving children in day care centres?

Directions: Read the given passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

In today's generation, people easily get caught up with a lot of things to do. The stress gets doubled up among parents who need to keep their jobs and at the same time attend to the needs of their children. Working parents often deal with conflicts and the stress of becoming successful in their careers and at parenting at the same time, can be resolved by putting their child in a day care centre that can attend to its needs while they are away for work. Working parents are usually compelled to leave their children in the custody of day care centre staff so that they can go to work and support the financial needs of their family. For some, this is not the ideal setup but if one will weigh the advantages of day care centers, it is easy to conclude that leaving children in day care centres is not a bad idea after all. Day care centres have become a typical option for busy parents in this modern time. It presents an opportunity to assist parents to nurture the potential of children. Day care centres became the place for children to explore and develop their individuality.

  1. The author is against it.

  2. The author is in favour of it.

  3. The author does not indicate that in the passage.

  4. The author thinks it is the ideal way any child should be brought up.

  5. .
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. The passage indicates the view point of the author by the following statement in the passage, ‘it is easy to conclude that leaving children in day care centres is not a bad idea after all’.

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