Multiple choice

What is the meaning of the phrase ‘stress gets doubled’ in the passage?

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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 guilt and stress that parents feel upon leaving their children in day care centres

  2. The stress of building a career as well as managing parenthood

  3. The stress of supporting financial needs of the family and building up a career

  4. The stress of dealing with conflicts regarding nurturing the potential of children and leaving them in someone else’s custody

  5. .
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. The context of the phrase indicates that parents who need to keep their jobs while at the same time attending to the needs of their children feel double the stress.

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