Multiple choice

Directions: Read the following passage/information and answer the question that follows.

I keep finding out that parenthood is a chronic condition. The acuteness may be episodic, but you can never quite root it out. As I write this, I’m in the midst of the highs and the hysteria, the cold sweat, the uppers of that great downer known as exams.

Which of the following can you infer?

  1. The writer is an expectant mother.

  2. The writer is sick of being a parent, and believes that the parental responsibility is burdensome.

  3. The writer is worried about her child’s forthcoming exams.

  4. The writer is worried about maintaining a balance between responsibilities of parenthood and of academic pursuits.

  5. The writer is ecstatic and melancholic at the same time and is, therefore, incoherent.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The opening statement makes it clear that the writer is a parent. And the concluding statement makes it clear that exams are fast approaching.

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