Social Science

Family and Community Dynamics

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Family and community dynamics explore the role of parents and caregivers in child development and education. It covers topics like creating supportive home environments and managing early childhood education. These questions are relevant for social studies and teaching aptitude tests.

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Family and Community Dynamics Questions

Multiple choice

Which of these is a short gist of what the author wants to say?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

The back-to-school season is upon us, and once again, parents across the country have loaded their kids’ backpacks up with snack packs and school supplies. It’s a good moment to reflect on what else we should be giving our kids as they head off to school.
American parents are feeling particularly anxious about that question this year. The educational process feels more than ever like a race, one that starts in pre-preschool and doesn’t end until your child is admitted to the perfect college. There is a lot of advice out there on how best to help our kids thrive, but after surveying the research, I believe that most parents are more worried than they need to be about their children’s grades, test scores and IQ. And what we don’t think about enough is how to help our children build their character — how to help them develop skills like perseverance, grit, optimism, conscientiousness, and self-control, which together arguably do more to determine success than S.A.T. scores or I.Q.
In fact, there’s growing evidence that our anxiety about our children’s school performance may actually be holding them back from learning some of these valuable skills. If you’re concerned solely with a child’s G.P.A., then you will likely choose to minimize the challenges that child faces in school. With real challenge comes the risk of real failure. And in an ultra-competitive academic environment, the idea of failure — even a small, temporary failure — can be very scary, to students and parents alike.
But experiencing failure and adversity, researchers have found, is a critical part of building character. Recent research by a team of psychologists led by Mark Seery of the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, found that adults who had experienced little or no adversity growing up were actually less happy and confident than those who had experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood. Overcoming those obstacles, the researchers hypothesized, “could teach effective coping skills, help engage social support networks, create a sense of mastery over past adversity,  foster beliefs in the ability to cope successfully.
By contrast, when we protect our children from every possible adversity — when we call their teachers to get an extension on a paper; when we intervene in the sandbox to make sure everyone is sharing their toys; when we urge them to choose only those subjects they’re good at  — we are denying them those same character-building experiences. As the psychologists Madeline Levine and Dan Kindlon have written, that can lead to difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood, when overprotected young people finally confront real problems on their own and don’t know how to overcome them.

  1. Parents should make children deal with challenges in their own way not bothering about their academic scores.

  2. Parents should strive to make life more challenging for their children so that they are able to face challenges later in life.

  3. Parents should train children to face challenges rather than training them to become more intelligent.

  4. Parents should give challenges to children which have more chances of failure as children understand how to face failure in life.

  5. Parents should encourage children to have values that build character at the expense of intelligence building skills.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The author says that parents should be keener to train children to face challenges instead of trying to make them more intelligent. According to the author building values that help them face challenges is more important than helping them become intelligent. This answer choice is correct. The author says that parents should concentrate on making children face challenges instead of trying to make them more intelligent by concentrating on their academic scores.

Multiple choice

Which of these is an effective counter argument to the author's argument that character building skills are more necessary for children than intelligence building skills?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

The back-to-school season is upon us, and once again, parents across the country have loaded their kids’ backpacks up with snack packs and school supplies. It’s a good moment to reflect on what else we should be giving our kids as they head off to school.
American parents are feeling particularly anxious about that question this year. The educational process feels more than ever like a race, one that starts in pre-preschool and doesn’t end until your child is admitted to the perfect college. There is a lot of advice out there on how best to help our kids thrive, but after surveying the research, I believe that most parents are more worried than they need to be about their children’s grades, test scores and IQ. And what we don’t think about enough is how to help our children build their character — how to help them develop skills like perseverance, grit, optimism, conscientiousness, and self-control, which together arguably do more to determine success than S.A.T. scores or I.Q.
In fact, there’s growing evidence that our anxiety about our children’s school performance may actually be holding them back from learning some of these valuable skills. If you’re concerned solely with a child’s G.P.A., then you will likely choose to minimize the challenges that child faces in school. With real challenge comes the risk of real failure. And in an ultra-competitive academic environment, the idea of failure — even a small, temporary failure — can be very scary, to students and parents alike.
But experiencing failure and adversity, researchers have found, is a critical part of building character. Recent research by a team of psychologists led by Mark Seery of the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, found that adults who had experienced little or no adversity growing up were actually less happy and confident than those who had experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood. Overcoming those obstacles, the researchers hypothesized, “could teach effective coping skills, help engage social support networks, create a sense of mastery over past adversity,  foster beliefs in the ability to cope successfully.
By contrast, when we protect our children from every possible adversity — when we call their teachers to get an extension on a paper; when we intervene in the sandbox to make sure everyone is sharing their toys; when we urge them to choose only those subjects they’re good at  — we are denying them those same character-building experiences. As the psychologists Madeline Levine and Dan Kindlon have written, that can lead to difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood, when overprotected young people finally confront real problems on their own and don’t know how to overcome them.

  1. Intelligence cannot be developed at any age whereas character building skills can be developed at any age.

  2. Intelligence is required for developing the values necessary to make character.

  3. There is a certain technique to develop the intelligence of a person whereas there is no technique to develop character.

  4. Success is more easily achievable through intelligence than through character.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The author's main argument is that parents need to develop character rather than developing intelligence. A counter argument should concentrate on the fact that intelligence is necessary to develop the values for building character. This answer choice is correct. If intelligence is itself a prerequisite for building character then intelligence needs to be developed first rather than character.

Multiple choice

Which of these activities will the author prefer the parents encourage their children to do?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

The back-to-school season is upon us, and once again, parents across the country have loaded their kids’ backpacks up with snack packs and school supplies. It’s a good moment to reflect on what else we should be giving our kids as they head off to school.
American parents are feeling particularly anxious about that question this year. The educational process feels more than ever like a race, one that starts in pre-preschool and doesn’t end until your child is admitted to the perfect college. There is a lot of advice out there on how best to help our kids thrive, but after surveying the research, I believe that most parents are more worried than they need to be about their children’s grades, test scores and IQ. And what we don’t think about enough is how to help our children build their character — how to help them develop skills like perseverance, grit, optimism, conscientiousness, and self-control, which together arguably do more to determine success than S.A.T. scores or I.Q.
In fact, there’s growing evidence that our anxiety about our children’s school performance may actually be holding them back from learning some of these valuable skills. If you’re concerned solely with a child’s G.P.A., then you will likely choose to minimize the challenges that child faces in school. With real challenge comes the risk of real failure. And in an ultra-competitive academic environment, the idea of failure — even a small, temporary failure — can be very scary, to students and parents alike.
But experiencing failure and adversity, researchers have found, is a critical part of building character. Recent research by a team of psychologists led by Mark Seery of the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, found that adults who had experienced little or no adversity growing up were actually less happy and confident than those who had experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood. Overcoming those obstacles, the researchers hypothesized, “could teach effective coping skills, help engage social support networks, create a sense of mastery over past adversity,  foster beliefs in the ability to cope successfully.
By contrast, when we protect our children from every possible adversity — when we call their teachers to get an extension on a paper; when we intervene in the sandbox to make sure everyone is sharing their toys; when we urge them to choose only those subjects they’re good at  — we are denying them those same character-building experiences. As the psychologists Madeline Levine and Dan Kindlon have written, that can lead to difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood, when overprotected young people finally confront real problems on their own and don’t know how to overcome them.

  1. Tell them to participate in a drawing competition where each child is encouraged to show its creative talent.

  2. Tell them to go on a camping expedition along with a group of friends.

  3. Tell them to choose a task which requires qualities like perseverance and grit and which they are capable of.

  4. Tell them to perform a difficult gymnastics task and ask the instructor to help them only if required.

  5. Tell them not to bring any complaints from school and let them be free.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The author wants parents to build important qualities necessary for character formation in their children. He says that parents should not overprotect their children or spoon feed them. He does not say whether children should be given freedom or not. This answer choice is correct. If children go on a camping trip, they will understand the values like self control, perseverance, grit and conscientiousness. They will have to fend for themselves and will not be protected by their parents.

Multiple choice

Which of these could be a good title for the passage?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

The back-to-school season is upon us, and once again, parents across the country have loaded their kids’ backpacks up with snack packs and school supplies. It’s a good moment to reflect on what else we should be giving our kids as they head off to school.
American parents are feeling particularly anxious about that question this year. The educational process feels more than ever like a race, one that starts in pre-preschool and doesn’t end until your child is admitted to the perfect college. There is a lot of advice out there on how best to help our kids thrive, but after surveying the research, I believe that most parents are more worried than they need to be about their children’s grades, test scores and IQ. And what we don’t think about enough is how to help our children build their character — how to help them develop skills like perseverance, grit, optimism, conscientiousness, and self-control, which together arguably do more to determine success than S.A.T. scores or I.Q.
In fact, there’s growing evidence that our anxiety about our children’s school performance may actually be holding them back from learning some of these valuable skills. If you’re concerned solely with a child’s G.P.A., then you will likely choose to minimize the challenges that child faces in school. With real challenge comes the risk of real failure. And in an ultra-competitive academic environment, the idea of failure — even a small, temporary failure — can be very scary, to students and parents alike.
But experiencing failure and adversity, researchers have found, is a critical part of building character. Recent research by a team of psychologists led by Mark Seery of the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, found that adults who had experienced little or no adversity growing up were actually less happy and confident than those who had experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood. Overcoming those obstacles, the researchers hypothesized, “could teach effective coping skills, help engage social support networks, create a sense of mastery over past adversity,  foster beliefs in the ability to cope successfully.
By contrast, when we protect our children from every possible adversity — when we call their teachers to get an extension on a paper; when we intervene in the sandbox to make sure everyone is sharing their toys; when we urge them to choose only those subjects they’re good at  — we are denying them those same character-building experiences. As the psychologists Madeline Levine and Dan Kindlon have written, that can lead to difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood, when overprotected young people finally confront real problems on their own and don’t know how to overcome them.

  1. Character building tools for achieving great things.

  2. What parents should do - no emphasis on intelligence and lots of emphasis on character.

  3. Beyond SAT scores - What parents and educationists need to really worry about.

  4. Real education - Build character, not marks.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A title should capture the essence of the passage. The passage says that a good education should concentrate on building character rather than making children score marks. The emphasis of a good education should be on developing values that build character according to the passage. This answer choice is correct. The passage says that an education (that will be helpful to children) should build character and not help children just score marks.

Multiple choice

Which of these options tells about what the author will write if he were to continue writing the passage after the last paragraph?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

The back-to-school season is upon us, and once again, parents across the country have loaded their kids’ backpacks up with snack packs and school supplies. It’s a good moment to reflect on what else we should be giving our kids as they head off to school.
American parents are feeling particularly anxious about that question this year. The educational process feels more than ever like a race, one that starts in pre-preschool and doesn’t end until your child is admitted to the perfect college. There is a lot of advice out there on how best to help our kids thrive, but after surveying the research, I believe that most parents are more worried than they need to be about their children’s grades, test scores and IQ. And what we don’t think about enough is how to help our children build their character — how to help them develop skills like perseverance, grit, optimism, conscientiousness, and self-control, which together arguably do more to determine success than S.A.T. scores or I.Q.
In fact, there’s growing evidence that our anxiety about our children’s school performance may actually be holding them back from learning some of these valuable skills. If you’re concerned solely with a child’s G.P.A., then you will likely choose to minimize the challenges that child faces in school. With real challenge comes the risk of real failure. And in an ultra-competitive academic environment, the idea of failure — even a small, temporary failure — can be very scary, to students and parents alike.
But experiencing failure and adversity, researchers have found, is a critical part of building character. Recent research by a team of psychologists led by Mark Seery of the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, found that adults who had experienced little or no adversity growing up were actually less happy and confident than those who had experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood. Overcoming those obstacles, the researchers hypothesized, “could teach effective coping skills, help engage social support networks, create a sense of mastery over past adversity,  foster beliefs in the ability to cope successfully.
By contrast, when we protect our children from every possible adversity — when we call their teachers to get an extension on a paper; when we intervene in the sandbox to make sure everyone is sharing their toys; when we urge them to choose only those subjects they’re good at  — we are denying them those same character-building experiences. As the psychologists Madeline Levine and Dan Kindlon have written, that can lead to difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood, when overprotected young people finally confront real problems on their own and don’t know how to overcome them.

  1. A brief idea about the research in psychology on over protected children.

  2. An example about the problems faced by children in young adulthood and the skills necessary to cope with them.

  3. An idea about why character building is more necessary for children who have faced no adversity.

  4. An idea about what other qualities are required for character building for over protected children.

  5. An idea about the failure rate in life of overprotected children as compared to children who have faced adversity.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The last paragraph says that when overprotected children finally confront the real problems of life, they are unable to cope up with them. Something which continues with this must talk about the skills necessary to equip children to confront the problems faced by them. This answer choice is correct. The last paragraph talks about the problems confronted by overprotected children in young adulthood. So the paragraph after this should concentrate on the skills required to cope up with these challenges.

Multiple choice

' ... parents working in sync' means

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question by selecting the most appropriate option.

1. Karuna Verma is bewildered. "I don't know how she did it," she says about her mother, Renu Chopra. Karuna's childhood memories are of her father leaving late for office so that, by then, her mother would be-back from work. Of her parents working in sync to make sure the kids were well taken care of .Of her mother handling kitchen and classroom with ease.

2. When her own daughter was born, Karuna too wanted to do the balancing act. But it did not turn out to be as easy as it seemed. For starters, her parents' era was different from hers. As she was living with her husband in Andheri, Mumbai, away from their families, resuming work would have meant leaving her daughter with a maid while she was away. Her daughter's formative years would be spent with an outsider, a thought that did not appeal to Karuna. She quit her teaching job in a school.

3. For a woman who was encouraged to be independent. throughout her life, the decision to quit and stay at home was a difficult one. Ironically it was her mother who urged her to quit the job and become a full-time mother. For Karuna, being a housewife is one of the tougher jobs she has had. "I have no time for myself," says Karuna. "I make sure all my personal work is done when Avni is asleep. Earlier I had a set routine. My husband and I used to wake up at 6 a.m. I would re-heat the food the maid had cooked the day before and pack it for lunch. Then we used to head off to work, and at night, we would go out. I had a lot of time to myself and for my husband then," says Karuna.

4. The routine is quite different now. Karuna has taken to cooking. She wakes up quite early and makes sure all her work is done before the baby is up. The rest of the day flies by, pandering to two-year-old Avni's needs.

Source: The Week, March 13, 2011 (Adapted)

  1. father earning and mother taking care of children

  2. parents having staggered office hours and sharing household work

  3. parents pooling their resources together to take care of expenses

  4. husband and wife sinking their differences to preserve domestic harmony
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Parents working in sync' refers to the coordinated schedule described in the passage where Karuna's father would leave late for office so that her mother would be back from work by then. This staggering of work hours allowed them to share household responsibilities and ensure the children were always cared for by a parent. Option A is incorrect because it only mentions earning and caretaking without the coordination aspect. Option C refers to financial pooling which is not mentioned. Option D refers to conflict resolution which is not relevant.

Multiple choice

Directions: Answer the following question by selecting the most appropriate option.

Parents should play a ______ role in the learning process of young children.

  1. negative

  2. proactive

  3. sympathetic

  4. neutral
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A proactive role means parents actively engage in their child's learning through activities like reading together, discussing school work, and creating a supportive learning environment. Negative or neutral roles lack engagement, while sympathetic is more about emotional support than active participation in learning.

Multiple choice

Which of the following would not address the importance of bringing up socially conscious and healthy families of desired size?

  1. Educating people about taking care of pregnant mothers

  2. Educating people about available birth control options

  3. Educating people about importance of breast feeding

  4. Educating people about post-natal care of mother and child

  5. Educating people about adolescence and related changes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. Educating people about adolescence and related changes would not address the importance of bringing up socially conscious and healthy families of desired size.

Multiple choice

What is the motive of working parents sending their children to day care centres according to the passage?

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. To become successful in their careers

  2. To assuage their guilt at working

  3. To provide a stable childhood

  4. None of these

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as according to the passage, the parents do not send their children to day care for any of the reasons given above.

Multiple choice

What is the underlying tone of the passage?

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. Parenting problems with little children.

  2. Stress that working parents face when caring for children

  3. Draw backs of sending children to day care centers.

  4. Day care centers as a solution for working parents

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the passage discusses the problems that working parents face while bringing up children and the benefits of day care centers in these cases.

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. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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’.

Multiple choice

One of the most frustrating aspects of a teaching job is recognizing that despite your best efforts and devotions to children's learning and welfare, there is little you can do without the cooperation of parents Which one explains the essence of the above statement?

  1. Teachers seldom get cooperation from the parents of children.

  2. Teaching job is most frustrating as even one's best efforts do no pay.

  3. Teachers can do little if at all to help children learn and do well.

  4. Teacher's efforts can bear fruit only with cooperation of the parents.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This statement emphasizes that teaching is fundamentally a collaborative effort between teachers and parents. Despite a teacher's best efforts and dedication, student learning and welfare outcomes significantly depend on parental cooperation and support at home. Option D correctly captures this essence - teachers' efforts can only bear fruit with active parental involvement in the educational process.

Multiple choice

How does playing help the children?

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Playing is as natural for children as breathing. All children love to play. They play because they are so full of animal spirits and so overcharged with muscular energy that they must expend it by playing. Running, jumping and other physical activities build their muscles and tone their motor development. It is all-instinctive.
Moreover, playing involves imagination, imitation and ‘make-believe’ and thus contributes to the development of the child’s mind also. In playing a child makes friends, develops the qualities of leadership and learns to function in a group. This develops his social responsibility. Moreover playing is a preparation for the business of life. For example, when girls play with dolls they practice being mothers and when boys play policeman game, they prepare themselves for active and outdoor life. Thus playing is a rehearsal of those activities which will be useful to them in life.

Psychologists believe that playing also acts as a therapy for the child; it helps him/her to release all his/her pent-up feelings. It gives him/her much-needed cathartic release. Children play to make up for defeats, sufferings and everyday frustration. He may have been scolded by a teacher or bullied by a class mate.

It is, therefore, necessary that parents should let the children play when it is time to play. Some parents force their children to study as it is thought to be far more useful for life than play. It is a mistake on their part to think play as a wastage of time. Through the experience of play a child enriches his life and becomes not only physically strong but also emotionally.

  1. Builds their muscles

  2. Tones their motor development

  3. Makes a child develop his social responsibility

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The passage lists multiple benefits: 'builds their muscles and tone their motor development' (A), contributes to mind development (implied in B's scope), develops social responsibility through group function (C), and preparation for life activities. Option D 'All the above' is correct as all individual benefits are mentioned.

Multiple choice

Select the most suitable title for this passage.

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Playing is as natural for children as breathing. All children love to play. They play because they are so full of animal spirits and so overcharged with muscular energy that they must expend it by playing. Running, jumping and other physical activities build their muscles and tone their motor development. It is all-instinctive.
Moreover, playing involves imagination, imitation and ‘make-believe’ and thus contributes to the development of the child’s mind also. In playing a child makes friends, develops the qualities of leadership and learns to function in a group. This develops his social responsibility. Moreover playing is a preparation for the business of life. For example, when girls play with dolls they practice being mothers and when boys play policeman game, they prepare themselves for active and outdoor life. Thus playing is a rehearsal of those activities which will be useful to them in life.

Psychologists believe that playing also acts as a therapy for the child; it helps him/her to release all his/her pent-up feelings. It gives him/her much-needed cathartic release. Children play to make up for defeats, sufferings and everyday frustration. He may have been scolded by a teacher or bullied by a class mate.

It is, therefore, necessary that parents should let the children play when it is time to play. Some parents force their children to study as it is thought to be far more useful for life than play. It is a mistake on their part to think play as a wastage of time. Through the experience of play a child enriches his life and becomes not only physically strong but also emotionally.

  1. All play and no study makes a child dull

  2. Importance of only playing

  3. Memories of my childhood

  4. Playing- A booster for children
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The passage comprehensively discusses benefits of playing: physical (muscles, motor development), mental (imagination, make-believe), social (friends, leadership, group function), emotional (therapy, cathartic release), and practical preparation for life. Option D 'Playing- A booster for children' captures the overall developmental booster theme.

Multiple choice

How does playing make a child develop his social responsibility?

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Playing is as natural for children as breathing. All children love to play. They play because they are so full of animal spirits and so overcharged with muscular energy that they must expend it by playing. Running, jumping and other physical activities build their muscles and tone their motor development. It is all-instinctive.
Moreover, playing involves imagination, imitation and ‘make-believe’ and thus contributes to the development of the child’s mind also. In playing a child makes friends, develops the qualities of leadership and learns to function in a group. This develops his social responsibility. Moreover playing is a preparation for the business of life. For example, when girls play with dolls they practice being mothers and when boys play policeman game, they prepare themselves for active and outdoor life. Thus playing is a rehearsal of those activities which will be useful to them in life.

Psychologists believe that playing also acts as a therapy for the child; it helps him/her to release all his/her pent-up feelings. It gives him/her much-needed cathartic release. Children play to make up for defeats, sufferings and everyday frustration. He may have been scolded by a teacher or bullied by a class mate.

It is, therefore, necessary that parents should let the children play when it is time to play. Some parents force their children to study as it is thought to be far more useful for life than play. It is a mistake on their part to think play as a wastage of time. Through the experience of play a child enriches his life and becomes not only physically strong but also emotionally.

  1. A child makes friends.

  2. A child develops the qualities of leadership.

  3. A child learns to function in a group.

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The passage explicitly states that 'In playing a child makes friends, develops the qualities of leadership and learns to function in a group. This develops his social responsibility.' All three individual options (A, B, C) are directly mentioned as ways play develops social responsibility, making 'All the above' the correct answer.