NURUL AFIQAH BINTI AHMAD ZABIDI

DB180046 (EAE SECTION 46)

READING TASK:
STRESS AMONG
CHILDREN

1. What evidence is there to show that children

nowadays experience stress? Give four (4)
symptoms demonstrated by children
under stress.
Trouble eating and sleeping
Do poorly in school
Get ick frequently and moody

2.What is the topic sentence of paragraph 2?

About extra pressure challenge to young
people

3. In what condition can children be allowed to

form a relationship with adults other than their
parents or guardians?
children will feel comfortable to sharing problem
with siblingd other than parents.

4.Why do children of today have more trouble

coping with crises than children during stressful
times like the World Wars?
.This is because, he former do not have as many
adults, grandparents, aunts, uncles and whom they
can count on.
Children today have a much lonelier experience and
existence

5. State three (3) ways in which parents can

be a cause of stress to their children.
Overprotecting their children
Children being overcritical and demanding
parents are not keeping promises or simply
not being available to their children

6.What is the main idea of paragraph 5?

Stress is a part of life and parents can not
protect children from stress.
Parents can help children by concern about
them such as, communicate with children,
help them take care of their helth and give
realistic expectations.
7.Explain the meaning of the following phrases as
they are used in the passage:
a) fear of the unfamiliar (Paragraph 1) 
-·Scary or stress on something on something that they
do not experience before this
b) left to their own devices (Paragraph 2)
-· Parents are busy with work so children spend lot of
their time with the gadget such as hand phone, laptop.