1. Read the text and decide which of the following is the best title for it.

A. A guide to raising children with high self-esteem.

B. Household chores and their benefits in children’s upbringing.
C. Making your kids do housework can turn them into a child prodigy.
2. Choose the word with the closest meaning to the word “gratification” (underlined in line 2).
A. Gratitude
B. Pleasantry
C. Pleasure.
D. Gratuity
3. What does the underlined word “They” in line 8 mean?
A. Kids.
B. Important contributors.
C. Connection.
D. Family.
4. What does the writer state about holding kids accountable for their chores?
A. They are more tired and stressed as they have to do housework. Doing housework is
draining them mentally.
B. By doing so parents can increase their sense of responsibility. Children will feel more
capable by having work done by themselves.
C. Children should not be forced to do household chores and parents have no right to
make this their responsibility.
D. Only parents who can not do their housework should force their children to do it
instead.
5. When the writer presents three examples of 5-year-old Sarah, Sam aged 7 and Beth aged
18, what does he/she want to imply?
A. There are kids who can not fend for themselves but this has nothing to do with their
parents.
B. Parents doing too much for their kids without teaching them everyday’s living skills
can limit their ability to function at age appropriate levels.
C. The three examples have nothing to do with the reading materials.
D. Every method for raising kids has their own problems. These examples are just the
worst scenario for this method, but we can still get better outcomes by practicing it on
our children.
6. The word “intentionally” in line 23 is closest in meaning to.
A. Unwillingly.
B. Immediately.
C. Thoughtfully.
D. Deliberately.
7. What is the main idea in passage 3.
A. Doing schoolwork or practicing a sport should be prioritized.
B. There are skills that you will need as an adult but you will nevertheless learn them
when you are older, so your priority as a kid should be your academic or athletic
skills.
C. Parents should let their children help with housework even if they have homework
because this is practical for their adult life, not being a star student or athlete.
D. Children should be the one choosing what they want to do, their schoolwork or
household chores.