1. What percentage of children live in extended families in Asia, the Middle East, South America and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2. Why are grandparents often less busy and stressed than parents?
3. What do young adults often think living alone will be like?
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07. Read this exam task and the answers to the questions. What is wrong with the answers? Match the answers 1-4 with the advice a-d below.
1. 2. 3. 4.
When you are answering a question:
- Decide on the key words in the question and think of words with a similar meaning.
- Move your eyes quickly across and down the text, looking for the key words, or words that mean the same. Don't read every word. This is called 'scanning'.
- If the text has headings, use them to help you decide which part of the text to look at first.
- When you find a key word, read the text around it to make sure you have found the right information.
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| Some grammar words (eg a, the. some) can be omitted in order to get the right number of words. |
Answer these questions. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.
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Question 1: What percentage of children in South Africa live with their extended family?
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Question 2: What helps children in extended families learn about the past?
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Question 3: What negative word can describe how it sometimes feels to live alone?
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Question 4: According to the Italian proverb, who should you phone when you have a problem?
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a. Don’t write more than the number of words you are given. You mustn't write full sentences.
b. Make sure that you use the correct information when you answer a question.
c. Don't change words in the text. Remember, the instructions tell you to choose words from the text.
d. Be careful with spelling. You can lose marks if your spelling is wrong.
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Question 1:
Question 2:
Question 3:
Question 4:
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