Comprehension – 4 MCQ Practice Passage 4 Directions Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that followDirections Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the given word as used in the passage. 1. An increasing number of infants in the U.S. are in foster care on account of an increasing number of women maintaining the status of unwed motherhood and becoming economically independent. an increasing number of employed couples who are required to stay apart an increasing number of women getting divorced and abandoning their babies an increasing number of single parent families with the female member working. None 2. The task force report seems to be based on the data pertaining to the period 1950-91 1987 onwards till date 1950 onwards till date 1991 onwards till date None 3. Which of the following statements is not true in the context of the passage? Which of the following statements is not true in the context of the passage? In the U.S., the number of infants living in poverty is about 3 million Only 20 per cent of all the pregnancies in the U.S. are planned The number of single parent families today is approximately three times more than four decades ago None 4. Which of the following does not constitute the ‘quiet crisis’ in the U.S. as per the task force report? Larger proportion of babies who are deprived of immunization Increasing cases of teenage couples getting divorced Increasing cases of teenage couples getting divorced Lower proportion of new born babies with normal weight None 5. Children born out of unplanned pregnancies are highly vulnerable because they are raised by single parents their parents are emotionally immature they are less likely to receive prenatal care they are mostly malnourished None 6. Decide which of the following factors is/are responsible for the physical, intellectual andsocial under-development of infants in the U.S.?A. Illiteracy of parents B. Lack of parental care C. Poverty Only C Only B Only A Both B and C None 7. Directions Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the given word as used in the passage.Children falling in which age-group are most severely affected by the ‘quiet crisis’? Below three years Between two and three years Between one and three years Below one year None 8. Passage 11Directions Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the given word as used in the passageThe main focus of the passage is on the plight of orphaned children teenage mothers unwed mothers low birthweight babies None 9. The number of children born to married mothers in the U.S. is approximately how many times the number of children born to unwed mothers? 3.5 times 3 times 2 times 1.5 times None Time's up Please Share This Share this content Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to commentEnter your email address to commentEnter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
