Question

Read the text and the questions below. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D. 1) Why is Sonia in favour of shorter school holidays? A She can't get anyone to mind her children in summer. B She thinks that secondary school holidays are too long. C She can't afford to pay someone to look after her children. D She doesn't get any summer holidays in her present job. 2) What does Jason say about long summer holidays? A They can help children forget about school. BThey have no effect on children's education. C These days many older people have them too. D Schools in other countries don't have them. 3) What does Nadia say about young people in summer? A They behave badly when they go back to school. B Long holidays are very bad for their education C They would like to spend more time at school D Where she lives there is nothing for them to do.​

Answer 1

1) Why is Sonia in favour of shorter school holidays?

A She can't get anyone to mind her children in summer.

2) What does Jason say about long summer holidays?

D Schools in other countries don't have them.

3) What does Nadia say about young people in summer?

D Where she lives there is nothing for them to do.​

Answer 2

1) Why is Sonia in favour of shorter school holidays? A) She can't get anyone to mind her children in summer. B) She thinks that secondary school holidays are too long. C) She can't afford to pay someone to look after her children. D) She doesn't get any summer holidays in her present job.

The correct answer is A) She can't get anyone to mind her children in summer. This means that Sonia supports shorter school holidays because she has difficulty finding someone to take care of her children during the summer break.

2) What does Jason say about long summer holidays? A) They can help children forget about school. B) They have no effect on children's education. C) These days many older people have them too. D) Schools in other countries don't have them.

The correct answer is A) They can help children forget about school. Jason believes that long summer holidays can be beneficial for children as it allows them to take a break from school and focus on other activities, helping them to temporarily forget about their academic responsibilities.

3) What does Nadia say about young people in summer? A) They behave badly when they go back to school. B) Long holidays are very bad for their education. C) They would like to spend more time at school. D) Where she lives there is nothing for them to do.

The correct answer is D) Where she lives there is nothing for them to do. Nadia mentions that in her area, there are limited options or activities for young people during the summer, implying that they may struggle to find things to do and potentially engage in negative behavior as a result.