children mcq

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In the passage as a whole, the author cotrasts which of the following?

The treatment of children and the treatment of adults

In the course of the second paragraph (lines 6-21), the focus of the argument shifts from

adults language acquisition to children's learning in general

The primry function of the anecdote recounted in the fourth and fifth paragraph (lines 26-41) is to

emphasize a point by presenting an absurd example

The analogies presented in line 59 ("like a machine-top") and in lines 60-61 ("as the cat plays with her kittens") serve to

exemplify a difference between how people typically treat children and how they should strive to treat children

One contrast presented in the first paragraph (lines 1-5) is between

formal and informal learning

The author uses the pronoun "we" throughout the passage to

highlight norms of adult behaviour

The three sentences in lines 60-65 ("there is...at them") serve primarily to

provide a distinction to emphasize the passage's main point

The quotation marks around the word "disrespect" in line 72 highlight the irony of the word because the behavior it describes reoresents

children's inevitable reaction to being treated rudely by adults

The author's word choice in lines 14-16 ("Yet this...elders") serves which of the following functions?

It helps establish a characterization of children as playthings

Which of the following best describes the rhetorical function of the third paragraph (lines 22-25)?

It restates the author's argument at a transitional place in the passage

According to the author, "the obvious ground" (lines 46-47) can be ruled out because it

cannot be generalized to other similar situations

the primary purpose of the passage is to

critique a common practice

The author's tone in lines 42-45 ("Now why...the insulter) can best be described as

exasperated

In the sixth paragraph (lines 42-56), the author advances her argument by

offering and then eliminating potential explanations

In context, the word "sport" (line 15) is best interpreted to mean

entertainment


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