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Saumalyajit De from Vivekananda Mission School, Kolkata
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 8

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.
Though the U.S. prides itself on being a leader in the world community, a recent report shows that it lags far behind other industrialised countries in meeting the needs of its youngest and most vulnerable citizens. The U.S. has a higher infant mortality-rate, a higher proportion of low birth-weight babies, a smaller proportion of babies immunised against childhood diseases and a much higher rate of adolescent pregnancies. These findings, described as a 'quiet crisis' requires immediate and far-reaching action. Research shows that a fourth of the nation's 12 million infants and toddlers live in poverty. As many as half confront risk factors that could harm their ability to develop intellectually, physically and socially. Child immunisations are too low, more children are born into poverty, more are in substandard care while their parents work and more are being raised by single parents. When taken together, these and other risk factors can lead to educational and health problems that are much harder and more costly to reverse.
The crisis begins in the womb with unplanned parenthood. Women with unplanned pregnancies are less likely to seek pre-natal care. In the U.S. 80% of teenage pregnancies and 56% of all pregnancies are unplanned. The problems continue after birth where unplanned pregnancies and unstable partnerships often go hand in hand. Since 1950, the number of single parent families has nearly tripled. More than 25 percent of all births today are to unmarried mothers. As the number of single parent families grow and more women enter the work force, infants and toddlers are increasingly in the care of people other than their parents.
Most disturbingly, recent statistics show that American parents are increasingly neglecting or abusing their children. Babies under the age of one are the fastest growing category of children entering foster care. The crisis affects children under the age of three most severely, the report says. Yet, it is this period-from infancy through pre-school years-that sets the stage for a child's future.
The 'Quiet Crisis' severely affects the children belonging to the age group ___________.

A between one and three years
B between two and three years
C below one year
D below three years


the answer wasn't given clearly in passage.

Ans 1:

Anushka Agrawal from Choithram International, Indore
Class : Class 8
It doesn't make sense, as it is quoted children under 3 years are most severely affected.

Ans 2:

Suhani Amogh Thaly from NPS, Bangalore
Class : Class 8
Shouldn't the answer be 'd' as they mention it "affects the children below the age of three most severely"

Ans 3:

Anurag peddi from Niraj International School, Hyderabad
Class : Class 9
I think its D

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Ethel shiju from National Public School Indiranagar, Bangalore
Class : Class 9
The answer is below one year as it is said in the passage that “These findings described as the quiet crisis requires immediate and far reaching action. One fourth of the nation’s 12 million infants and toddlers live in poverty” As infants are below 1 year..that must be the answer

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Rebekah Lisa Thomas from STRS, Trivandrum
Class : Class 8
I think that the answer has to be D because it is written clearly that "The crisis affects children under the age of three most severely

Ans 6:

Sharvari Joshi from VIBGYOR High Balewadi, Pune
Class : Class 9
the answer should be D it is clearly stated in the passage

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MRUDSDHA2 from Abhinava Vidyalaya English Medium Primary School, Pune
Class : Class 8
I think the answer should be option D- below 3 years. To quote the passage, "The crisis affects children under the age of three most severely, the report says."

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Aarav Mahavir Koul from NPS ITPL, Bangalore
Class : Class 8
It is Dit is d

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Ayush Gorain from Sarala Birla Public School, Ranchi
Class : Class 8
In my opinion, the answer should be Option (D) instead of Option (C), as, according to the final paragraph of the passage, it is written as "The crisis affects children under the age of three years most severely, the report says.". As it is clearly, mentioned, children under the age of 'three' years suffer most severely.

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Saumalyajit De from Vivekananda Mission School, Kolkata
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 8

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Ethel shiju from National Public School Indiranagar, Bangalore
Class : Class 9
The correct answer is option c. It is completely correct to say “there is A need” but wrong to say that “there is a need to REVISING the school timings.”,it should be to REVISE the school timings...thus the answer is option c. Hope you found it helpful!

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Feuli from Tagore International, New Delhi
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 5

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Aditya Basera from Teoler High School, Jaipur
Class : Class 7
d

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Jayee Bora from Srimanta Shankar Academy, Guwahati
Class : Class 6
As per internet, it should be option C. But it is showing wrong..

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Durjoy Datta from Venkateshwar International School, Sector 10, Dwarka, New Delhi
Class : Class 5
The answer is divide. There is an error from the SOF side. Anyways, there are many answers given by this website which are wrong.

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Aditya Basera from Teoler High School, Jaipur
Class : Class 7
sorry,, C

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Tanay Tatu from billabong high international school, Vadodara
Class : Class 5
yup, but if it is showing wrong, think of the next possibility! open?

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Alina Chattopadhyay from Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, South Delhi
Class : Class 6
the meaning of bridge is bind so, antonym poen is more appropriate . So whoever is saying its wrong, please acknowledge these are right answers by sof

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Sneha Bhide from Symbiosis, Pune
Class : Class 9
I think Divide is correct answer.

Ans 8:

Niha from Kumarans, Bengaluru
Class : Class 8
answer is c divide

Ans 9:

sangeeta singh from blue ridge , Pune
Class : Class 5
Option C

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Swarnava Pal from Vivekananda Mission School, Haldia
Class : Class 8
d is the answer

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Samhita Garg from Vibgyor High Malad East, Mumbai
Class : Class 6
i think c is the correct option

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anvi jain from SPRING DALE SENIOR SCHOOL, amritsar
Class : Class 5
I think it should be option c as bridge means 'to join' and antonym for this has to be 'divide'.

Ans 13:

Agastya Ashwin from VIBGYOR, P
Class : Class 5
"Divide" - option C does sound more appropriate to me! Hope, SOF sends a correction.

Ans 14:

Shreyans Jain from Glendale Academy, HYDERABAD
Class : Class 5
It says the antonym which is the opposite of a word so I think it is option d

Ans 15:

Mannat Verma from Vivek High School , Chandigarh
Class : Class 6
I think Shreyans Jain IS ABSOLUTELY right.

Ans 16:

marika from VTS, Mumbai
Class : Class 4
Option c is right as per the Internet. Open doesn't sound right either.

Ans 17:

Ananya sharma from Jayshree periwal high school jaipur , Jaipur
Class : Class 7

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Arihant Medhi from Dps Barasat, Kolkata
Class : Class 8
Bind can not be, as bride means 'to join' . But open is the answer,as the antonym of join is open

Ans 19:

Ananya sharma from Jayshree periwal high school jaipur , Jaipur
Class : Class 7
divide must be the correct answer because word divide means to separate and bridge means structure carrying road over river etc.

Ans 20:

Ishita Das from VMS, Kolkata
Class : Class 5
Yes the correct answer should be divide ( option c) .

Ans 21:

Arnav kaul from Chirec, Hyderabad
Class : Class 2

Ans 22:

Agrim gupta from DPS, Agra
Class : Class 5
why can't it be divide

Ans 23:

Kyra Vashishtha from Gurukul the School, Ghaziabad
Class : Class 5
Divide is more appropriate than open. It may be an error from the SOF side.

Ans 24:

Sanas Gandhi from Army Public School, New Delh
Class : Class 5
Divide is more appropriate option. SOF's answer key is probably showing the wrong answer.

Ans 25:

Aneek Dey from Little Angel School, karimganj
Class : Class 6
Divide ought to be the correct answer as it means to separate. If it was not in the options, then open could have been considered. Bridge means to connect for which divide is its antonym.

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Durjoy Datta from Venkateshwar International School, Sector 10, Dwarka, New Delhi
Class : Class 5
The answer is c as divide makes more sense here. If it was not present, then it would have been open.

Ans 27:

Mannat Verma from Vivek High School , Chandigarh
Class : Class 6

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Sagnik Nag from Thakur Public School , Mumbai
Class : Class 6
Open can be the antonym of bridge but divide makes more sense. If divide was not there in the options, then it could have been open

Ans 29:

Harshit from Montfort , Delhi
Class : Class 7
option C is correct

Ans 30:

Ashaz Shaikh from Marble Arch School, Mumbai
Class : Class 5
SOF has not sent a correction yet guys we need to voice our opinion

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Akshat from DPS, Bangalore
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 6

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Aman Saji from Indian School,Sohar,Sultanate of Oman., Sohar
Class : Class 6
WHENEVER THERE IS USAGE OF BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A NEGATIVE PART AND A POSITIVE PART. HERE THE NEGATIVE PART IS LONG AND THE POSITIVE PART IS EXCITING

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Aarav Srivastav from DWPS , Noida Extension
Class : Class 7
b is the ans

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Tanvi Sunil Rege from BHAVANS A.H WADIA HIGH SCHOOL, MUMBAI
Class : Class 6
B

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Aman Saji from Indian School,Sohar,Sultanate of Oman., Sohar
Class : Class 6
WHENEVER THERE IS USAGE OF BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A NEGATIVE PART AND A POSITIVE PART. HERE THE NEGATIVE PART IS LONG AND THE POSITIVE PART IS EXCITING

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Aarav Kapoor from Bhatnagar International School , New Delhi
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 4

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Aajani Datta from The Samhita Academy, Bangalore
Class : Class 5
the answer is C

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Feuli from Tagore International, New Delhi
Class : Class 6
C

Ans 3:

Sarthak Shome from Harvest International, Bangalore
Class : Class 8
yes it is a collective noun

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Mahi Malhani from Vibgyor high balewadi, Pune
Class : Class 4
C

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Aarav Mehta from Budha Dal Public School, Patiala
Class : Class 4
It is C so it is easy

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Gauri Chaturvedi from St. Joseph Convent, Jabalpur
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 6

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Aswath Krishna from DPS EAST, Bengaluru
Class : Class 6
Option 'C' warn

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Govind Narayanan V from St Thomas Residential School, Trivandrum
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 7

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Oscar Maltman from DBSEH, dubai
Class : Class 8
A is right boss leads pioneer pioneers

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Tamrashi Pani from National Public School, Bangalore
Class : Class 8
It can be A

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Pratham Dave from GNS, Bangalore
Class : Class 7
It should be 'A' right? because a boss is a person who leads people in any field

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ABANEESH PAL from G. D. GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, Lucknow
Class : Class 10
Why 'D?' It could be either A or B

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Shraavya from Chatrabhuj Nasree School, Mumbai
Class : Class 7
A

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Iba Khan from DPS , Noida
Class : Class 8
why cant it be a

Ans 7:

Necro from New Tulip international school, Ahmedabad
Class : Class 10
anna u idiot >:(

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NIVED PRAKASH NAIR from SARVODAYA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Class : Class 8
It can be A or B

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Annapurna Bulusu from AcS, Delhi
Class : Class 10
Pioneer

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Sushmita Kaushik from Vivek High School, Panchkula
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 9

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Samrudhdhi Deshmukh from Nutan prashala, Jamkhed
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 6

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Niraj Singh from dpsnoida, Noida
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 2

Fill in the blanks with right auxiliary (helping) verb from the given options:
Liza _______ not work regularly.

A do
B does
C is
D are


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