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Figure: How Teenagers use their leisure time
(8) Given the importance of leisure time to health, we must recognise that leisure time
is a developmental activity that should be used to acquire and enhance abilities and
well-being rather than to burden oneself with health concerns.
On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer the following questions.
1. Which of the following is NOT correct, according to paragraph 2?
(a) Various automobile modifications are being introduced in tandem with the
changes in an Indian lifestyle, thus reorganizing life chores.
(b) Various time-saving technologies have been introduced along with the changes
in the Indian society.
(c) Various household appliances have been added to an Indian household.
(d) The various communication instruments have helped reorganize life chores of an
Indian household.
2. What does the author mean when he says, “Teenagers nowadays are more
technologically adept than children 10 years ago”?
(a) Because of the decreased exposure to new technology, teenagers today are more
adept than children 10 years ago.
(b) Because of no exposure to new technology, teenagers today are more adept than
children 10 years ago.
(c) Because of the increased exposure to new technology, teenagers today are more
adept than children 10 years ago.
(d) Because parents today teach their children about new technology from a very
young age, teenagers today are more adept than children 10 years ago.
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