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3. If something is “in tandem”, it means ____________________________.

(a) to be away with (b) to live with
(c) to be under (d) to be alongside
4. If a person is said to be ‘surfing the Internet’, it means ____________________________.

(a) to access or search the Internet (b) to conduct the electronic waves
(c) to play with the Internet (d) to organize the Internet
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the reasons for school-aged
teenagers’ leisure activity choices?
(a) the socio ecological settings (b) the global warming

(c) the cultural settings (d) the ecological model
6. Which of the following options is correct regarding the graph shown with the passage?

(a) Children attending government schools spend less time on net surfing than the
children attending public schools.

(b) Children attending public schools spend more time with friends than the children
attending government schools.

(c) Children attending public schools spend more time watching TV than the children
attending government schools.
(d) Children attending public schools spend less time on their cell phones than the
children attending government schools.
7. Why do you think the author says that conducting a contextual inquiry into leisure-
lifestyles is critical?
(a) Because India exhibits significant regional differences in opportunity, but no peer
pressure.
(b) Because India exhibits significant regional differences in opportunity, degree of
media exposure, family support, and peer pressure.
(c) Because India exhibits significant regional differences in opportunity, but very low
degree of media exposure.

(d) Because India exhibits significant regional differences in opportunity, with
restricted family support.

8. In the expression “The ecological continuum from rural (village) to metro settings”, the
phrase 'ecological continuum' can be correctly paraphrased as ____________________.

(a) the restrictions due to environmental change
(b) the window of environmental change

(c) the emergence of environmental change
(d) the range of environmental change
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