READING [ Part 3 ]

Question

Read the passage carefully and answer the given questions. 

Family types vary in different countries and among different cultures. In Western, industrialized societies, the nuclear family ranks as the most common family type. It consists of a father, a mother and their children. But nuclear families exist together with many other types of family units. In the single-parent family, for example, a mother or a father heads the family alone. A blended family is formed when a divorced or widowed parent remarries. As divorce rate has risen, the number of single-parent and blended families has increased.

 

In many parts of the world, parents and children live together with other family members under the same roof. These complex families usually contain several generations of family members, including grandparents, parents and children. They may also include brothers of sisters and their families, uncles, aunts and cousins. Even when relatives do not live together, they still consider themselves members of the same extended family including grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins.

Question 1. (NB)  Which family type ranks as the most common one in Western industrialised societies?    

Question 2. (TH) What does a nuclear family consist of?    

Question 3. (NB)  Has the rise in divorce rate increased the number of single-parent and blended families?

Question 4. (VD) How many generations does an extended family usually contain?  

Answer 1

Question 1. the nuclear family    

 

Question 2. a father, a mother and their children

 

Question 3. Yes, It has

 

Question 4. several generations of family members, including grandparents, parents and children