Hortatory Exposition Remedial Test

The main information of the text is about_____.

• The importance of men and women in child-rearing

• The reluctance of men to play the role of parents

• The reason why women are better parents than men

• The superiority role of women in a family

• The different attitude in a family

Most women are good mothers because they ….

• have brothers and sisters with whom they play

• had to learn about nurturing when they were children

• have never dreams of adventure like boys

• are not to learn about competitive roles

• have known the role of career since childhood

As parents, women in general play a more important role than men because they are ….

• not aggressive at all

• good communicators

• superior human beings

• experienced in raising children

• capable of solving problems

Based on the text, the following are the general characteristics of men, EXCEPT ….

• aggressive

• adventures

• impatient

• irresponsible

• competitive

According to the text, which of the following statement is TRUE about parents in general?

• Children love their mothers more than they love their fathers.

• All fathers tend to be aggressive and violent towards their children.

• Mothers play a greater role in the education of their children.

• Even gentle fathers are unable to communicate with children.

• There is no communication between fathers and their children.

The common theme underlying both passages above is ….

• arguments against home school education practices

• evidence of several problems with homeschooling

• reasons why homeschooling should be eliminated

• failure which is associated with homeschooling

• formal school and home school education

Which of the following statements reflects a fact mentioned in either passage above?

• Joining a social club is a matter of wish to participate.

• Interacting with other individuals is very important.

• Children are individuals with inborn capacity.

• Sports teams are a form of social unit.

• Parents play a role as a private guru.

The idea in passage B which is different from that in passage A is ….

• thoughts that schools are a medium for individual to socialize freely

• the need to join social events not diversity that homeschoolers seek

• parents limited understanding of their children’s potentials and talents

• parents personal preference to a certain type of school for their children

• wrong assumptions on both home school education and homeschooling

The best summary of both passages is ….

• ideas of school and home school learning are wrong; yet, school is better

• schools are the right medium for socializing; yet, parents are still selective

• there is no rational support to believe education at home and at school

• children are going their ways to develop their talents and personality

• parents and teachers make inaccurate evaluation on children’ s talents

If a child’s parents are not able to identify the child’s talents comprehensively, a home school child’s basketball talent will ….

• never be revealed until the right expert can reveal the child’s talent

• grow normally because somebody’s talent is not affected by anyone else

• grow little and later it may stop growing at all as there is a little stimulation

• remain undeveloped because none is able to reveal the child’s potential

• still grow in so far he/she has the need to partake in a basketball team