Money-Smart Ideas to Discuss With Your Parents

Which detail or idea would not belong in a summary of this passage?

• Your parents might find money difficult to discuss.
• You will probably need financial help from your parents.
• You will need to make some kind of money agreement with your parents.
• You should work 30 hours a week, and save 90% of what you earn.

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In paragraph 15, the author points out that parents have different ideas about the purpose of —

• regular chores
• giving gifts
• an allowance
• an after school job

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This selection is mainly about how to —

• ask your parents for an allowance
• make money arrangements with your parents
• convince your parents to lend you money
• include your parents in the decision-making process

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What is the central idea of this article?

• how to ask your parents for an allowance
• how to make money arrangements with your parents
• how to convince your parents to lend you money
• how to include your parents in the decision-making process

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Part A: What is a central idea of the article?

• Allowances can take many different forms.
• Children should do chores in exchange for money.
• Parents and children should work together when making money agreements.
• Money agreements between parents and their children are difficult to negotiate.

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Part B: Which sentence from the article best supports your answer to Part A?

• Some parents find it more difficult to talk about money than about any other subject.
• No matter what your age, an allowance is your parents sharing their income with you.
• Some parents tie giving money with something being done in return (e.g., chores) while others give it with no strings attached.
• You probably can figure it out before asking them for money by thinking about what your parents will want you to do or not to do in return for their help.

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