Grade 11 Reading Exercise

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Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
 All Exercises
Africa Boy
Words: 770    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
History of Steam Engine
Words: 844    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
Roman Oil Trade
Words: 910    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
Life Without Mental Images
Words: 911    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
Science Of Sleep
Words: 933    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
Helium's Future
Words: 938    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
Making Time for Science
Words: 939    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
Is Science Dangerous
Words: 975    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
Sense of Scent
Words: 1013    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
The Triune Brain
Words: 1069    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Put Women To Family
Words: 1096    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
E-cigarettes Stop Smoking?
Words: 1125    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
How I was floored by a tick
Words: 1197    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Light Pollution
Words: 1200    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
City HIV First Emerged
Words: 1259    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Sponging Dolphins
Words: 1376    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Lost Objects: The Lion of al-Lat
Words: 1476    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Atom Bomb
Words: 1767    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
 Today's Question
Questions 1-8: The Reading Passage has eight paragraphs, A-H. Which paragraph contains the following information? Write the correct letter A-H in boxes.
1. Two "jobs" that women essentially do

2. Question about dating

3. Delaying pregnancy

4. The first year, when women are more likely to have bachelor's a degree

5. The reasons to put yourself first

6. The source of conformation to domestic lifestyle

7. Our expectancy over women's prioritization

8. Pros of extended paternity
Questions 9-14: Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D.
9. One hundred years ago, women in the USA:
A)had no rights.
B)were not allowed to pursue higher education.
C)couldn't vote.
D)were members of the national workforce.
Answer 9:

10. According to Silvia Dutchevici:
A)feminist movement has more disadvantages than advantages.
B)now we expect women to prioritize career over family.
C)now we expect women to prioritize their own needs over family.
D)women rarely achieve an equal balance between family and work.
Answer 10:

11. Tamra Lashchyk, a Wall Street executive, says that
A)most women are still responsible for the house duties.
B)men don't really need to do any housework.
C)it's more important for a woman to have a career than a family.
D)both A and B.
Answer 11:

12. Lashchyk agrees with Dutchevici on
A)women's rights and feminism.
B)the fact that the right to family leave is a society’s issue.
C)the state of women's rights in America.
D)the reason why women want to pursue their careers.
Answer 12:

13. Jeni Mayorskaya says that
A)nowadays women give birth later than they used to.
B)now women don't push pregnancy back.
C)when women are in their 30s, they have to think about putting career on pause to become a mother.
D)Both A and C.
Answer 13:

14. According to the last paragraph, how can women deal with societal pressure?
A)They should be selfish.
B)They shouldn't work at home.
C)They should put themselves first.
D)They should avoid marriage at all.
Answer 14: