Family - Unit 2 Full Excercise (Comprehension)

UNIT - 2

Family

Family

Class 12 Unit 2 Family Full Exercises | NEB Grade XII Compulsory English Note | NEBdesk |

  Working with words 

      

B. Find the meanings of the following family-related words and use them in your own sentences.

1. Nuclear family = Family consisting of parents and their children only 
I live in a modern nuclear family. 
     
2. Monogamy = The practice of marrying or state of being married to one person
My husband and I got married and we took a vow of monogamy.

3. Sibling-in-law =  sibling of your spouse or the spouse of your sibling
I have an irritating sibling-in-law.

4. Milk Kinship = A form of fostering allegiance with fellow community members. 
In some religions, Children who were milk kin to each other were prohibited to marry.

5. Matrilineal = Based on kinship with the mother or the female line
Since my mother and two of my sisters have died from cancer, I can only assume the disease is matrilineal.

6. Nepotism = The practice among those with the power of favouring relatives or friends
The nepotism in the Bollywood industry is inexcusable. 

7. Maternity = The period during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth 
The woman next door is on maternity leave.

B. Make at least five words using the prefixes given. Consult a dictionary to learn

how they change the meaning of root words.

Pre - preposition, precaution, previews, prefer, prepare

Sub- Subconscious, submissive, subordinate, subsidiary 

Mis- misunderstand, mistake, misuse, misspell, misbehave

Mono- Monochrome, monocular, monoplane, monogamy, monograph

Un - unhappy, unhealthy, uncomfortable, unemployment, unfinished 

In - incorrect, incredible, incorrect, independent, inconsiderate

Inter - Intermission, interchange, interlock, international, internet.

  Comprehension 

A. Make at least five words using the prefix given.

a. Patriarchal family= 3rd paragraph b. Functions of family = 2nd paragraph c. The modern model of family= 5th paragraph d. Effects of industrialization on family structure= 4th paragraph

e. Defining family= 1st paragraph

B. Answer the following questions.

a. What type of family is thought to be the oldest form of the family?

The nuclear type of family is thought to be the oldest form of family.

b. How does a family provide security to its members?

Family provides emotional and psychological security through the warmth, love and companionship that living together generates. Families also provide physical security for their members, who are too young or too old. 

c. What were the features of a medieval European family?

The main feature of the Medieval European family is that it was a patriarchal or male-dominated and extended family. 

d. What caused the dissolution of extended families in the West?

In the West, industrialization and urbanization started to spawn and many changes in family structure were seen which ultimately led to the dissolution of many extended families. 

e. What change occurred in gender roles in the modern family that emerged after the Industrial Revolution?

After the Industrial Revolution, patriarchal rule began to give way to greater equality between the sexes. Family roles once considered exclusively male or female broke down. 

f. What is family law?

Family law defines the legal relationships among family members as well as the relationship between families and society at large. 

g. How is modern marriage defined?

Modern marriage is defined as a voluntary union, usually between a man and a woman. 

h. What do special family courts try to do?

Special family courts try to deal more fairly with sensitive issues such as custody of children. 

i. What does the legislation on child labour and child abuse declare?

The legislation on child labour and child abuse declares that compulsory education is a must for every child and it further asserts on child interest-based behaviours to be done. 

j. What is common among most legal systems regarding property?

In most legal systems a departed family member can deal with property sharing. The will or legacy describes the decedents' desires for such distribution, however, what appears to be irrational or unfair provisions could be opposed by the spouse or child survivors. In case the property is not claimed, some laws recognize family claims (i.e., with no will to determine its distribution)