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Be yourself the change you wish to see in the world. Ghandi

Read the opinion piece below and answer the questions:

Family Time
By Madeleine D., Tenafly, NJ

Image Credit: Nicole F., New City, NY

Family time is one of the most important times in a childs life. I am
very aware that there are things that get in the way, but
nonetheless, all families should make time for something this
important.
My family and I spend a lot of time together, including every dinner.
Even when my father is away on business, my mother, sister, and I
sit down at the table to eat and discuss our day. We dont watch
television, we talk and have fun together. As a teenager, hanging
out with my parents is not the most fun thing I do but I feel it is
necessary. I learn from them every time we talk, whether it is
about my dads job or my mothers day.
I did a little research on the family table idea. Statistics show
that only 50% of families sit down to dinner together each night.
Thats a shame, because researchers claim that kids who have
these regular family dinners have better grades, better behavior,
and a larger vocabulary. They are also less likely to smoke, drink,
do drugs, or have eating disorders. Time with their parents makes
kids more stable and gives them a sense of belonging and safety.
Plus, they learn better manners.

I have noticed on old TV shows like Leave It to Beaver and from

my parents stories that not long ago sitting at the family dinner
table was not just an option, but a requirement. Now with many
single-parent families or homes where both parents work, making
time together has become harder.
There have been many recent studies showing kids are wilder
than they used to. I think its primarily parents fault. Only good
things come from taking 15 minutes away from television and five
minutes from video games to have this time with your family. By
spending 20 minutes with one another, I believe this idea of wild
kids would decrease tremendously.
I am aware that we all lead busy lives and are always running
around to finish homework or going to a sports game, but we
should all take 20 minutes each day to eat dinner together and be a
little more like Leave It to Beaver.
This piece has been published in Teen Inks monthly print .

1. The main theme of the opinion piece is?

a) Friendship.
b) Time in family.
c) Love and Peace.
d) War and Hate.
2. Who is the author of this opinion piece?
a) Madelaine D.
b) Teen Inks.
c) Nicole F.
d) Tenafly
3. When it was published?
a) The New York Times
b) Time
c) Teen Inks
d) The Washington Post
4. A que ideia se referem os dados estatsticos 50% presentes no
texto?
a) Famlias cujo pai o chefe.
b) Famlias que se sentam juntas na mesa de jantar.
c) Famlias destrudas pelas drogas.
d) Famlias desunidas e desestruturadas.

5. Marque a alternativa que apresenta o trecho de uma opinio

exposta no artigo lido.
a) Family time is one of the most important times in a
childs life.
b) Statistics show that only 50% of families sit down to
dinner together each night.
c) There have been many recent studies showing kids are
wilder than they used to.
d) I think its primarily parents fault. Only good things come
from taking 15 minutes away from television and five
minutes from video games to have this time with your
family. By spending 20 minutes with one another, I believe
this idea of wild kids would decrease tremendously.
6. O pronome relativo WHO grifado no texto faz referncia a qual
termo antecedente?
a) That men
b) That women
c) That kids
d) That teens