Vocabulary
Main Idea
Detail
100
What is the definition of "Obedience"? (n) the act or practice of following True? or False?
True
100
All South Korean children's parents are the main source of the unrelenting pressure put on students. True? or False?
False. -Most South Korean children's parents are the main source of the unrelenting pressure put on students.
100
Where is an expensive cram school in this article?
In the wealthy Seoul neighborhood of Gangnam.
200
What is synonym of "Assault"? 1. defence 2. offensive 3. protect 4. conservation
2. offensive
200
The average South Korean student works up to 13 hours a day and sleeps 38.5 hours a week. True? or False?
True.
200
Among young South Koreans who confessed to feeling suicidal in 2010, an alarming 35 percent indentified inadequate academic performance as the main reason for such thought. True? or False?
False. -Among young South Koreans who confessed to feeling suicidal in 2010, an alarming 53 percent indentified inadequate academic performance as the main reason for such thought.
300
What is a word of defintion "(n) any system of person's or things lanked one a above another"?
Hierarchy
300
What does mean to be a South Korean child in this article?
To be a South Korean child ultimately is not about freedom, personal choice or happines; it is about production, performance and obedience.
300
Where is the sentence,"As long as parents live, children have no freedom and are treated like slaves or livestock not unlike subjects of a feudal lord." stated?
On Child-Centrism
400
What is a word of defintion "(n) an article of trade or commerce" & what is the synonym? *hint of synonym: Especially a ( ) as distinguished from a service.
Commodity/ product
400
Which sentences are correct? Choose all answers. (a) Hagwons are a mainstay of the South Korean education system and a symbol of parental craving to see their children succeed at all costs. (b) A system driven by overzealous parents and a leviathan private industry is unsustainable over the long run. (c) Many parents believe that their right to decide their children's future is sacrosanct. 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. above all
4. above all
400
Why many Korean parents believe that their right to dicide their children's future is sacrosant?
Because the vies that the family is an economic unit perpetuates such tight control over children.
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