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3. Read lines 7-8.
a. Track down means
1.research.
2.locate.
3.ask about.
b. Contrast means
1. confuse.
2. agree.
3.differ.
c. Conventional wisdom refers to
1 .generally accepted belief.
2.a cultural tradition.
3. a medical conclusion.
4. Read lines 9-10.
a. Intervening means
1. speaking.
2. reacting.
3. interfering.
b. Latter refers to
1. the first in a series of two.
2.the second in a series of two.
C. In this sentence, the latter refers to
1. communicating with a college-age child. a
2. intervening on a college-age child's behalf.
5. Read lines 14-16.
a. High-strung means
1. confused.
2. nervous.
3. angry.
b Parents who are nuisances are
1. popular.
2. worried.
3.annoying.
C. Torment means
1. bother.
2. criticize.
3. visit.
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6. Read lines 20-21.
a. Alarming means
1. recent.
2.disturbing.
3. complex.
b. Claim means
1. tell.
2. prove.
3. state.
C. Hover means
1.watch over closely.
2. listen to carefully.
3. stay interested in.
7. Read lines 29-33.
a. Young-adult children are
1.between 13 and 19 years old.
2.about 18-23 years old.
3.college students.
b. In the sentence, engagement means
1. success.
2. appointment.
3.commitment.
8.read line 33-40
a. When Jillian Kinzie saw the results of the NSSE survey,
1.she did not believe the results were correct.
2. she believed the results were correct.
b. Impressive means
1. correct.
2. remarkable.
3. beneficial.
C. Counterparts refers to
1. other college students who are also children of helicopter parents.
2.other college students who are not children of helicopter parents.
d. peers are
1. your equals.
2. your parents.
3. your tutors.
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9. Read lines 45-48.
a. Denunciations means
1. studies.
2.criticisms.
3.appraisals.
b. Disparaging means
1. narrow-minded.
2. unsympathetic.
3. very negative.
10. Read lines 54-55. Diminished means
a. lowered.
b. worried.
C. sickened.
11. Read lines 57-61.
a. Caveat means
1. strength.
2.caution.
3.results.
b Perceive means
1.view
2.misunderstand.
3.know.
12.Read lines 63-67.
a. Plausible
1.proven.
2. true.
3. reasonable.
b. The two explanations in these sentences
1.have been proven through research.
2.have not been proven through research.
13. Read lines 69-77.
a. Indulgence means
1. allowing someone to do
2. controlling a person. whatever he wants.
3. giving a person a good education.
B. Coddled kids are
1.educated.
2.cared for.
3.spoiled.
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C. According to these sentences, helicopter parenting actually means
1. caring about children.
2. overly controlling children.
3. helping children.
14. Read lines 83-84. Pervasive means
a. negative.
b. extensive.
C. harmful.
15. What is the main idea of the passage?
a. Helicopter parenting has been researched and found to be a serious problem that
needs to be addressed.
b. Helicopter parenting has been researched among college students, and the results
indicate that it is not as serious a problem as many people believe.
C. Helicopter parenting has been researched, but many more studies need to be
conducted on this subject.
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