7. A Child is Born All Question Answers

All Questions Answers:-

1. Who is the author of ‘A Child is born’? - Germaine Greer 

 2. Germaine Greer was educated in - - Australia 

 3. ‘A Child is Born’ is an extract from –

- Sex and Destiny: The Politics of Human Fertility 

4. When was Germaine Greer born? - 1939

5. According to Greer, socio-cultural practices are designed to suit - - Male interests

6. ‘A child is born’ explores cultural peculiarities of east and west regarding _________ and ________ .

- Child-birth and Parent-child relationships 

7. In Sylheti culture, on the occasion of child birth, naming ceremony is held after _______ days. - Seven days 

8. In traditional births infant and mother mortality is - -                                                            Greater 

9. On the occasion of child birth, new clothes are brought for - -                                                    Mother and the baby

10. Which is the best place for a woman during pregnancy? -                                                    Her mother’s house 

11. Germaine Greer is a famous _________ writer. - Feminist 

12. Who takes care of children in Bangladesh? - Whole family

13. Traditional childbirth methods are useful because - - It helps mothers psychologically

14. In many societies, women do not become a part of their husband’s family until they have _________ - Borne a child 

 

15. Women lose their name and become known as the mother of her - - First-born

16. In many traditional societies the relationship between mother and child is more important than the relationship between - - Husband and wife

17. Who visited an enormous modern hospital for ‘Bantu Patients’ in South Africa? - Sheila Kitzinger 

18. According to Germaine Greer child birth in modern hospitals is more - Brutal 

19. In which type of births infant and mother mortality is greater? - In Traditional births 

20. What is the name of Amrit Wilson’s book, which gives a picture of child birth and parenting in Asia? - Finding a voice: Asian women in Britain 

 

B.1 Read the following sentences and write "T" for true and "F" for false statements: 

 i) In a traditional society, a pregnant woman has to follow the convention procedure of childbirth. - True

 ii) Even taboos and prohibitions help to manage anxiety. - True

 iii) Western women suffer mostly because they have to manage everything on their own. - False

 iv) In traditional societies, childbirth is a family affair. - True 

 

v) The family support and conventional procedure lessen the mother infant mortality. - False 

 

vi) Freedom to live our own lives is more important than prenatal mortality. - True 

 

vii) Western people do not think that all mothers-in-law are unjust and vindictive. - False 

viii) Silent opposition in international conferences is not a major difficulty in the way of feminists. - False

  ix) In many traditional societies the relation between mother and child is more important than that between husband and wife. - True  

A Child is Born | Germain Greer – Bihar Board 12th | 100 Marks English | by Sunil Sir 

Comprehension Based Questions

A. The ways of managing childbirth in traditional societies are many and varied; their usefulness stems directly from the fact that they are accepted culturally and collectively so that the mother does not have the psychic burden of reinventing the procedures. Even though the potential catastrophes are alive in the memory of her community and the index of anxiety high, a ritual approach to pregnancy which hems the pregnant woman about with taboos and prohibitions helps make the anxiety manageable. A woman who observes all the prohibitions and carries out all the rites will be actively involved in holding the unknown at bay. She will have other reinforcements, for many of the ritual observances of pregnancy involve the participation of others who should support her, primarily her husband, and then her kinsfolk and then the other members of her community. 

 

Q1. Why traditional childbirth practices are considered useful in traditional societies?

Ans: They are culturally and collectively accepted, which prevents the mother from having the psychic burden of reinventing the procedures.

 

Q2. What is the purpose of the taboos and prohibitions surrounding pregnancy in traditional societies?

Ans: They help make the anxiety of potential catastrophes more manageable for the pregnant woman.

 

Q3. How does a pregnant woman actively engage with the unknown during pregnancy in traditional societies?

Ans: By observing prohibitions and performing rites, she actively participates in holding the unknown at bay.

 

Q4. Who are the primary participants supporting a pregnant woman during rituals in traditional societies?

Ans: Her husband, her kinsfolk, and other members of her community.

 

Q5. What role do rituals play in the experience of pregnancy for a woman in traditional societies?

Ans: Rituals provide reinforcement and involve community participation, reducing her anxiety and supporting her.

 

B. In many societies women still go forth from their mother’s houses at marriage to live with a mother-in-law and the wives of their husbands’ brothers. It is a truism of anthropology that such women do not become members of their new family until they have borne a child. If we consider that in such societies the marriage was quite likely to have been arranged, it is understandable that the bride too longs for the child who will stand in the same intimate relationship to her as she with her own mother. The western interpretation of such mores is that they are backward, cruel and wrong; it is assumed that the sexual relations between the spouses are perfunctory and exploitative and that all mothers-in-law are unjust and vindictive.

 

Q1. What is a common practice for women in many societies after marriage?

Ans: Women often leave their mother’s house to live with a mother-in-law and the wives of their husband’s brothers.

 

Q2. When do women in these societies typically become members of their new family?

Ans: They are considered members of their new family only after bearing a child.

 

Q3. Why might a bride in such societies long for a child?

Ans: The child creates an intimate relationship with her, similar to the bond she has with her own mother.

 

Q4. How this cultural practice is often interpreted in Western societies?

Ans: Western societies often view it as backward, cruel, and wrong.

 

Q5. What assumptions does the Western interpretation make about such marriages and families?

Ans: It assumes that sexual relations between spouses are perfunctory and exploitative, and that mothers-in-law are unjust and vindictive.

 

C. A number of social usages may stress the child’s relationship with the rest of his kin-group at the expense of that with his parents. His aunts and uncles may be permitted greater physical intimacy with him in public than his parents. In many traditional societies in Africa and India the biological family is deliberately weakened, by enforced abstinence or actual separation of parents, in order to strengthen the extended family – thus children are not born at the whim of the parents, but in response to a broader pressure from the whole group. 

The woman who satisfies the longings of her peers by producing the child they are all anxious to see, finds her achievement celebrated in ways that dramatise her success. 

 

Q1. How might a child’s relationship with the kin-group be emphasized over their relationship with parents?

Ans: Aunts and uncles may have greater physical intimacy with the child in public than the parents.

 

Q2. What is a common practice in traditional societies in Africa and India to strengthen the extended family?

Ans: The biological family is deliberately weakened through enforced abstinence or actual separation of parents.

 

Q3. Why are children not born at the whim of the parents in these societies?

Ans: Children are born in response to broader pressures from the extended family or group.

 

Q4. What happens when a woman satisfies her peers’ longing for a child?

Ans: Her achievement is celebrated in ways that dramatize her success.

 

Q5. What role does the extended family play in childbirth in traditional societies?

Ans: The extended family exerts pressure and shares in the celebration of childbirth, highlighting its collective importance.

 

D. The naming ceremony is lovely. It is held when the boy is seven days old. A new dress is brought for it and a new sari for the mother. There is feasting and singing until late at night. The women and girls gather and sing songs. Garlands of turmeric and garlic are worn to ward off evil spirits. That’s when the name is chosen … The ceremony is held for the birth of a boy or a girl. Of course it is considered better to have a boy, but the birth of a girl is celebrated with the same joy by the women in the family. We sit together eating pan and singing. Some of us might be young unmarried girls, others aged ladies of forty or fifty. There are so many jokes, so much laughter. People look so funny eating pan and singing. The men don’t take much part. They may come and have a look at the baby, but the singing, the gathering together at night — it is all women. The songs are simple songs which are rarely written down. They are about the lives of women in Bengal. (Wilson, Amrit, Finding a Voice : Asian Women in Britain (London, 1978) p. 22)

Among the rewards of pregnancy in this case, as in many others, is that the woman gets to go home to visit her mother and sisters; the nostalgic tone of the description, which is clearly tinged with rose, may be the product of the contrast that this young woman finds in England. 

 

Q1. When is the naming ceremony held, and what special preparations are made for it?

Ans: The naming ceremony is held when the boy is seven days old, and a new dress is brought for the baby and a new sari for the mother.

 

Q2. How is the naming ceremony celebrated, and who participates actively?

Ans: The ceremony involves feasting, singing, and gathering of women and girls, who sing songs, share jokes, and eat pan together.

 

Q3. What protective measures are part of the ceremony?

Ans: Garlands of turmeric and garlic are worn to ward off evil spirits.

 

Q4. How boys and girls are differently regarded in this cultural context during the naming ceremony?

Ans: While having a boy is considered better, the birth of a girl is celebrated with the same joy by the women in the family.

 

Q5 Why might the description of the ceremony have a nostalgic tone?

Ans: The nostalgia may stem from the young woman contrasting the vibrant cultural practices in Bengal with her experiences in England.

 

E. All technological change causes social problems; the impact of Western medicine in traditional societies is one of the most problematic areas of modernization. The prestige of the white-coats is enormous, the respect for their miraculous hypodermics total. The pressure of expectation makes for aggressive and dramatic procedures even when the health status of the patients is too poor to withstand them. Allopathic doctors in peasant communities are dependent upon expensive drugs, sparkling equipment and lots of electricity, most of which they have not got in sufficient quantity. 

 

Q1. What is one of the most problematic areas of modernization caused by technological change?

Ans: The impact of Western medicine in traditional societies.

 

Q2. What are allopathic doctors in peasant communities dependent on?

Ans: They rely on expensive drugs, advanced equipment, and lots of electricity, which are often insufficiently available.

 

Q3. What symbolizes Western medicine’s influence in traditional societies?

Ans: Hospitals, described as temples of the “Western religion,” symbolize this influence.

 

Q4.  What challenge arises from the pressure of expectations in Western medical practices in traditional societies?

Ans: It leads to aggressive and dramatic procedures, which can be risky for patients with poor health.

 

Q5.  How is Western medicine perceived in traditional societies?

Ans: Western medicine is highly prestigious, and there is immense respect for its practices

 

F. If we turn birth from a climactic personal experience into a personal disaster, it matters little that the result is more likely to be a live child. Women will not long continue to offer up their bodies and minds to such brutality, especially if there is no one at home to welcome the child, to praise the mother for her courage and to help her raise it. In fact peasant communities are more levelheaded and sceptical of us and our methods than we realise and they have resisted the intrusion of our chromium plated technology more successfully than we like to think. They know that death attends too frequently in the traditional birthplace, but they also know that there are worse fates than death. Nevertheless, all that stops our technology from reaching into every hut and hovel is poverty: the cultural hegemony of Western technology is total.

 

Q1. What concern is raised about turning birth into a personal disaster?

Ans: Women may resist such brutality, even if it results in a higher likelihood of a live child, especially without support or recognition at home.

 

Q2. How do peasant communities view Western medical methods?

Ans: They are levelheaded, skeptical, and resistant to the intrusion of chromium-plated technology.

 

Q3.  What do peasant communities understand about traditional childbirth?

Ans: They know that death occurs frequently in traditional birthplaces but believe there are worse fates than death.

 

Q4. What primarily limits the reach of Western technology into peasant communities?

Ans: Poverty is the main factor that prevents Western technology from penetrating every hut and hovel.

 

Q5. What is said about the cultural influence of Western technology in peasant societies?

Ans: The cultural hegemony of Western technology is described as total, despite its limited physical reach due to poverty.

B.1.2 Answer the following questions briefly:

Q.1 How are the ways of managing childbirth in traditional societies useful? 

Ans. - In traditional societies, a pregnant woman is supported by other members of the family and society. Normally a woman spends her pregnancy days at her mother’s home. Everyone take care of her in a special way. So these things in traditional societies are useful in managing childbirth. 

 Q.2 A pregnant woman in a traditional society does not feel that she is alone. Why? 

 Ans. - A pregnant woman in a traditional society doesn't feel to be alone because she is attended by all other members of the family and the society. Everyone around her ensures that she is never alone and all her needs are fulfilled.

 Q.3 - What is the superstition associated with acquiring new clothes and Instruments for baby before the birth? 

Ans. - Before the birth of a baby new clothes and instruments are forbidden in traditional society because it is considered to be evil to plan anything about the child before its birth.  

Q.4 - "In our anxiety to avoid death we may have destroyed the significance of the experience.." What is the 'experience' the writer refers to ? 

Ans. – In this sentence the author is trying to emphasise the importance of traditional birth process of a child. These days people are turning towards technical help and support and these medical facilities takes away the natural experiences of the process from a mother. 

Q.5 - What is the 'truism of anthropologies' that the writer talks about?  

Ans. – In this essay the writer mentions how a newly wedded woman not becomes a part of the family of her husband until she gives a child to that family. This fact is called ‘truism of anthropologies’. 

Q.6 - What compels women to withdraw into silent opposition in international fora? 

Ans. – Almost every forum based on themes concerning women is held in any developed country or at international organizations. In order to attend these fora and speak about their conditions in their states or countries women need to speak in English and this compulsion and lack of communication skills compels women to withdraw into silent opposition in international fora. 

Q.7 - Why did Sudanese women officials stop going to international conference? 

Ans. - Sudanese women officials stopped going to international conferences because were often asked and consulted about their own lives. In this situation they found no advantage of attending such international conferences. 

 

B.2.1 Read the following sentences and write T for true and F for false statements:

   I.        A Sylheti woman may not visit her mother's house during pregnancy - False

II.        For Sylheti women, the whole matter of pregnancy is one of celebration. - True

III.        Garlands of turmeric and garlic are worn to please Gods. - False 

IV.        The songs they sign are about the lives of women in Bengali. - True 

 V.        Visiting mother's house is one of the rewards of pregnancy. - True

VI.        In Bangladesh, Rupthoka is a kind of sweet dish. - False 

VII.        All technological changes cause social developments. - False 

VIII.        Child birth in modem hospitals is more brutal. - True 

 

A Child is Born | Germain Greer – Bihar Board 12th | 100 Marks English | by Sunil Sir 

B2.2 Fill in the blanks on the basis of lesson.

   I.        The potential catastrophes are alive in the memory of her community.

II.        She will have other reinforcements for many of the rituals observances of pregnancy involve in the participation of the others who should support her. 

III.        In societies Non-technical societies except for remarkable accidents birth is always attended. 

IV.        The description provided by the Amnesty for women of typical Muslim marriage was no more than coarse ethnocentric libel. 

 V.        In many traditional societies in Africa and India, the biological family is deliberately weakened by enforced abstinence.

 

 B.2.3 Answer the following briefly: 

Q.1 Where do Sylheti women go to stay during the last stage of pregnancy? 

Ans. - Sylheti women go to their parents’ house during the last stage of pregnancy and stay there until the new-born baby's becomes at least 3 months old. 

Q.2 What is the reward of pregnancy for a young Sylheti woman? 

Ans. - For a young Sylheti woman the reward of pregnancy is visiting her parents’ family and the festival like atmosphere at that place. 

 Q.3 How are children of the joint family in Bangladesh looked after? 

Ans. - Children of the joint family in Bangladesh are generally looked after by the whole family. Generally, one among the daughters-in-law of the family takes them to bath and feed them carefully. Then another or their favourite Aunt tell them Rupkotha (Fairy tales). Then they play outside with homemade toys and at night they sleep with their mothers. 

Q.4 What is the worst impact of Western medicine in the traditional societies?

 Ans. - The worst impact of Western medical science can be seen in the traditional societies in the spheres of medicine and equipment. Allopathic Doctors depend upon expensive drugs. They keep sparkling equipment but they haven’t sufficient electricity and quality of their subsidiaries.

Q.5 What is the immediate impact of poverty in medical field?

Ans. – Modern medical facilities are not available for those who are poor. They can’t afford expensive treatment and medication so they usually stay out of its reach. 

 

C.1. Long Answer Questions

1.  What is the role of rituals in managing childbirth in traditional societies?

Answer-

A ritual approach to pregnancy which hems the pregnant woman about with taboos and prohibitions helps make the anxiety manageable. A woman who observes all the prohibitions and carries out all the rites will be actively involved in holding the unknown at bay. She will have other reinforcements, for many of the ritual observances of pregnancy involve the participation of others who should support her, primarily her husband, and then her kinsfolk and then the other members of her community. This makes sure that she is never alone. Some of these behaviour will be sensible and useful, others magical, but they will all increase her sense of security and her conviction that she is conducting the pregnancy, not that it is conducting her.

 

2.  Experience of childbirth is very significant. But modern technology has deprived the potential mother of this significant experience. How? 

Answer-

The experience of childbirth is significant. In traditional societies, a pregnant woman has reinforcements, for many of the ritual observances of pregnancy involve the participation of others who should support her, primarily her husband, and then her kinsfolk and then the other members of her community. This makes sure that she is never alone. Childbirth is celebrated with naming ceremonies which includes lots of laughter and singing.

On the other hand, modern societies require chromium plated technologies, expensive drugs and continuous electricity. In big hospitals, doctors and nurses do not bother themselves by catering to the screaming and groaning of pregnant women. They primarily work towards maintaining their sophisticated equipment. Hence, this results in childbirth being converted to a personal disaster from a climactic personal experience.

 

3.  Describe the western interpretation of a bride’s longing for a child in a traditional society.

Answer-

In many societies women still go forth from their mother’s houses at marriage to live with a mother-in-law and the wives of their husbands’ brothers. It is a truism of anthropology that such women do not become members of their new family until they have borne a child. If we consider that in such societies the marriage was quite likely to have been arranged, it is understandable that the bride too longs for the child who will stand in the same intimate relationship to her as she with her own mother. The western interpretation of such mores is that they are backward, cruel and wrong; it is assumed that the sexual relations between the spouses are perfunctory and exploitative and that all mothers-in-law are unjust and vindictive. 

 

4.  How do languages come in the way of a better understanding of the women’s problems?

Answer-

Women who are feminists and don’t think anyone is superior, generally face the obstacle of having to resort to silent conflict in international conferences due to language barriers even though they want to learn from women living in female-centric societies. The author shares that one of the women officials of Sudanese government told her that they have lost their hope from international exchanges because they were sick of being dictated instead of being asked, despite the trips being a great treat.

Similarly, in large and sophisticated hospitals, women tend to get ignored as they speak languages that are not understandable by nurses or doctors.

 

5.  Describe the rewards of pregnancy as experienced by Sylheti women.

Answer-

As described by a Sylheti woman, if a girl is lucky enough to have her parents by her side, she goes to her mother’s house for the last few months of her pregnancy and about the first three months of the baby’s life. There she gets a lot of love and care. She is asked, “What would you like to eat? What do you fancy?” All the time she is looked after. The whole matter of pregnancy is one of celebration. When the baby is born it is an occasion of joy for the whole family. 

The naming ceremony is lovely. It is held when the boy is seven days old. A new dress is brought for it and a new sari for the mother. There is feasting and singing until late at night. Garlands of turmeric and garlic are worn to ward off evil spirits. That’s when the name is chosen. There are so many jokes, so much laughter. People look so funny eating pan and singing. The men don’t take much part. They may come and have a look at the baby, but the singing, the gathering together at night — it is all women. 

 

6.  Does the writer want to say that the use of western medicine in childbirth is producing horrible results? Do you agree with her views?

Answer-

From this excerpt, the writer surely is in awe of the traditional ways of childbirth. She seems to admire the ritual aspects associated with it and how it involves the woman’s family to be with her, especially her family. In these societies, childbirth is celebrated and naming ceremonies are held which involves people coming together to sing, eat and laugh. After being born, the baby is taken care of by the whole family. However, on the other hand, in her opinion,  modern societies require chromium plated technologies, expensive drugs and continuous electricity. In big hospitals, doctors and nurses do not bother themselves by catering to the screaming and groaning of pregnant women. They primarily work towards maintaining their sophisticated equipment. Hence, this results in childbirth being converted to a personal disaster from a climactic personal experience.

I do not completely agree with her opinion because of the fact that modern medicine has reduced both infant and mother mortality rates. People in big cities regularly visit hospitals and doctors to get their check-ups done throughout their pregnancy. I believe that even though traditional methods of childbirth are widely accepted, it comes with a lot of risk – both in the lives of the mother and the baby. Hence, western advancements in technology have proved themselves more useful over time and more and more people are shifting towards it.

 

7.  What could be the worse fates than death for a pregnant woman?

Answer-

Childbirth is considered auspicious and is generally celebrated. However, if we turn birth from a climactic personal experience into a personal disaster, it matters little that the result is more likely to be a live child. Women will not long continue to offer up their bodies and minds to such brutality, especially if there is no one at home to welcome the child, to praise the mother for her courage and to help her raise it. They know that death attends too frequently in the traditional birthplace, but they also know that there are worse fates than death. 

 

8.  What are the problems of a modern woman in matters of pregnancy and childbirth?

Answer-

Modern women have a lot of facilities and perks in comparison to those available in traditional societies.Despite multiple perks, they even face a few difficulties due to modernisation. Firstly, the families have shifted from being joint to nuclear and since everyone is occupied in their own lives, women have less people around them to make them feel secure and help them implement reinforcements. People nowadays have forgotten about traditions and hence, the ritual observances that help bring down the anxiety index are rarely followed. Moreover, post childbirth, there is hardly anyone else to take care of them and help raise them unlike joint families. Hence, in some ways, modernization has made things difficult for pregnancy.

 

C. 3. COMPOSITION

Write a paragraph of about 100 words on each of the following:

1.  Rituals: their value in our cultural life

Answer- 

In the true sense, ritual means right action, and any action done rightly, with wisdom and compassion, is a ritual. We cannot avoid action as long as we live. For action not to bind us, it must be a ritual not in the personal sense but as a means of connecting with cosmic beings and its movement. Rituals play an important role in the cultural society and play a significant role in the way we live our lives. They give us a feeling of security and loyalty towards a certain group. They are also a main part of religion, and that is where they are commonly found. 

 

2.  Family is the hub of our social life

Answer-

Families form an integral part of one’s life. It is considered to be a child’s first school. A person’s basic values in communication and interaction comes from its family. In joint families, a child is taken care of more by other aunts more than its mother. He/She gets to play with siblings and go to school with them. It reduces the chances of children feeling lonely. A person can have innumerable friends but family makes the hub of one’s social life. All families are unique and different but they have one thing in common, which is love. 

 

D. WORD STUDY

D.1. Dictionary Use

Ex. 1. Correct the spelling of the following words:

 

anjeety	usefullness	bahaviars	acquintance	neccesarily
secratariet	techanological	comunities	sofisticated	equippment

 

Answer-

Anjeety- anxiety

Usefullness- usefulness

Bahaviars- behaviors

Acquintance- acquaintance

Neccesarily- necessarily

Secratariet- secretariat

Techanological- technological

Comunities- communities

Sofisticated- sophicticated

Equippment- equipment

 

D.2. Word-formation

Read the following sentence carefully:

‘… a ritual approach to pregnancy helps make the anxiety manageable.’

 

The word ‘manageable’ is made of ‘manage’ (v) and ‘able’ (suffix)

Add suffix ‘-able’ to the following words and fill in the blanks with the new words to complete the sentences (in some cases the final ‘e’ is to be dropped).         

 

work	knowledge	consider	understand
accept	agree	use	deplore

 

i. We did not find Varsha’s proposal…………….

ii. Safdar has already spent ……… amount in the repairing work.

iii. The act of violence is quite…………….

iv. The refills are not ……………..

v. Everyone found his behaviour quite ……………..

……………… knowledge of a car cannot make you a good mechanic.

vii. Nikhat is quite ………………..  ; you can seek advice from her.

viii. Since he has been iII for a long period, his irritating nature is quite………..

 

Answer-

i. We did not find Varsha’s proposal acceptable.

ii. Safdar has already spent considerable amount in the repairing work.

iii. The act of violence is quite deplorable.

iv. The refills are not usable.

v. Everyone found his behaviour quite agreeable.

vi. Workable knowledge of a car cannot make you a good mechanic.

vii. Nikhat is quite knowledgeable; you can seek advice from her.

viii. Since he has been iII for a long period, his irritating nature is quite understandable.

 

 

D.3. Word-meaning

Ex 1. Fill in the blanks with suitable phrases given in the box 

  

At bay	at the expense of	in order to	in response to
to ward off	look after	take care of	look at

 

a) Pragya’s fever was not severe; but it was the doctor’s assurance which kept her fear………

b) It is not proper to ask others to …….. your new born babies.

c) This time team India played seriously …… to win the match.

d) Development of a nation can never be achieved …….. common people’s aspirations.

e) Many women and children joined the freedom struggle movement………   Gandhiji’s call.

f) The teacher infused confidence in the children…………..their fear of darkness.

g) Everyone admiringly……………..the paintings.

h) The new gardener……………the plants with great affection. 

 

Answer-

a) Pragya’s fever was not severe; but it was the doctor’s assurance which kept her fear at bay.

b) It is not proper to ask others to take care of your new born babies.

c) This time team India played seriously in order to win the match.

d) Development of a nation can never be achieved at the expense of common people’s aspirations.

e) Many women and children joined the freedom struggle movement in response to Gandhiji’s call.

f) The teacher infused confidence in the children to ward off their fear of darkness.

g) Everyone admiringly looked at the paintings.

h) The new gardener looks after the plants with great affection. 

 

E. GRAMMAR

Ex.1. Read the following sentences, taken from the lesson, carefully:

a) In many traditional societies the relationship between mother and child is more important.

b) ‘… a number of social usages may stress the child’s relationship with the rest of his kin group…’

In each sentence, the word ‘relationship’ is followed by a different preposition, i.e. ‘between’, and ‘with’ to convey different meanings.

Read the text to find out appropriate prepositions and fill in the blanks to complete the sentences: 

 

a) All the members……………..family participate …………the function.

b) The scientists were actively involved…………holding the natural calamities…………bay.

c) Pregnant women are advised to cling …………. a proper diet habit.

d) The nurses were quite cooperative ………… breast feeding.

e) Modern obstetric is responsible…………the decrease………………….maternal mortality…………the past century.

f) The west thinks that ………………many traditional societies, the relations………….spouses are exploitative. 

 

Answer- 

a) All the members of family participate in the function.

b) The scientists were actively involved in holding the natural calamities at

c) Pregnant women are advised to cling to a proper diet habit.

d) The nurses were quite cooperative about breast feeding.

e) Modern obstetric is responsible for the decrease in maternal mortality in the past century.

f) The west thinks that in many traditional societies, the relations between spouses are exploitative.