SRT-101

Short Reading Test

Read the given text carefully and do the activities that follow. (10)

Each baby has an individual schedule of development; general patterns of growth have been observed. Three periods of development have been identified, including early infancy, which extends from the first to the sixth month; middle infancy, from the sixth to the ninth month; and late infancy, from the ninth to the fifteenth month. Whereas the new born is concerned with his or her inner world and responds primarily to hunger and pain, in early infancy the baby is already aware of the surrounding worlds. During the second month, many infants are awake more and can raise their heads to look at things. They also begin to smile at people. By four months, the baby is searching for things but not yet grasping them with its hands. It is also beginning to be wary of strangers and may scream when a visiting relative tries to pick it up. By five months, the baby is grabbing objects and putting them into its mouth. Some babies are trying to feed themselves with their hands.

In middle infancy, the baby concentrates on practising a great many speech sounds. It loves to imitate actions and examine interesting objects. At about seven months, it begins to crawl, a skill that it masters at the end of middle infancy.

In late infancy, the baby takes an interest in games, songs, and even books. Progress toward walking moves through standing balancing, bouncing in place and walking with others. As soon as the baby walks well alone, it has passed from infancy into the active toddler stage.

A. Rewrite the following statements choosing the best option from the given alternatives.

1.         The word primarily in line 5 could best be replaced by………

1. often
2. naturally
3. for the most part
4. in a loud way
1.  A baby in late infancy would be able to do all of these except……
1. make many speech sounds
2. walk well alone
3. show interest in games
4. imitate actions
2. The passage mainly discusses….
1. growth in early infancy
2. the active toddler stage
3. how a baby learns to walk
4. the development stage of infancy
3. Some babies try to feed themselves when they are….
1. Five months
2. In toddler stage
3. Four months
4. In late infancy

B. Answer the following questions in a sentence only exceeding which will result negatively.

1. What characteristics are mostly observed in a newborn?
2. When do the babies learn to smile and raise their heads?
3. When do the babies learn to distinguish people?
4. In which stage does a baby master the skill of crawling?

C. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.

       i.          A baby learns to express pain and hunger innately.

     ii.          The stage of late infancy extends from the sixth month to the fifteenth.

   iii.          The skill of gripping develops in the babies in middle infancy.

                       iv.          When a baby can walk alone we know that it is in the toddler.

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