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Parenting is a large task within itself, and when a parent has a career as 1.

1. Which of the following is false according to the passage?


well, it can cause a double burden, or work–family conflict. Strain begins
A) When the tension between family and work arises, the household's
to develop when women and men find that the demands of their family
unpaid tasks may be reduced.
are conflicting with the demands from their job. When one is faced with a
double burden like this, it affects how decisions are made within a career B) For low-income individuals whose work schedules leave no room to
and in a family. When the conflict between one's family and work further reduce leisure time to accommodate both household and job
presents itself, the unpaid work that is being done in the home may be responsibilities, work intensity becomes a challenge as they frequently
cut down. Social outings and visits, and family dinners are two of the first multitask.
things that get cut back on due to the work/family conflict. When faced
C) In traditional gender roles, domestic work responsibilities are evenly
with the double burden of having to deal with the responsibilities of both
divided between mothers and fathers.
a career as well as domestic duties, sometimes a person's health is
affected. Many people faced with these circumstances have a higher D) Working mothers may experience sleep loss just because of their
chance of being sick since health and stress seem to be correlated. The household responsibilities.
stress of maintaining a career and a household can also lead to a loss of
E) The clash between professional and family responsibilities may reduce
sleep. In traditional gender roles it is usually the mother who is the one to
opportunities for social gatherings and shared meals with loved ones.
get the family going in the morning as she fixes breakfast and takes the
children to school before she goes to her own job. At night the mother
cooks and does various other activities around the house that cause her
2. What is the primary purpose of the author?
to be the last person to retire for the night as well. It was found that
working women sleep twenty-five minutes less a night due solely to their A) To highlight the importance of sleep for working parents
responsibility for domestic work. It can be assumed that it is possible for B) To compare the roles of men and women in household duties
an average woman to lose up to one hundred and fifty-six hours of sleep
C) To advocate for reducing work hours for both men and women
during a year because of domestic work and motherly duties. For many
poor women and men whose work hours have reached the point where D) To discuss the benefits of balancing work and family responsibilities
they cannot cut back on leisure time anymore to make time for domestic E) To explain the effects of work-family conflict on health and daily life
and paid work, work intensity is an issue because they often intensify
their work time by doing two or more activities at once, such as taking
care of children while cooking. 3. The underlined phrase in the passage ‘retire for the night’ is closest in
meaning to ----.
A) take a breath B) keep away from
C) make an effort D) go to rest
E) pay attention to

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