Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below.

Wash the white clothes on Monday and put them on the stone heap; wash the color clothes on Tuesday and put them on the clothesline to dry; don't walk bare-head in the hot sun; cook pumpkin fritters in very hot sweet oil; soak your little cloths right after you take them off; when buying cotton to make yourself a nice blouse, be sure that it doesn't have gum in it, because that way it won't hold up well after a wash; soak salt fish overnight before you cook it; is it true that you sing benna in Sunday school?; always eat your food in such a way that it won't turn someone else's stomach; on Sundays try to walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming; don't sing benna in Sunday school; you mustn't speak to wharf-rat boys, not even to give directions; don't eat fruits on the street-flies will follow you; but I don't sing benna on Sundays at all and never in Sunday school; this is how to sew on a button; this is how to make a buttonhole for the button you have just sewed on; this is how to hem a dress when you see the hem coming down and so to prevent yourself from looking like the slut I know you are so bent on becoming; this is how you iron your father's khaki shirt so that it doesn't have a orease; this is how you iron your father's khaki pants so that they don't have a crease; this is how you grow okra far from the house, because okra tree harbors red ants; when you are growing dasheen, make sure it gets plenty of water or else it makes your throat itch when you are eating it; this is how you sweep a corner; this is how you sweep a whole house; this is how you sweep a yard; this is how you smile to someone you don't like too much; this is how you smile to someone you don't like at all; this is how you smile to someone you like completely; this is how you set a table for tea; this is how you set a table for dinner; this is how you set a table for dinner with an important guest; this is how you set a table for lunch; this is how you set a table for breakfast; this is how to behave in the presence of men who don't know you very well, and this way they won't recognize immediately the slut I have warned you against becoming; be sure to wash every day, even if it is with your own spit; don't squat down to play marbles you are not a boy, you know; don't pick people's flowers you might catch something; don't throw stones at blackbirds, because it might not be a blackbird at all; this is how to make a bread pudding; this is how to make doukona; this is how to make pepper pot; this is how to make a good medicine for a cold; this is how to make a good medicine to throw away a child before it even becomes a child; this is how to catch a fish; this is how to throw back a fish you don't like, and that way something bad won't fall on you; this is how to bully a man; this is how a man bullies you; this is how to love a man, and if this doesn't work there are other ways, and if they don't work don't feel too bad about giving up; this is how to spit up in the air if you feel like it, and this is how to move quick so that it doesn't fall on you; this is how to make ends meet; always squeeze bread to make sure it's fresh; but what if the baker won't let me feel the bread?; you mean to say that after all you are really going to be the kind of woman who the baker won't let near the bread?

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āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāσ

The listener in the story is the daughter. The mother is giving her advice on how to behave and live properly. (āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āĻļā§āϰ⧋āϤāĻž āĻšāϞ⧋ āĻŽā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡āĨ¤ āĻŽāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāϞāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻž āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤)

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāσ

The mother teaches how to sew on buttons and hem clothes. She emphasizes that these skills will help her maintain a neat appearance. (āĻŽāĻž āĻŦā§‹āϤāĻžāĻŽ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒā§œā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻžā§œ āϏ⧇āϞāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύāĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāχ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ-āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤)

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāσ

The mother teaches how to sew on buttons and hem clothes. She emphasizes that these skills will help her maintain a neat appearance. (āĻŽāĻž āĻŦā§‹āϤāĻžāĻŽ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒā§œā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻžā§œ āϏ⧇āϞāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύāĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāχ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ-āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤)

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāσ

The mother advices soaking salt fish overnight. This process makes it less salty and easier to cook. (āĻŽāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇āύ, āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϞ⧋āύāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āϰāĻžāϤ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāϤ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽ āϞāĻŦāĻŖāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšā§Ÿ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāϜāϤāϰ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤)

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāσ

The mother warns her not to sing benna in Sunday school. She thinks it is inappropriate for that setting. (āĻŽāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϰāĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āύāĻž āĻ—āĻžāύ āύāĻž āĻ—āĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āχ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āύ⧁āϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤)

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāσ

The mother says eating fruit on the street will attract flies. This will make her look dirty and careless. (āĻŽāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇āύ, āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžā§Ÿ āĻĢāϞ āϖ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āφāϏāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āύ⧋āĻ‚āϰāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤)

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāσ

The mother fears that the girl might be seen as a slut. She tries to prevent this teaching her proper behaviour. (āĻŽāĻž āϭ⧟ āĻĒāĻžāύ āϝ⧇ āĻŽā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āϏāĻšā§āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻā§œāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻšā§‡āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤)

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāσ

The mother advises squeezing bread to check its freshness. She wants the daughter to ensure the food she buys is of good quality. (āĻŽāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇āύ, āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻž āϤāĻž āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϚāĻžāύ āĻŽā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āϝ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŋāύāϛ⧇ āϤāĻž āϝ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϏ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§‹āĻ•āĨ¤)

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāσ

The mother teaches that one should smile differently depending on the person. She believes this helps in dealing with people appropriately. (āĻŽāĻž āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϏāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤)

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāσ

The story reflects society's strict rules and expectations for women. It shows how gender roles shape a person's identity and behaviour. (āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āύāĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžā§Ÿ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚ⧟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤)

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āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāσ

(a) advice (b) washing (c) slut (d) society (e) gender

The text is about a mother giving (a) advice to her daughter. She teaches tasks like (b) washing clothes and cooking. The mother warns her daughter not to act like a (c) slut . She also emphasizes proper behaviour in (d) society The story shows the impact of (e) gender roles on women.

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āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ

ā§§ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ, āĻļā§€āϟ, āϏāĻžāĻœā§‡āĻļāύ āĻ“
āĻ…āύāϞāĻžāχāύ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻĢāϟāĻ“āϝāĻŧā§āϝāĻžāϰ!

āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āϏāĻŋāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ — āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻ…āĻŸā§‹āĻŽā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ!

āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻāĻĄāĻŋāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇
āϜāϞāĻ›āĻžāĻĒ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇
āĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻžāύāĻž āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇
Logo, Motto āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻŦ⧇
āĻ…āĻŸā§‹ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ
āĻ…āĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŽāĻžāύ
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻāĻĄāĻŋāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇
āϜāϞāĻ›āĻžāĻĒ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇
āĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻžāύāĻž āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇
Logo, Motto āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻŦ⧇
āĻ…āĻŸā§‹ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ
āĻ…āĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŽāĻžāύ
āĻ…āĻŸā§‹ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāύāĻž (āĻāĻĄāĻŋāϟāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ)
āĻ…āĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
OMR āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇
āĻĢāĻ¨ā§āϟ, āĻ•āϞāĻžāĻŽ, āĻĄāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāχāĻĄāĻžāϰ
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ/āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ
āϏ⧇āϟ āϕ⧋āĻĄ, āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧋āĻĄ
āĻ…āĻŸā§‹ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāύāĻž (āĻāĻĄāĻŋāϟāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ)
āĻ…āĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
OMR āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇
āĻĢāĻ¨ā§āϟ, āĻ•āϞāĻžāĻŽ, āĻĄāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāχāĻĄāĻžāϰ
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ/āĻ…āĻĒāĻļāύ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ
āϏ⧇āϟ āϕ⧋āĻĄ, āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧋āĻĄ
āĻāĻ–āύāχ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āĻĄā§‡āĻŽā§‹ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧁āύ
ā§Ģā§Ļ,ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ļ+
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•
ā§Šā§Ļ āϞāĻ•ā§āώ+
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ ā§§ā§Ģ āĻĒ⧟āϏāĻžā§Ÿ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ
ā§§ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ, āĻļā§€āϟ, āϏāĻžāĻœā§‡āĻļāύ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āφāϜāχ

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