IELTS Reading: match the names

Read the following passage and complete the task below it.

Chores for children

Assigning new jobs for children as they mature will develop their work ethic, says Gregg Murset, CEO of BusyKid, a chore and allowance tracking app. “The most important thing is to challenge them,” he says. “Once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch to do the next job.” Mr. Murset, a father of six children ages 10 to 20, believes parents should teach children to do housework when they’re young, no matter if it yields imperfect results. “Even though it’s easier to just clean the toilet by yourself and be done with it, you have to take the long view and realise that these fundamental life skills are so important,” he says.

Attaching an allowance to chores teaches children not to expect handouts, says Michael Eisenberg, a financial advisor and member of the National Financial Literacy Commission. “At earlier ages, it instills within children the reality that you do something and you get paid for it,” he says. “Later on in life, they learn that the only way we get money is if we produce stuff at our jobs.” Some 68% of U.S. parents say they pay an allowance to their children, at an average rate of $67.80 per month, according to a 2016 survey of 1,005 adults. More than 80% of respondents who pay an allowance say they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility, the survey found.

Who expressed the four opinions below? Answer by choosing A, B or C.

1) Children should learn that you don’t get something for nothing.
2) Parents should give their children tasks of increasing difficulty.
3) Children should learn to manage their money carefully.
4) Parents should think about the future benefits of giving chores to their children.

A  Gregg Murset
B  Michael Eisenberg
C  most American parents

(Source: wsj.com)

Comments

[San Hoang]

A

[Thanh Truong]

Here are my answers:
1: B
2: A
3: C
4: A

[cuong pham]

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A

[KTN]

1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A

[Philip YANG]

1.B
Attaching an allowance to chores teaches children not to expect handouts

2.A
Once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch to do the next job

3.C
they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility

4.A
you have to take the long view and realise that these fundamental life skills are so important

[Amsha]

Hello Sir,

Here are my answers:

1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A

[Blis]

B
A
C
A

[Nam Anh]

1. B
“At earlier ages, it instills within children the reality that you do something and you get paid for it,” he says.
“Later on in life, they learn that the only way we get money is if we produce stuff at our jobs.”
Here is what I learnt:
you don't get something for nothing = you don't get something for free
handouts: something given free to you, you don't have to pay for it
instill somebody with something: make somebody think or behave in a particular way

2. A
“Once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch to do the next job.”
Here is what I learnt:
make them stretch = push themselves harder, assign them harder jobs so that they can develop as many as their potentials and abilities.

3. C
More than 80% of respondents who pay an allowance say they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility

4. A
"you have to take the long view and realise that these fundamental life skills are so important"
Here is what I learnt:
take the long view of something: think about long-term benefits or what may happen in the long run.

I am so in love with this passage and exercise! They get me so excited because there are quite a lot of things I don't know. I can get a lot of useful and beautiful vocabulary and idiomatic phrases out of them!I am really impressed! Thank you very much, Teacher Simon!

[Nam Anh]

There is one thing: I am not sure what "work ethic" means.

[Katherina]

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A

Kind Regards

[Joseph Christie]

1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A

[Muhammad Imran Asif]

1.B
:it instills within children the reality that you do something and you get paid for it
2.A
:Once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch to do the next job.
3.C
: they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility
4.A
:Assigning new jobs for children as they mature will develop their work ethic

[Lucy]

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A

[Maylen Herrera]

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A

[Hazlin Garcia]

1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A

[doena]

1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A

[Nzr]

1-B
2-A
3-C
4-A

[Ser Bronn of Blackwater Bay]

1)B
2)A
3)C
4)A

[Mika]

1) B
2) A
3) C
4) A

[wiwik]

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A

[bkfet]

1-B they learn that the only way we get money is if we produce stuff at our jobs.
2-A once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch to do the next job
3-C they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility.
4-A you have to take the long view and realise that these fundamental life style are so important

[TAE]

B
A
C
A

[Dwi Mustika H]

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A

[NP]

B
A
C
A

[Tony]

1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A

[L]

B
A
C
A

[NAZI]

Many thanks Mr.Simon
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A

[hmkr]

1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A

[sujit kumar biswas]

1.B You don't get something for nothing

Attaching an allowance to chores teaches children not to expect handouts( Somethin free)
2.A Once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch( Pressure) to do the next job.

3.C they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility.
4. A these fundamental life skills are so important,

[Amy Lee]

1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. B
learn that you don’t get something for nothing = teaches children not to expect handouts

2. A
give their children tasks of increasing difficulty = challenge them... make them stretch to do the next job

3. C
manage their money carefully = financial responsibility

4. A
think about the future benefits of giving chores = take the long view and realise that these fundamental life skills are so important

[Leman Maharramova]

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A

[Kari]

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A

[juliet]

B
A
C
A

[Firdavs]

My answer:
1)B
2)A
3)C
4)A

[blueberry]

1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A

[Cuc]

1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A

[VyNgo]

Dear Mr.Simon,

Is the sentence "...make them stretch to do..." right in grammar ?
Please teach me, thanks!

[Dina Shcherbakova]

1) B Michael Eisenberg (Children should learn that you don't get something for nothing. -> "it instills within children the reality that you do something and you get paid for it")
2) A Gregg Murset (Parents SHOULD give their children tasks of increasing difficulty. -> "Once they have some proficiency you NEED TO make them stretch to do the next job.")
3) C most American parents (Children should learn to manage their money carefully. -> they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility)
4) A Gregg Murset (Parents SHOULD THINK about the future benefits of giving chores to their children. -> "you HAVE TO REALISE that these fundamental life skills are so important")

[OANH]

B
A
C
A

[Niki]

B
A
C
A

[Lopez]

1) B
2) A
3) C
4) A

[Khaled Said]

1-B
2-A
3-C
4-A

[Sophia]

BACA

[Derek]

1. B (Attaching an allowance to chores teaches children not to expect handouts)
2. A (Once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch to do the next job)
3. C (More than 80% of respondents who pay an allowance say they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility, the survey found.)
4. A (you have to take the long view and realise that these fundamental life skills are so important)