Select the correct text in the passage.Which sentence best refines the idea that the author's parents supported their children's education?(10) We liked Clarksburg because it was a good place for schools, Sunday Schools and churches. I hardly remember the time when I was not in school, Sunday School and church. I think to this day these are good places for boys to be.(11) My parents were always anxious to have their children in school and made many sacrifices to this end; as a result their five boys all were public school teachers before they were out of their teens.

Select the correct answer.Which sentence provides the best evidence that the father probably enjoyed learning? A. "I hardly remember the time when I was not in school, Sunday School and church." (paragraph 10) B. "My parents were always anxious to have their children in school and made many sacrifices to this end." (paragraph 11) C. "...as soon as I got hold of it I ran with it to the barn loft and sat down on the hay and read all that was in it before I got up." (paragraph 5) D. "My text-book was Smith's. I would start at the first of the book, and get about half through at the end of the term." (paragraph 5)

Write about the following topic: Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society. Others, however, believe that school is the place to learn this. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

Directions: There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.  Sentence: And so, a few weeks into ‘home schooling’ - a wildly optimistic description of the 10-minute chunks of learning I could persuade my son to do without formal, primary school education structures to aid us - I found myself turning to the search engine instead.Paragraph: As parents, we are assailed by injunctions to protect our children, to engage with them creatively, athletically and intellectually, to feed them nutritious food and make them floss their teeth. _____ (1) _____. Even when not being given direct advice, we listen out, comparing ourselves with others, wondering what we’re getting right or wrong. _____ (2) _____. Usually, I mind the interference, but during the first COVID-19 lockdown I minded it even more when the voices of teachers and other parents stopped. _____ (3) _____. I found that I didn’t want to be left to look after my children without the input of others, so I listened even harder to guides and authorities online, and on the airwaves, all of whom seemed to be doubling down on their sense that they alone had the right vision of childcare ready to dispense. _____ (4)

The most important purpose of a family is to educate children in a faith.’Evaluate this statement.In your answer you:• should give reasoned arguments in support of this statement• should give reasoned arguments to support a different point of view• should refer to religious arguments• may refer to non-religious arguments• should reach a justified conclusion.[12 marks][Plus SPaG 3 marks]

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.6. I definitely benefitted .........having supportive parents when I was a child.