In the past, elderly care was the primary responsibility of the family members who

provide it at home. As people become increasingly busy with their jobs and caught
up with their own lives, this daunting task is now often relegated to institutions. Yet
studies show that seniors who receive home care have better physical and
emotional health than those who are confined to institutional care. Being
surrounded by family in a familiar setting has proven beneficial to seniors as it
reduces the likelihood of trauma and depression. Therefore, in the same way that
parents dedicate their lives to raising their children when they are young, the adult
children should care for their parents when they are old and ailing.
1. What is the main argument of the passage?
a. Home care is superior to institutional care because it reduces likelihood
of trauma and depression.
b. Adult children should be the ones responsible to take care of
their elderly parents at home.
c. Adult children should take more active role in taking care of their
elderly parents.
d. The elderly should not be abandoned in institutional care where their
physical and emotional health will suffer.
2. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the authors argument?
a. Children nowadays, after growing up, are taught and meant to be
independent for better survival.
b. Home-based care is not always effective especially in cases when
family members are disconcerted with one another.
c. Economic conditions, and neither the familial nor institutional setting,
determine the quality of care that senior citizens receive.
d. It is the duty of the state to take care of its senior citizens by
rewarding their efforts for contributing to the nation through
years of taxes and hard work.
3. Which one of the following best describes the flaw in the reasoning of this
passage?
a. The author has committed the fallacy of generalization.
b. The author is presenting a personal opinion.
c. The author failed to cite empirical evidence.
d. The author presented past context in support of his present conclusion.
4. What did the author compare that formed the point of the passage?
a. Adult children before and adult children now
b. Senior citizens before and senior citizens now
c. Institutional care and home care
d. Elderly parents and adult children
5. The following statements support the passage except:
a. Welfare and health policy in Japan allowed its older population to
remain constant, though its population in general is decreasing.