Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question: What is the main topic of the passage?

VII. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question.
Comparing society 40 years back to activities and happenings of today, I appreciate that family values have
changed over time. In our world today, a lot of vices are holding sway and these vices are quickly displacing
virtues because we have compromised family values.
Today children are growing up in a society that is technologically driven and are learning at a much faster
pace than in the 70s. The fast pace of learning has kept parents lagging in getting a hold of their kid's moral
values and helping them understand what family values used to be.
Family values have changed over time from my perspective, seeing all that is happening in our world today.
To better appraise this conclusion let us understand the definition of family values. Family values are traditional
values that are passed on from generation to generation within the family that address the family roles, family
structure, function, attitude, and ideas. These traditional values are like unwritten codes that guide the actions of
help people decide what is right or wrong.
individuals.
The family is a powerful institution with tremendous influence on society, and when these family values
become promoted by parents within the family, society will feel the effect.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Family Values have changed over time.B. Traditional values have lost.
C. Family values in modern society become better.D. What are traditional family values?
2. In the first paragraph, why does the author mention that a lot of vices are holding sway?
A. Because family values have changed over time.B. Because we have compromised family values.
C. Because virtues are being displaced.D. Because so many things have changed for 40 years.
3. The second paragraph is mainly about
A. the importance of technology B. the fast pace of modern life
C. the fast pace of life in the 70s D. the impact of the fast pace of learning
4. The word "driven" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
B. turned
A. transported
C. oriented
5. The word "codes" in the third paragraph can be best replaced with
A. laws
B. manners
D. controlled
C. etiquettes
D. habits
6. Which of the following statements is true according to the third and the fourth paragraphs?
A. Family values are any values that are passed on from generation to generation.
B. Family values can be passed outside the family as long as they address the family roles, family structure,
function, attitude, and ideas,
C. Traditional family values guide the actions of individuals which help them decide what is right or wrong.
D. The society won't be affected if family values become promoted by parents within the family