READING PRACTICE TEST - MATCHING HEADINGS – TEST 7 A . Head-and-Heart Listening
E . Balanced Communication
B. Clear Responsibilities
F. Caring and Appreciation
C . Family Discussions
G . Family Roots
D . Flexibility
H . Encouragement
Q1. Building a successful family is like building a home. Both need a plan. A successful family based on
unity and love takes careful planning, but it’s worth every moment. The best way to be organized as a
family is to talk about family matters. By doing this, families enjoy a special closeness and stability.
Choosing to spend time with your family sends a message more powerful than words. Memories made
together during this time will bond and sustain your family through the years.
Q2. Family traditions promote feelings of warmth and unity. Trace your family tree and collect all the
photographs of your ancestors that you can find. Public libraries and bookstores have books on genealogy
for you to get you started. Compile a family oral history. Ask older relatives to talk about their parents and
childhood and record their comments. Then transcribe the tapes and send copies to aunts and uncles,
grandparents and cousins. These stories contain a glimpse of the past that would be lost otherwise.
Q3. How much time should families spend together? That varies from family to family. Families with
young children usually spend most of their time together because young children need a great deal of
physical care and guidance. Families with teenagers may spend less time together because teens naturally
want to spend more time with their friends. Healthy families keep a good balance between ‘too much’ and
‘not enough’ time together. They spend enough time to satisfy all family members.