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5 Listening Time
Listen to the device or the teacher and do the following activities.
5.1. Tick the correct answer.
a. Child marriage is a ..........................
social problem of Nepal.
great normal minor
b. Child marriage is mostly practiced
in the ......................... areas.
urban rural hilly
c. Thousands of girls get married .......................................
willingly at an early age to foreign countries
d. The girls who married early are likely to become..........................
soon.
mothers educated rich
e. According to the law of Nepal, 20 years is the ...........................
marriageable age
period taken to eradicate child marriage
best age for child bearing
5.2. State whether the following sentences are true or false.
a. Child marriage is not practiced in Nepal.
b. Early marriage affects the health and education of girls.
c. The girls married early are likely to bear more children.
d. Nepalese people strictly follow the law in terms of marriageable
age.
e. Awareness increases this problem.
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