Question

1. what is the main subject or topic of this text?

2. which of the following provides the most accurate reflection of the text?

a) the writer wants age to stop being used to label people
b) the writer is fed up of being judged by old people
c) the writer wants older people to give younger people a chance to prove themselves
d) the writer wants to be able to vote at 16 because they feel they're responsible enough

3. identify 2 facts and 2 opinions from the article

Answer 1

1. Older people are not in any way better than younger people.

2. b) the writer is fed up of being judged by old people

3.

Facts:

'...I'm sixteen. Old enough, in some countries, to get married'

'...A decision that will affect the next four years'

Opinions:

'Young people are no more or less responsible, hard-working and politically aware than old people'

'A momentous decision that will affect my whole life'