• Upper-Intermediate
  • Listening

An arranged marriage

Listen and answer the questions.
A couple discussing family traditions.
Choose True, False or Not given
1 Pratima left school at the age of sixteen.
2 Pratima’s father chose a husband for her among hundred candidates.
3 It took one day to choose a husband for Pratima’s sister.
4 Education is more important for Pratima’s father than wealth.
5 When Pratima got married, his husband was 22 years old.
6 Shyam’s father made him get marred.
7 Pratima did not speak to the candidates at all.
8 When Pratima and Shyam used to meet, they always had accompaniment.
9 Pratima’s elder son does not like to study.
10 Pratima thinks the system of arranged marriages is a good tradition.