Family Trends — Important Questions

Relatives

Step 1: We need a word that describes people belonging to the same family. Step 2: Neighbours are people who live nearby, but are not family. Step 3: Classmates are friends from school, not family. Step 4: Friends are people we like and spend time with, but they are not family members. Step 5: People who belong to the same family are called RELATIVES. Cousins, uncles, aunts, and grandparents are all our relatives.

The relationship between family members and different generations

Step 1: A family tree is a special diagram, not a real tree. Step 2: It is drawn to show who is related to whom in a family. Step 3: It also shows members belonging to different generations — grandparents, parents, and children. Step 4: It helps us understand how all family members are connected to each other. Step 5: So a family tree shows relationships between family members and different generations. It has nothing to do with garden trees, friends, or schools.

Maternal

Step 1: We learned two special words for relatives — paternal and maternal. Step 2: 'Paternal' comes from the word 'pater' which means father. So paternal relatives are from the father's side. Step 3: 'Maternal' comes from the word 'mater' which means mother. So maternal relatives are from the mother's side. Step 4: Nuclear and Joint are types of families, not words for types of relatives. Step 5: So the correct answer is Maternal relatives.

Generations

Step 1: You were born at a different time from your parents, and your parents were born at a different time from your grandparents. Step 2: A generation is a group of people who were born and lived around the same time. Step 3: You are in one generation, your parents in the previous generation, and your grandparents in the generation before that. Step 4: They are all part of the same family, so 'families' is not the right answer. Step 5: Schools and countries do not apply here. The correct word is GENERATIONS.