Answer the following questions :

1. Define adolescence in your own words.
2. What are the experience an adolescent undergoes? 
3. Mention the stages of growth from childhood to adulthood. 
4. Adolescence is a time of tremendous growth and potential”. Describe in brief.

b) An adolescent undergoes some key developments during this stagE- The experiences range from physical and sexual maturation to social and economic independence, development of identity, the acquisition of skills needed to carry out adult relationships and roles and the capacity for abstract reasoning. 

c) According to the passage, there are four to five stages of growth from childhood to adulthood. These stages are- infancy (birth to age 2), early childhood (3 to 8 years), later childhood (9 to 12 years), adolescence (13 to 18 years), and finally, adulthood (18 years to above). 

d) Adolescence is the time of tremendous growth and potential because during this period, a human being goes through critical and fast-paced physical and mental maturation, which can help them be a potent adult in futurE- The adolescents are both mentally adaptive, and physically thriving, which is why they have the potential to be guided and shaped.