16.LIS - Childhood

1. What is the main topic of the video?

• The history of childhood
• The speaker’s childhood memories
• How to raise children
• How technology affects teenagers

2. Where did the speaker grow up?

• A big city
• The countryside
• The suburbs of Southern California
• A small town in the Midwest

3. What does "suburbs" mean in the sentence, "I grew up in the suburbs of Southern California"?

• A busy part of the city
• An area around a city with more houses
• A place where only businesses are located
• A vacation area near the beach

4. What did the speaker enjoy doing as a child?

• Playing outside with neighbors
• Watching TV all day
• Staying inside using technology
• Studying a lot for school

5. Why did the speaker start spending more time indoors?

• He moved to a new house
• Video games and the internet became more popular
• He got bored of playing outside
• His parents told him not to go outside

6. How does the speaker feel about life before the internet?

• He thinks it was boring
• He doesn’t remember it well
• He is glad he got to experience it
• He didn’t like playing outside

7. Who was in the speaker’s family when he was a child?

• His mom, dad, and sister
• Only his parents
• His grandparents and parents
• His mom, dad, and two brothers

8. What family tradition did the speaker mention?

• Watching TV together every night
• Eating dinner together at 6:30 PM
• Going to the park every Sunday
• Having family game nights every Friday

9. What did the speaker’s mom use to call the family for dinner?

• A loud whistle
• A dinner bell
• A special song
• A phone call

10. What does "siblings" mean in the sentence, "My sister and I fought a lot, as most siblings do!"?

• Parents
• Brothers and sisters
• Cousins
• Close friends