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WorksheetsEngaging Students with Poverty in Mind - Chapter 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The author, Eric Jensen, writes in part from personal experience.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Complete this quote: "If you want high-performing students, you must be willing to become _________."
a)
a. Eric Jensen
b)
b. a jack of all trades
c)
c. a superintendent
d)
d. a high-performing teacher
3.
Which of the following is NOT considered a student engagement factor?
a)
a. sense of humor
b)
b. effort/energy
c)
c. stress level
d)
d. health/nutrition
4.
The health/nutrition engagement factor description includes mental illness.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
Jensen says teachers must be relentless when it comes to ____________.
a)
feeding students
b)
assigning homework
c)
teaching vocabulary
d)
communicating with parents of poverty
6.
In one study, toddlers from middle- and upper-income families actually used the same number of words in talking to their parents as low-SES mothers used in talking to their children.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
Teachers often view student anger as a sign of _____________.
a)
a. insubordination
b)
b. lack of self-control
c)
c. poor parenting
d)
d. all of the above
8.
The ratio of affirmations to reprimands is
a)
1:2 in poor homes and 20:1 in higher-income homes
b)
8:1 in poor homes and 6:1 in higher-income homes
c)
1:2 in poor homes and 6:1 in higher income homes
d)
10:1 in both poor and higher income homes
9.
What are the two types of stress Jensen identifies?
a)
a. acute and chronic
b)
b. mild and severe
c)
c. real and imagined
d)
d. emotional and physical
10.
What is the main idea of chapter 1?
a)
a. early literacy is critical
b)
b. schools must offer free breakfast and lunch
c)
c. poverty affects the physical brain
d)
d. teachers must upgrade their repertoires and work hard in order to make a difference for students of poverty
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