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When Do Kids Become Adults?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From What the Brain Says About Maturity: Some brain regions and systems don't meet full maturity until?

a)

Mid 20s

b)

Late Teens

c)

Early 30s

d)

Late 20s

2.

From What the Brain Says About Maturity: True or False, there is no specific age for when the adolescent brain becomes the adult brain.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

From What the Brain Says About Maturity: Systems responsible for logical reasoning mature typically around the age of ...

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

16

4.

From What the Brain Says About Maturity: For what reasons are age boundaries made? Example: You can't drive until 16, or go to war until 18.

a)

Political Reasons

b)

Scientific Reasons

c)

Religious Reasons

d)

Personal Reasons

5.

From Leave the Voting Age Alone: What is the legal voting age in the United States of America?

a)

17

b)

18

c)

21

d)

25

6.

From Leave the Voting Age Alone: Define Confluence.

a)

Is a gathering or joining together in one place.

b)

Is a way to convince people to lie.

c)

Is a group.

d)

A type of influenza that affects voters.

7.

From Better Training for New Drivers: Define Inadequate.

a)

Insufficient or not enough.

b)

Too much or in abundance.

c)

Unintelligent or lacking ability.

d)

Lost or stolen.

8.

From Better Training for New Drivers: The author believes the US should follow driver training trends of which area of the world?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Europe

9.

From Better Training for New Drivers: If you have a graduate license, you cannot drive...

a)

during the weekends, or with unrelated people.

b)

after nightfall, or with more than one unrelated person under age 21.

c)

after 2am, or with people you don't go to school with.

10.

From A Parent's Role in the Path to Adulthood: What are privileges and responsibilities that US citizens get at various times in stead of all at once?

a)

Voting, drinking age, and ability to enter legal contracts.

b)

Voting, ability to get credit card, and enter into war.

c)

Voting, drinking age, ability to own a home, and marriage.

d)

Drinking age, marriage, and money loan.

11.

From A Parent's Role in the Path to Adulthood: Where is "Coming of Age Day" celebrated.

a)

Wu Han

b)

Japan

c)

Mexico

d)

Canada

12.

From A Parent's Role in the Path to Adulthood: Are young adults relying on their parents more or less now?

a)

More

b)

Less

13.

From A Parent's Role in the Path to Adulthood: For what reasons are young people being more reliant on family?

a)

Cost of college and tuition loan increase.

b)

Cost of college and cost of living.

c)

Cost of college and parents who don't want to lose their children.

d)

Parents who don't want to lose their children, and cost of rent

14.

From A Parent's Role in the Path to Adulthood: Define Autonomous.

a)

A person who is controlled by a outside forces, like a puppet.

b)

A person who is not controlled by outside forces.

c)

A person who controls others, to help them.

d)

A person who is controlled to be helped.

15.

From A Parent's Role in the Path to Adulthood: 1 in 5 college students have parents who...

a)

edit and proof read their assignments.

b)

drive them to and rom school.

c)

text them after each class.

d)

call them during lunch o check in.

16.

From Mandatory Service to Become an Adult: The Dutch allow children to what?

a)

Drink at 16 but drive at 19.

b)

Drive at 19, but vote at 16.

c)

Vote at 16, but drive at 19.

d)

Drink at 19, but drive at 21.

17.

From Mandatory Service to Become an Adult: In the last two decades researchers have noticed an increase in IQ intelligence, in children, but a decrease in what?

a)

Maturity

b)

Height

c)

Test Scores

d)

GPA (Grade Point Average)

18.

From Mandatory Service to Become an Adult: Which factors have cause children and teens to become less social, les skilled, and more reliant on parents?

a)

50+ hours a week of screen time (Computers, TV, Smart Phones, Video Games.)

b)

Parents who are over protective.

c)

The influence of social media.

d)

Answers to question are not shown.

19.

From A Parent's Role in the Path to Adulthood: Define Thwart.

a)

A wart or bump on the skin shaped like a T.

b)

To stop something from happening.

c)

A small mammal that teaches it children how to be independent.

d)

To start a career without any college degrees.

20.

From Mandatory Service to Become an Adult: Define Cohort.

a)

A wart or bump on the skin that teens may get from stress.

b)

A group or band of people.

c)

A small mammal that teaches it's children to independent.

d)

A flock of birds that raise a chick if it has been left without its mother.