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China's One Child Policy

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why Was China's One Child Policy Introduced?

a)

Due to famine

b)

Due to droughts

c)

To reduce population growth

d)

Due to flooding

2.

Who caused China's population to double before the policy?

a)

Deng Xiaoping

b)

Sao Peuong

c)

Kew wio

d)

Mao Zedong

3.

What evidence is there that Mao's Great Leap Forward was a disaster?

a)

Mao quickly changed policies.

b)

It led to the a famine that killed 35 million Chinese people.

c)

It led to the lack of production in steel.

d)

All of the above.

4.
Who originally thought to introduce a policy to reduce the number of kids a family could have?
a)
Zhang Wai
b)
Deng Xioaping
c)
Chang Kong-San
d)
Wang Chao
5.
When was The One Child Policy introduced?
a)
1972
b)
1982
c)
1979
d)
1980
6.

How long was China's One Child Policy in effect?

a)

35 Years

b)

40 Years

c)

32 years

d)

56 Years

7.

When were people allowed to marry?

a)

early 20s

b)

late 20s

c)

early 30s

d)

late 30s

8.
Were you allowed another child if your first had a disability?
a)
Yes
b)
No
9.
In the mid 1980's China started to allow a second child if the first was either disabled or
a)
a girl
b)
were twins
c)
a boy
10.
Why were sons preferred?
a)
Nobody really knows
b)
They were easier to handle
c)
The could carry out farmwork, provide financial support, and carry on the family name.
d)
Sons were better
11.

Were twins accepted under this policy?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.
How many births were prevented?
a)
20,000
b)
400 Million
c)
2 Billion
d)
800 Million
13.

How much of a salary rise would families with one child receive?

a)

1-5%

b)

15-20%

c)

10-15%

d)

5-10%

14.

What would happen to families that broke the rules of this policy?

a)

they would receive a 60% salary cut

b)

They would receive a 10% salary cut

c)

They would have to pay a huge fine

d)

they would be deported

15.

When was The One Child Policy abolished?

a)

2013

b)

2010

c)

2016

d)

2014

16.

What would families have to pay for if they broke the rules of the policy?

a)

healthcare

b)

labour

c)

hospitals

d)

education