WorksheetsG10-2nd mid-term revision (p1)
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
women
follow
concentrate
project
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address
allow
traffic
rural
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minimum
influence
eliminate
bias
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prevent
education
dependent
eliminate
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encourage
contribute
delicious
college
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
career
gender
equal
bias
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enrol
rural
allow
prefer
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abandon
dependent
preference
exhausted
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physically
equality
remarkably
discriminate
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unequal
enrolment
encourage
minimum
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
This year, more girls enrolled on courses in art and design.
avoided
inserted
erased
enlisted
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In some rural areas, women and girls are forced to do most of the housework.
invited
encouraged
made
contributed
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Our government has done a lot to eliminate gender inequality.
cause
remove
add
allow
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We never allow any kind of discrimination against girls at school.
approve
deny
refuse
debate
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Women do not yet have equal rights in the family in this area.
variable
similar
different
the same
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It's time we banned discrimination at work.
bias
equity
fairness
similarity
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Both male and female students in my class perform very well.
assign
work
communicate
entertain
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Many people in our country still think married women shouldn’t pursue a career.
attempt
attach
achieve
want
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Most employers prefer male workers to female ones.
want
compliment
care about
favour
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She failed to get into medical university.
passed
qualified
didn't succeed
satisfied
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In order to be successful, we should never give up hope.
fight
abandon
continue
suspect
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Gender discrimination has become a hot subject of conversations among school students.
topic
study
fact
case
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The government took big steps to prevent gender inequality.
increase
avoid
promote
cause
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Those people who have enough courage and will are likely to be successful.
energy
motivation
bravery
desire
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Nowadays, many women are aware of gender preferences in favour of boys.
fail
ignore
deny
acknowledge
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With great effort, she passed the driving test at the first attempt.
succeeded in
failed
enrolled
deferred
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Female firefighters are sometimes the targets of laughter and anger from the coworkers and local people.
reasons
sources
directions
victims
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Many women had to pay a heavy price to win equality.
achieve
lose
attempt
respect
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Traditional women are often passive and dependent on their husbands.
free
reliant
adhered
strong
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Women will be exhausted if they have to cover both jobs at work and at home.
very relaxed
very pleased
very tired
very happy
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Men should share household chores with women in their families.
cover
finish
take
split
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The Government has raised the national minimum wage.
bonus
expense
waste
pay
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They were qualified for the job, but they were not recruited.
competitive
selected
competent
applied
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Wage discrimination affects women negatively.
motivates
influences
encourages
affords
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How are governments addressing the problem of inequality in wages?
focusing on
raising
creating
ignoring
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Many countries now allow and encourage women to join the army and the police forces.
permit
force
make
prevent
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We should encourage women to join more social activities.
prevent
stimulate
permit
forbid
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Working mothers contribute to household income.
reduce
take
add
double
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Family values are likely to pass down from generation to generation.
put down
cut down
go down
hand down
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Women's salaries are becoming important to their household budgets.
funds
costs
expenses
fees
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Experiences at work help women to widen their knowledge.
eliminate
broaden
restrict
spoil
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If women have to do too much housework, they cannot concentrate or work effectively.
learn
distract
focus
ignore
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The gender gap in primary education has been eliminated.
variety
inconsistency
difference
similarity
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The United Kingdom has made a remarkable progress in gender equality.
insignificant
impressive
notable
famous
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Men and women equally gain first class degrees.
acquire
lose
achieve
obtain
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The United Kingdom still faces challenges in gender equality.
fairness
inequality
evenness
equilibrium
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Much has to be done to achieve gender equality in employment opportunities.
attain
obtain
reach
abandon
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People have eliminated poverty and hunger in many parts of the world.
created
eradicated
phased out
wiped out
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Both genders should be provided with equal rights to education, employment and healthcare.
deprived of
furnished with
equipped with
supplied with
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We should not allow any kind of discrimination against women and girls.
inequality
hatred
unbiased feeling
intolerance
Find the mistake:
A lot of people think that marriage women shouldn’t pursue a career.
A lot of
think
marriage
pursue a career
Find the mistake:
We must stop discrimination on people coming from the rural area.
must stop
discrimination on
coming from
rural area
Find the mistake:
My brother is good with cooking and he can cook very delicious food.
good with
he can
very
delicious food
Find the mistake:
I guess they may be kept home doing housework and look after their children.
I guess
may be kept
doing housework
their
Find the mistake:
Women in rural areas might be forced to work both at home but on the fields.
in rural areas
be forced
to work
but on
Find the mistake:
Some people think that girls shouldn’t be allowed to going to university.
people think
shouldn’t be
to going
to university
Find the mistake:
Gender discrimination should be eliminated for create equal opportunities in education for everyone.
Gender discrimination
eliminated for
in education
for everyone
Find the mistake:
Both women and men should be given equal rights for education and employment.
both
and men
should be given
rights for
Find the mistake:
More girls should being chosen to represent us in the School Youth Union.
more girl
should being
to present
in the
Find the mistake:
This discrimination against women and girls must be abolishing.
This discrimination
against women
must be
abolishing.
Nam: “Do you think that there are any jobs which only men or only women can or should do?”
Lan: “____”
Men are better at certain jobs than women.
I agree. This really depends on their physical strengths and preferences.
Women and men should cooperate with each other.
Men are often favoured in certain jobs.
Lan: “Would you rather work for a male or female boss?”
Nam: “____”
I’ve been self-employed for five years.
I don’t like working under time pressure.
I prefer a male boss.
I can’t stand the women gossips.
Nam: “Would you rather have a male or a female secretary?”
Lan: “____”
I want to have a female one.
The number of female secretaries is increasing.
The number of female secretaries is staying the same.
Female secretaries outnumber male ones.
Lan: “How do the roles of men and women differ in your family?”
Nam: “____”
Most of men don’t want to stay at home.
Women are changing their roles.
Most men are very bossy and arrogant.
Men are breadwinners and women are caregivers.
Nam: “Which gender, do you think, works harder: male or female?
Lan: “____”
I think it depends on individuals rather than gender.
Males like high position jobs more than females.
Females prefer to have a stable job.
Both males and females are responsible for childcare.
Nam: “Which gender spends most of the time shopping?”
Lan: “____”
Shopping has always been my hobby.
More and more people are shopping online these days.
Both genders like shopping.
It depends on who keeps the money.
Nam: “Which gender is most likely to ask strangers for directions?”
Lan: “____”
Men sometimes ask strangers for directions as well.
Women are because their sense of space and directions is worse.
Both men and women can use GPS these days.
GPS is very useful to help car drivers.
Nam: “Why are there generally so few women in top positions?”
Lan: “____”
Top positions are the highest in career ladder.
Top positions are hard to climb to.
I guess men tend to make better leaders.
Women also want to climb to top positions.
Nam: “Which gender tends to live longer?”
Lan: “____”
Women tend to live 5 years longer than men.
Women like a peaceful and quiet life.
Men want to live an active life.
Both men and women tend to live longer.
Nam: “As women live longer than men, should they retire later?”
Lan: “____”
When women are retired, they want to enjoy life.
When men are retired, they still want to continue working.
The government is still discussing the retirement age.
I don't think so. Physically, they are weaker and they need to retire earlier.
Lan: “What behaviours are only seen as appropriate for women?
Nam: “____”
Women are getting more and more independent.
In some places, women still suffer gender discrimination.
I don’t really know. Maybe gossiping and crying in public places.
Gender discrimination should be abolished.
Lan: “What behaviours are only seen as appropriate for men?”
Nam: “____”
What are men’s appropriate behaviours?
There are many, such as offering to pay for meals or drinks.
Men, in general, don’t have appropriate behaviours.
Men don’t want other people to criticize them.
Lan: “What clothing is appropriate for women but not for men?”
Nam: “____”
They are long dresses and skirts.
Men are also changing their fashion styles.
Many clothes now are uni-sex.
Men should never wear women’s clothes.
Nam: “Which gender is better at team sports?”
Lan: “____”
Women are better at individual sports.
Both men and women can do sports.
Physically, men are stronger than women.
Certainly, men are better.
Lan: “Which gender do you think studies most?”
Nam: “____”
Studying is quite long lasting.
This depends more on individuals rather than genders.
Gender discrimination in education is a hot debate.
Female students should also be allowed to further their studies.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
The government should create more job opportunities for women in rural areas.
Women in rural areas should create more jobs for the government.
More job opportunities should be created for the government by the women in rural areas.
More job opportunities should be created for women in rural areas by the government.
Rural areas should be created more job opportunities by women in the government.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Health care insurance should be provided for everyone.
All people should have access to health care insurance.
Health care insurance should be free for everyone.
Everyone should have free access to health care insurance.
Only a limited number of people can access free health care insurance.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
In some rural areas, parents still prefer their sons to their daughters.
Sons are not as favoured as daughters in some rural areas.
Parents in some rural areas like their daughters more than their sons.
Parents in some rural areas still favour their sons rather than daughters.
Daughters are more preferable than sons in some rural areas.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Single-sex schools should be abolished by the government.
Single-sex schools should be controlled by the government.
Single-sex schools should be allowed to multiply by the government.
The government should promote single-sex schools.
The government should eradicate single-sex schools.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Gender discrimination in education starts at home. Parents treat boys and girls differently.
If parents don’t treat boys and girls differently, gender discrimination in education starts at home.
Gender discrimination in education starts at home unless parents treat boys and girls differently.
Gender discrimination in education starts at home if parents treat boys and girls differently.
If gender discrimination in education starts at home, patents treat boys and girls the same.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Gender differences cannot prevent a person from pursuing a job. Success comes to those who have enough courage and will.
Unless success comes to those who have enough courage and will, gender differences cannot prevent a person from pursuing a job.
Gender differences cannot prevent a person from pursuing a job unless success comes to those who have enough courage and will.
Gender differences can prevent a person from pursuing a job because success comes to those who have enough courage and will.
Gender differences cannot prevent a person from pursuing a job because success comes to those who have enough courage and will.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Men should share household tasks with their wives. This helps to maintain gender equality at home.
Men should share household tasks with their wives unless this helps to maintain gender equality at home.
Men should share household tasks with their wives in order to maintain gender equality at home.
Men should share household tasks with their wives, but this helps to maintain gender equality at home.
Men shouldn't share household tasks with their wives because this helps to maintain gender equality at home.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Women have to do too much work. They will be exhausted.
If women have to do too much work, they will be exhausted.
Unless women have to do too much work, they will be exhausted.
As long as women don’t I have to do too much work, they will be exhausted.
In case women have to do too much work, they won’t be exhausted.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Wage discrimination attects women negatively. This should be abolished.
Wage discrimination should be abolished, so it affects women negatively.
Wage discrimination affects women negatively because this should be abolished.
Wage discrimination affects women negatively, so this should be abolished.
Wage discrimination should be abolished unless it affect women negatively.
It is important that men should share household tasks ____ their wives.
to
with
for
against
It is important that men should share household tasks ____ their wives.
to
with
for
against
Women are more hard-working than men although they are physically ____ weaker.
more
as
so
Ø
Women are likely to become trouble-makers ____ they are too talkative.
in order
so
because
thus
Some people tend to wrongly believe that men are not as good ____ children as women.
with
as
at
on
Not many people are aware ____ male preference in this company.
for
on
about
of
I don't think mothers should be discouraged ____ outside the home.
to work
from working
to working
working
More and more girls apply ____ males’ jobs these days.
by
for
about
to
Working mothers can inspire their kids ____ their hard work and devotion.
with
about
at
for
Now I wish I could ____ a medical career to become a doctor.
pursuing
be pursuing
be pursued
pursue
Educated women are becoming less dependent ____ their husbands’ decisions.
about
of
on
for
This policewoman is famous ____ her courage and strong will.
with
for
on
about
I am thinking ____ becoming a childcare worker because I love children.
of
with
for
on
A lot of things need to be done ____ gender equality in education, employment and healthcare.
promoting
in promoting
for promoting
to promote
Nowadays, a number of parents still have preference for boys ____ girls.
rather
than
over
instead
Women’s salaries are getting more important ____ their household income.
at
to
in
within
