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Growing Up Boys & Girls

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

which one activity was not associated with the samoan children in 1920's

a)

fishing

b)

planting coconuts

c)

playing cricket

d)

looking after their siblings

2.

at which age group girls will go for fishing trips too

a)

10 years

b)

13 years

c)

14 years

d)

teen age

3.

what were the girls given while the boys were given cars to play

a)

buses

b)

trains

c)

aeroplanes

d)

dolls

4.

what do you mean by melanie

a)

a domestic worker

b)

shopkeeper

c)

a factory worker

d)

a teacher

5.

what was the purpose of setting up Aganwadis in several villages

a)

adult education centre

b)

child care centre

c)

salons

d)

health centres

6.

what are main responsibilities that lie with women

a)

looking after the family

b)

looking after the home

c)

cooking food for the family

d)

all of the above

7.

why are the wages of the domestic workers very low

a)

work done by them are very lesser in value

b)

they do unpaid jobs

c)

there is not much demand for their work

d)

none of the above

8.

whatt do you mean by the term "double burden"

a)

working inside the house

b)

working outside the house

c)

both a and b

d)

cleaning the house

9.

how did the provision of creches help many women

a)

helps women to take up employment inside the home

b)

helps women to take up employment outside the home

c)

both a and b

d)

none of these

10.

how are the domestic workers treated by their employers

a)

they are treated very well

b)

they are treated the same as elite class

c)

they are often treated well

d)

none of these

11.

The society we grow up in teaches us what kind of behaviour is acceptable for girls and boys.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

If we talk to elders in our family, we will see that their childhoods were probably the same as ours.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Men and women do not have the same status

a)

true

b)

false

14.

The government has set up anganwadis or child-care centres in several villages in the country.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Work done by a housewife is valued.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

In (a)   in the 1960s, from Class VI onwards, boys and girls went to separate schools.

17.

Most domestic workers are (a)   .

18.

Our constitution does not make any discrimination on the basis of (a)   .

19.

The provision of (a)   helps many women to take up employment outside the home.

20.

Housework is_________ and ________work.

(a)  

21.

at what age were children left with their siblings and were not cared of?

a)

5 yrs

b)

12 yrs

c)

9 yrs

d)

2 yrs

22.

at what age did boys went for fishing camps?

a)

9 yrs

b)

14 yrs

23.

what were the girls afraid of in Madhya Pradesh while returning from school?

a)

they were afraid of being attacked or teased

b)

they were afraid of getting hurt through accidents

24.

the girls school had a playground in the middle of the school

a)

true

b)

false

25.

what is the term used for "working outside the house and inside the house"?

a)

double burden

b)

double work

26.

which one activity was not associated with the samoan children in 1920's?

a)

plantations

b)

looking after siblings

c)

cricket

d)

fishing

27.

which toys did the society not give girls to play with?

a)

dolls

b)

cars

c)

kitchen set

28.

Which one activity was not associated with the samoan children in 1920's

a)

planting coconut

b)

playing cricket

c)

fishing

d)

looking after sibling

29.

At which age group girls will go for fishing trips too

a)

10 years

b)

13 years

c)

14 years

d)

9 years

30.

What were the girls given while the boys were given cars to play?

a)

buses

b)

train

c)

aeroplanes

d)

dolls

31.

What do you mean by melanie

a domestic worker?

a)

A domestic worker

b)

shopkeeper

c)

a factory worker

d)

a teacher

32.

What was the purpose of setting up Aganwadis in several villages?

a)

adult education center

b)

child care center

c)

salons

d)

health center

33.

What are main responsibilities that lie with women?

a)

looking after family

b)

looking after the home

c)

cooking food for the family

d)

all of the above

34.

Why are the wages of the domestic workers very low?

a)

work done by them are very lesser in value

b)

they do unpaid job

c)

there is not much demand for their work

d)

none of the above

35.

How did the provision of baby creches help many women?

a)

help women to do more work at home

b)

help women to take up job opportunities besides household task

c)

both A and B

d)

none of these

36.

How are the domestic workers treated by their employers?

a)

They are treated very well

b)

They are treated the same as elite class

c)

They are often treated well

d)

none of these

37.

The roles of men and women are:

a)

equally valued

b)

not equally valued

c)

of same status

d)

none of these

38.

What was the most important activity on an Island of Samoa in 1920s?

a)

Fishing

b)

Farming

c)

Household work

d)

None of these

39.

At what age did the boy in Samoa join older boys for learning outdoor jobs?

a)

5 years

b)

9 years

c)

11 years

40.

From which class did the girls and boys go to separate school in M.P.?

a)

Class IV onwards

b)

Class VI onwards

c)

Class VII onwards

d)

Class XI onwards

41.

What were girls given to play while the boys were given cars?

a)

Dolls

b)

Bus

c)

Trucks

d)

Trains

42.

What are the total number of work hours (paid) spent by women workers in Haryana every week?

a)

23

b)

30

c)

19

d)

35

43.

Who can take steps, to bring gender equality?

a)

Constitution

b)

Society

c)

Both

d)

None

44.

The child centres in villages are called

a)

anganwadi

b)

Juvenile home

c)

old age home

d)

none of these

45.

Our constitution provides …………… of genders.

a)

justice

b)

discrmination

c)

law

d)

equality

46.

Being a boy or girl is an important part of one's identity. The society we grow up in teaches us what kind of behaviour is acceptable for boys and girls. What does assigning different roles to boys and girls lead to?

a)

It makes them confused.

b)

It prepares them to be scared.

c)

It makes them angry.

d)

it prepares them for future roles as men and women.

47.

As soon as babies could walk, their mothers or other adults no longer looked after them. Older children, often as young as five years old, took over this responsibility. Both boys and girls were looked after by their younger siblings. But, by the time a boy was about nine years old, he joined the older boys in learning outdoor jobs like fishing and planting coconuts. What do girls do?

a)

Girls go into the forests and hunt wild animals.

b)

Girls go for fishing and earn money by selling fish.

c)

Girls had to continue looking after small children or do errands for adults till they were teenagers.

d)

Girls did not do any work.

48.

Girls had to continue looking after small children or do errands for adults till they were teenagers. But, once they became teenagers they had much more freedom. What were girls free to do after the age of fourteen?

a)

They went on fishing trips, worked in the plantations, learnt how to weave baskets.

b)

They went hunting for wild animals in forests.

c)

They helped men to build houses.

d)

They planted coconuts.

49.

In the account given about growing in Madhya Pradesh in 1960s: From Class VI onwards, boys and girls went to separate schools. The boys' school had a playground which was just a big space attached to the school. The girls’ school was designed very differently from the boys’ school. How was it different?

a)

The girls' school had drinking water fountain.

b)

The girls' school had big trees all around their playground.

c)

The girls' school had snacks shop near the playground.

d)

The girls' school had a central courtyard where they played in total seclusion and safety from the outside world.

50.

We realize that societies make clear distinction between boys and girls which begins from a very young age. For example given different toys to play with. Boys are usually given cars and girls are given dolls. What does this suggest?

a)

Toys become a way of telling children that they will have different futures when they become men and women.

b)

different toys gives them variety in infancy.

c)

This does not suggest anything.

d)

None of the above.