WorksheetsSocial Cultural Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
A group of persons who share a common culture, government, institution, land, or a set of social relationships is a
Social class
Culture
Subculture
Society
A key to effectively working with at-risk students is to
Seek opportunities to empower the child or adolescent.
Immediately report any suspected at-risk behavior to the principal or counselor.
Establish a trusting relationship
Immediately contact the parents and report the suspected at-risk behavior.
A strategy for teaching culturally diverse students which involves encouraging students to learn new material by verbalizing it to themselves is
Teaching students to use self-talk
Focusing on real-world tasks
Facilitating convergent thinking
Emphasizing verbal interactions
All of the following are risk factors for childhood or adolescent suicide EXCEPT
Substance abuse and mental illness such as delusions or hallucinations in schizophrenia.
Hypersensitivity and suggestibility.
A history of physical or sexual abuse.
Stressful life events.
All of the following statements regarding bullying are true EXCEPT
The prevalence of bullying is higher among females than males.
Blacks report lower incidences of being bullied than whites.
Bullying often occurs in bathrooms, hallways, and the playgrounds.
Bullying often begins in elementary school and peaks in high school.
Approximately what percent of the high school students drop out of school each year.
10%
25%
20%
15%
Childhood obesity
Is higher among wealthy youth.
Is higher among whites than Blacks or Hispanics.
Has more than doubled over the past 30 years.
Is higher among females than males.
Compensatory education programs are designed to.
Overcome deficiencies associated with students with disabilities.
Overcome deficiencies associated with the educational and socioeconomic disadvantages of youth
Compensate school districts for additional expenses associated with the education of children with disabilities.
Reimburse parents for school expenses.
Conflict theorists argue that the schools serve a social selection process. This means that
Students prepare student for future occupations.
Schools serve the wealthy and powerful at the expense of the disadvantaged.
Schools promote social equality.
Schools should reflect the existing social order.
English learners make up approximately what percentage of all public school students?
23%.
30%.
16%.
9%.
Which of the following statements regarding school violence perpetrators is NOT true?
They typically have attempted or threatened suicide.
They typically have a history of drug or alcohol use.
They typically have been victims of child maltreatment.
They typically have been victims of violence.
Which of the following statements regarding suicide is true?
Parents are usually the first to know if their child is suicidal.
Females are twice as likely as males to attempt suicide.
Suicide is the leading cause of death for 10- to 23-year-olds.
The highest rate of suicide is among Asians.
Which of the following would be considered the most restrictive special education placement?
Special education day school.
Combination of general class with support services.
Residential school.
Full-time special education class.
Which of the statements is true regarding drug use among teens?
Inhalants are often the first drug that adolescents use.
The use of LSD had increased.
Almost one in three students have taken a prescription drug without a doctor's prescription.
The use of ecstasy has increased among Black youth.
According to the video: "A Struggle for Educational Equality: 1950-1980", teachers in the black schools in Topeka, Kansas during the 1950s were highly unqualified due to low budgets and racial inequalities.
True
False
President Lyndon B. Johnson used a "carrot and stick" approach to combat southern resistance to desegregation. What were the carrot and the stick?
The carrot was $4 billion; The stick was Plessy v Ferguson
The carrot was the Civil Rights Act; The stick was the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The carrot was the $4 billion Civil Rights Act; The stick was the Southern Manefesto
The carrot was the $4 billion Elementary and Secondary Education Act; The stick was the Civil Rights Act
Sara Elaine Farris left her mark on Kentucky history by becoming Kentucky's first what?
Female superintendent
African American superintendent
African American board of education chair
Female state superintendent
The cognitive hypothesis states that
children with positive early childhood educational experiences will be the most successful in life.
persisting through boring high school courses is the best test for success in life.
a child's future depends on the child's mental skills
children must be given time to think during the school day.
The combined effect of Green v County Board of Education and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was that ...
county boards of education could no longer deny civil rights to students.
the federal government could withhold funds from school districts that refused to desegregate.
the Civil Rights Commission could close county school districts that had not desegregated.
county school districts could no longer delay desegregation.
The first Kentucky college that was owned and operated by African Americans was formed by black Baptists in Louisville and named
Simmons University
Kentucky Normal and Industrial College
Tuskegee University
Louisville College for Negroes
The variable found to affect school attainment and achievement more than any other is
Race
Class size
Socioeconomic status
Gender
Which of the following best describes the learning styles of African American learners?
Are extrinsically motivated
Prefer group learning
Learn privately rather than in public
Focus is on people rather than things.
Which of the following is NOT a requirement of the IDEA?
Students with disabilities must be included in regular classrooms.
Children with disabilities between 3 and 21 must be provided a free and appropriate education and related services.
Schools must take affirmative steps to identify children with disabilities who may be entitled to special education services.
A written IEP must be prepared for each child who is to receive special education services.
Which of the following is NOT a strategy to improve the school climate for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth?
Support student clubs that provide support GLBTQ youth..
Sponsor a Gay Pride day.
Provide staff development for school personnel.
Teachers should challenge antigay epithets
Which of the following statements is NOT true of adolescent pregnancy in the U.S.?
The U. S. has the lowest rate of teen pregnancy among industrialized countries.
Teen mothers are more likely to be on welfare.
Black and Hispanic teens are more than two times more likely to become pregnant than white teens.
The teen birth rate has decreased over the last two decades.
