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Types of family and Unions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This family type consists of two parents and children

a)

Nuclear family

b)

Extended-family

c)

Grandparent-family

d)

Single Parent family

2.

2. This kind of family consists of one parent raising one or more children on his own

a)

Nuclear family

b)

Single parent family

c)

Extended family

d)

Nuclear family

3.

3. This family includes three generations living together and working toward common goals, such as raising the children and keeping up with the household duties.

a)

Nuclear family

b)

Extended family

c)

Single-parent family

d)

Reconstructed family

4.

While most people think of family as including children, there are couples who either cannot or choose not to have children, they are called...

a)

Nuclear family

b)

Stepfamily

c)

Childless Family

d)

Extended family

5.

Over half of all marriages end in divorce, and many of these individuals choose to get remarried. This creates the ___________ which involves two separate families merging into one new unit.

a)

Grandparent family

b)

single-parent family

c)

Blended family / Stepfamily

d)

Nuclear family

6.

A child who has no sisters or brothers.

a)

Oldest child

b)

Only child

c)

Little child

d)

Adopted child

7.

A nuclear family MUST consist of a mother, father and one child.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

18. Susan is 26 years old. She is married, has two children and a well-paying job. Her husband died in a motor vehicle accident. Soon after his death, Susan and her children went to live with her parents, her brother, and his family. The situation has changed Susan's family structure from

a)

Extended to nuclear

b)

Nuclear to extended

c)

Nuclear to sibling household

d)

Single parent to sibling household

9.

17. The family produces children and maintains the population levels. To which function of the family does the statement above refer?

a)

Economic

b)

Procreation

c)

Socialization

d)

Emotional

10.

7. The makeup of a family is Called ____________.

a)

Foster family

b)

Foster family

c)

Nuclear family

d)

Family type