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G8- HEALTH - GENDER and HUMAN SEXUALITY

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is biological sex? 
a)
a person's physical features that determine whether they are male, female, or intersex, specifically their genitals and chromosomes (XX, XY, XXY)
b)
the body parts people use to have sexual intercourse
2.
What is gender identity? 
a)
what gender other people think you are (man, woman, neither, both, and so on)
b)
how you feel internally about whether you identify as a man, woman, neither, both, and so on
3.
What is gender expression? 
a)
the way you act towards people according to their gender
b)
the way you express your masculinity, femininity, both or neither through appearance, behavior, dress, speech patterns, and more
4.

Gender is...

a)

Personal and social characteristics of masculinity and femininity

b)

A social construct

c)

Biologically determined traits

d)

Only male and female

5.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between sex and gender?
a)
Sex refers to behaviors of a sexual nature, while gender refers to an individual’s unique genetic inheritance.
b)
Sex refers to a person’s biological characteristics, while gender refers to socially constructed patterns of behavior associated with that sex.
c)
There is no difference between sex and gender.
d)
None of these describe the relationship between sex and gender.
6.
The awareness of being masculine or feminine as defined by society
a)
Glass ceiling
b)
Gender identity
c)
Gender roles
d)
Sexism
7.

Biological identity of a person

a)

Gender

b)

Sex

8.
Which of the following is INCORRECT statement about gender?
a)
Gender is not determined by biology.
b)
Gender is a social construction.
c)
Sex is a less complex concept than gender.
d)
Gender roles are all the same in all societies.
9.

Behavior that one associates with females, may not actually be tied to a woman’s sex

a)

Femininity

b)

Male

c)

Female

d)

Masculinity

10.

Behavior that kne associates with males, may not actually be tied to a man’s sex

a)

Femininity

b)

Male

c)

Female

d)

Masculinity

11.

There are two sexes namely;

a)

Man and woman

b)

Lesbian and Gay

c)

Feminine and masculine

d)

Male and female

12.

It is a socially learned behavior which is usually associated with one’s sex

a)

Sex

b)

Hormones

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Gender

13.

Which of the following does NOT affect one's Gender Identity?

a)

Culture

b)

Family Values

c)

Media Images

d)

Education

14.

The XX chromosome means it’s

a)

a boy

b)

A girl

c)

Both

d)

Mutation

15.

The XY chromosome means it’s

a)

A boy

b)

A girl

c)

Both

d)

Mutation