WorksheetsFamily Life-Cycle
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
What is the final stage of the family life cycle?
Developing Years
Launching Years
Middle Years
Which is the stage where children have left the home and the family down sizes to a couple?
Expanding
Contracting
Getting acquainted
Which is the stage where children are grown and exit the home?
Growing stage
Launching stage
Getting acquainted
Retirement
Which is the stage where children enter school
Growing
Launching
Middle
Which is stage demands the need for more time and money?
Beginning
Expanding
contracting
working
Which is the stage where a couple gets to know each other and learn to think and act as a team
expanding stage
beginning stage
Parenting stage
contracting stage
Which is the stage where the number of activities parents share together drops drastically
getting acquainted
launching
growing
childrearing
Which is the stage where a couple may experience an empty nest
contracting stage
expanding stage
beginning stage
Retirement stage
Which is the stage that allows time for travel, hobbies, and relaxation
launching stage
growing stage
getting acquainted
Which is the stage where a couple learns to rely on each other and make decisions together?
Beginning stage
Expanding stage
Contracting stage
This is the stage is where more activities focus outside the home and time is limited:
growing stage
getting acquainted stage
launching stage
Which stage of the life cycle is when the married couple established their home but does not yet have children?
Beginning
Childbearing
Launching
Childrearing
Which stage is where the oldest child leaves the family for independent adult life until the time the last child leaves?
Launching
beginning
empty nest
expanding
Which stage of the life cycle is when the children are gone until the married couple retires?
launching
growing
acquainted
developing
Which stage is from retirement until the death of the surviving marriage partner?
contracting
beginning
empty nest
developing
How you experience the family life cycle will affect who you will become.
True
False
Which of the following can disrupt the family life cycle?
graduation
new baby
financial problems
retirement
A time period in the life of a family that has a unique structure is referred to as _________________.
transition
stages
life cycle
growth patterns
Everyone will go through the family life cycle the same way.
True
False
Stage 1 in the family life cycle is when
the children are very young
people retire
children leave home
a couple meets and settles down
Stage 3 of the family life cycle is when
the first child leaves home
when the youngest child enters school
known as the getting acquainted stage
when the oldest child typically learns about family
The second stage consists of two people learning to blend their values and expectations. This can be a challenging stage of life. What is this life cycle stage called?
marriage stage
growing stage
getting along stage
child-rearing stage
Which stage is known as the getting acquainted stage
Expanding
Contracting
Beginning
Retirement
With the birth of children, there is a heavy demand on
Time
Finances
Energy
Space
All of the above
The greatest demand on income is during the
Beginning Stage
Expanding Stage
Contracting Stage
During the childbearing stage of the family life cycle, parents must learn to:
put their relationship first
be tolerant, assist and communicate with each other
put their careers first
get help from relatives with the kids
During the "child-rearing" stage of the family life cycle, parents raise their children, teach them, guide them, and support them. The parents' primary goal is to allow for the young adult to become independent and begin to live independently of the family still guiding the child.
This statement is false
This statement is partly false
This statement is true
None of the above
The empty nest stage can be described as:
living alone and learning to deal with one another again
The couple can re-invent their relationship, advance in their career, and die soon
Re-kindling relationships, doing leisure activities, advancing careers, doing new hobbies, and assisting adults with children.
None of the above
During the final stage of the family life cycle, parents can now:
reflect on the past and their accomplishments
give back to the community by volunteering
spend quality time with grandchildren, teach them a skill such as woodworking, knitting, or cooking.
enjoy retirement and go on vacation
All of the above
How many stages are in the Family Life Cycle?
three
two
one
five
In what stage of the family life cycle does a family typically have school-age children?
expanding stage
beginning stage
launching stage
All of the above
in what stage of the family life cycle do parents have more time for one another because their children are out on their own?
expanding stage
launching stage
beginning stage
none of the above
Why do parents have difficulties during the expanding stage?
Infants require a lot of care, leaving little time for the couple to be alone.
It is often hard for parents to adjust when their children leave home.
Teens require a lot of attention as they learn to be independent.
As couples grow older, they often have many health difficulties.
A married couple whose child becomes an adult and never moves out of the house. This family is in the ____________ stage of the family life cycle.
acquainted stage
launching stage
developing stage
growing stage
Charles and Cassie both had two kids from their previous relationships. They are now dating and planning their marriage. What stages of the family life cycle is this couple in?
beginning stage
expanding stage
contracting stage
getting acquainted
