WorksheetsGENERATION GAP
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
In the construction of business life and
business plans, generation gaps are not
thought about or considered.
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Generation gap was not used as a term
until the 1960’s.
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Millennials are not considered
technology natives.
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Generation gaps have increased or
widened over the this century
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Lifespans are divided into four groups
when discussing generation gaps.
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Which of the following could be another
title for this passage?
Family Differences
Planning to Sell
Generation Gaps, History and Society
The New Generation
Millennials and Technology
The meaning of the word “associated” in
this passage is ----.
disconnected
partnered
excited by
motivated
connected
The word “views” is closest in
meaning to ----.
scenes
opinions
vistas
visions
ideas
The writer views
differences in generation
gaps as ----.
fun
positive
boring
exciting
isolating
The text tells as a whole ----.
how generation gaps have been studied
and used by sociologists in academic
studies
the systems used by businesses to sell
more products
the history of the generation gap and
how it now affects society both socially
and in business
why millennials are not very social
when compared to earlier
generations
the one thousand year history of
the generation gap
The passage states that the term
generation gap was first used because --
in the 1960’s the young generation had huge
differences in beliefs from older people
over the evolution of humans and society the
adults are becoming very different to the
children
in 1982 the generation of children called the
millennials was born
after people returned home from WW2 they
felt very different from people
in the 1960’s the field of sociology was just
starting to find names for everyday situations
The passage mentions each of the
following EXCEPT ----.
Generation gaps have not occurred through
much of history
The idea and existence of a generation gap is
very new and did not occur in the past.
The size of the generation gap between
generations of people has decreased over the
last century.
Generation gaps are differences in opinion
between different generations.
The term generation gap can be used to
describe differences in opinion but not in
actions or tastes.
According to this paragraph, ----.
the 1950’s generation is now referred to as the
baby boomers
sociologists are currently unable to divide the
lifespans of people into different groups
sociologist separate life into three groups:
childhood, midlife, and retirement
currently sociologists divide lifespans into two
groups: retired and unretired
one of the key features of generation gaps is
that they make people feel closer together
According to the passage, millennials
are ----.
people who were born between 1992 and 2012
are called technology natives as they have
grown up with technology
are unable to use technology very well as
they have not had as much time to learn how
it works
find it very easy to communicate with older
generations
are also called digital strangers as they have
problems with technology
You can conclude from this passage
that ----.
generation gaps will eventually disappear as
people become less linked to technology
throughout human history generation gaps
have always existed and will not change very
much
younger people today are more mature and
generation gaps will not occur as they grow up
generation gaps can have negative effects on
emotions and society as each generation is
isolated from the other more and more over
to understand humans it is necessary to first
know which generation gap they are coming
from
