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GENERATION GAP

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the construction of business life and

business plans, generation gaps are not

thought about or considered.

a)

T

b)

F

2.

Generation gap was not used as a term

until the 1960’s.

a)

T

b)

F

3.

Millennials are not considered

technology natives.

a)

T

b)

F

4.

Generation gaps have increased or

widened over the this century

a)

T

b)

F

5.

Lifespans are divided into four groups

when discussing generation gaps.

a)

T

b)

F

6.

Which of the following could be another

title for this passage?

a)

Family Differences

b)

Planning to Sell

c)

Generation Gaps, History and Society

d)

The New Generation

e)

Millennials and Technology

7.

The meaning of the word “associated” in

this passage is ----.

a)

disconnected

b)

partnered

c)

excited by

d)

motivated

e)

connected

8.

The word “views” is closest in

meaning to ----.

a)

scenes

b)

opinions

c)

vistas

d)

visions

e)

ideas

9.

The writer views

differences in generation

gaps as ----.

a)

fun

b)

positive

c)

boring

d)

exciting

e)

isolating

10.

The text tells as a whole ----.

a)

how generation gaps have been studied

and used by sociologists in academic

studies

b)

the systems used by businesses to sell

more products

c)

the history of the generation gap and

how it now affects society both socially

and in business

d)

why millennials are not very social

when compared to earlier

generations

e)

the one thousand year history of

the generation gap

11.

The passage states that the term

generation gap was first used because --

a)

in the 1960’s the young generation had huge

differences in beliefs from older people

b)

over the evolution of humans and society the

adults are becoming very different to the

children

c)

in 1982 the generation of children called the

millennials was born

d)

after people returned home from WW2 they

felt very different from people

e)

in the 1960’s the field of sociology was just

starting to find names for everyday situations

12.

The passage mentions each of the

following EXCEPT ----.

a)

Generation gaps have not occurred through

much of history

b)

The idea and existence of a generation gap is

very new and did not occur in the past.

c)

The size of the generation gap between

generations of people has decreased over the

last century.

d)

Generation gaps are differences in opinion

between different generations.

e)

The term generation gap can be used to

describe differences in opinion but not in

actions or tastes.

13.

According to this paragraph, ----.

a)

the 1950’s generation is now referred to as the

baby boomers

b)

sociologists are currently unable to divide the

lifespans of people into different groups

c)

sociologist separate life into three groups:

childhood, midlife, and retirement

d)

currently sociologists divide lifespans into two

groups: retired and unretired

e)

one of the key features of generation gaps is

that they make people feel closer together

14.

According to the passage, millennials

are ----.

a)

people who were born between 1992 and 2012

b)

are called technology natives as they have

grown up with technology

c)

are unable to use technology very well as

they have not had as much time to learn how

it works

d)

find it very easy to communicate with older

generations

e)

are also called digital strangers as they have

problems with technology

15.

You can conclude from this passage

that ----.

a)

generation gaps will eventually disappear as

people become less linked to technology

b)

throughout human history generation gaps

have always existed and will not change very

much

c)

younger people today are more mature and

generation gaps will not occur as they grow up

d)

generation gaps can have negative effects on

emotions and society as each generation is

isolated from the other more and more over

e)

to understand humans it is necessary to first

know which generation gap they are coming

from