Free Printable LESSON 1

1.

The technological advances _________ birth to the Industrial Revolution, which was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.

a)

took

b)

gave

c)

had

d)

made

2.

A number of the kids in my classroom come from _________ homes.

a)

broken

b)

damaged

c)

hurt

d)

separated

3.

After a _________ divorce from his wife of 20 years, the actor married a woman young enough to be his daughter.

a)

hostile

b)

unhappy

c)

bitter

d)

normal

4.

An _________ family is a family consisting of parents like father, mother, and their children, aunts, uncles, and cousins, all living nearby or in the same household.

a)

nuclear

b)

loving

c)

close-knit

d)

extended

5.

His parents died in a car accident 3 years ago and he has been _________ up by his grandparents since then.

a)

grown

b)

brought

c)

taken

d)

made

6.

A _________ mother is the woman who gives birth to a child, regardless of whether she is the genetic mother or subsequently brings up the child.

a)

step

b)

adoptive

c)

birth

d)

law

7.

She decided to quit the job despite its high salary because she was not on good _________ with her boss.

a)

terms

b)

well

c)

relations

d)

relationships

8.

John had a _________ childhood, growing up with happily married parents and three brothers.

a)

carefree

b)

careful

c)

careless

d)

troubled

9.

My aunt’s going through a _________ divorce; she’s paying a fortune in legal fees.

a)

bitter

b)

messy

c)

mutual

d)

carefree

10.

Some women choose to _________ an abortion rather than care for a severely disabled child.

a)

have

b)

give

c)

get

d)

have & get

11.

A judge might _________ sole custody to the mother, and the father has to pay child support.

a)

reward

b)

award

c)

receive

d)

accept

12.

He is a _________ boy in the family and his parents always give him everything he wants.

a)

blue-eyed

b)

naked-eyed

c)

black sheep

d)

spoiled

13.

My sister _________ pregnant immediately after she got married.

a)

took

b)

gave

c)

had

d)

got

14.

_________is the fact of someone having been born into a family that belongs to the highest social class

A. B.

C. D.

a)

Cold blood

b)

Blue blood

c)

Bad blood

d)

Fresh blood

15.

My son is making a diagram of our family _________ for a school project.

A. B. C. D.

a)

background

b)

tree

c)

root

d)

roof

16.

My wife is pregnant with twins. They are _________ in February.

A. B. C. D.

a)

come

b)

date

c)

due

d)

here

17.

If you are unable to meet the legal and moral responsibilities of parenthood, you may give the baby _________ adoption. There are professional adoption services and agencies to help you find a loving forever home for your baby.

A. B. C. D.

a)

up for

b)

in for

c)

out of

d)

up to

18.

Sally was granted sole_________ of the children from her first marriage.

A. B. C. D.

a)

keeping

b)

custody

c)

guardian

d)

adoptive

19.

The celebrity wrote a book about his _________ family.

a)

debilitated

b)

defective

c)

dysfunctional

d)

effective

20.

They have three biological children and two _________ children.

a)

adopted

b)

adoptive

c)

adopting

d)

adoptable

LESSON 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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