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MAKING FRIENDS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Being part of a peer group has a negative effect on teens and should be avoided. page 56

a)

true

b)

false

2.

You generally are best friends with the same person for your entire life.

page 58

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Peer acceptance is good for self-esteem.

page 56

a)

True

b)

False

4.

In a true friendship, each person gains something positive from the other.

page 54

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Good friends will do anything for each other, even if it might be harmful or dangerous.

page 54

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A friend is someone you see fairly often but with whom you do not have a close relationship.

page 53

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Sometimes friendships fade away when you develop new interests.

page 57

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Making friends is effortless.

page 54

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Friendships generally grow from your acquaintances.

page 53

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Life is more interesting when your friends are just like you.

page 55

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which is true about making friends?

page 54

a)

You only make new friends early in life

b)

You should automatically know how to make new friends.

c)

Making new friends can take effort.

d)

Friendships last longer if you meet each other in school.

12.

What is an advantage to being part of a peer group?

page 56

a)

Being part of a peer group provides opportunities to practice social skills, such as conflict resolution and compromise.

b)

Being part of a peer group can raise self-esteem.

c)

Being part of a peer group gives a sense of belonging.

d)

All of the above.

13.

How do friendships usually begin?

page 53

a)

Friendships begin and grow when people meet and like each other.

b)

People who live in the same neighborhood usually become friends.

c)

People who see each other on a regular basis almost always become friends.

d)

Friendships begin when people have the same teachers at school.

14.

Which situation demonstrates someone who is not being a good friend?

page 56

a)

Mark thinks baseball is dull, but he goes to Malik’s games to cheer him on.

b)

Eric brought dinner over for Melanie’s family while Melanie’s mother recovered from a broken leg.

c)

Selma showed Tina how to sew a personalized toss pillow for her grandmother

d)

Vanessa told a group of kids at school that LeAnn’s parents are getting divorced.

15.

Which is an example of jealousy?

a)

Irving is asked to leave chemistry class because he threw water at the group working at the next table over from his.

b)

Brenda asks Daniela to stop inviting Cara, the pretty new girl at school, to eat lunch with them

c)

Sita finds out that Jake has been making fun of her new glasses.

d)

Max decides not to let Jack copy his science homework.