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GRADE 11

MID-TERM EXAM 1
-----    ----KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ 1

TEST 1
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. enough

B. plough

C. rough

D. tough

2. A. believes

B. dreams

C. girls

D. parents

3. A. kissed

B. laughed

C. looked

D. loved

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the
primary stress in each of the following questions.
4. A. donate

B. compare

5. A. experience

B. mobility

C. campaign

D. flashy

C. independent

D. prioritise

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6. My grandpa is the most conservative person in my family. He never ____ about way of life.
A. gives his opinion

B. changes his mind

C. express his view

D. keeps in mind

7. Anna often dresses ______ when going to the parties in order to attract her friends' attention.
A. plainly

B. properly

C. flashily

D. soberly

8. All students _______ wear uniforms at school because it is a rule.
A. should

B. have to

C. ought to

D. must

9. You ____ finish your homework before you go to bed.
A. must

B. have to

C. could

D. oughtn't to

10. This drink isn't beneficial for health. You ____ drink it too much.
A. should

B. ought to not

C. ought not to

D. mustn't

11. All three boys seem to fall ____ over heels in love with her.
A. head

B. heart

C. mind

D. soul

12. She says she has kissed and ____ up with Nigel, and the reunion was a fun night.
A. caught

B. done

C. made

D. took

13. Due to financial conflict over the years, they decided to get ____.
A. divorced

B. engaged

C. married

D. proposed

14. “Do you mind if I sit next to you?” – “____”
A. Don't mention it.

B. My pleasure.

C. No, not at all.

D. Yes, why.

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15. “Hello. ____” – “Hello. Hold on please. I get you through.”
A. Can I meet Mr Green?
B. Can I take Mr Green's number?
C. May I speak to Mr Green?
D. Where is Mr Green's room?
16. The government must take ____ action against environmental pollution.
A. important

B. unstable

C. decisive

D. soft

17. My teacher always gives me advice ____ suitable career in the future.
A. choosing

B. to choose

C. choose

D. not to choose

18. We're ____ to announce that you were selected to be our new faculty manager.
A. happily

B. unhappy

C. happiness

D. happy

19. It is unnecessary for ____ to do this task. It's not ours.
A. we

B. us

C. they

D. our

20. The chef tastes the meat ___________ before presenting it to the Minister.
A. cautious

B. more cautious

C. cautiously

D. much cautious

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
21. As (A) our teacher said yesterday, we ought to not (B) worry about (C) the mid-term test. Take (D) it easy.
22. His parents are very sadly (A) to see (B) that Binh doesn't (C) usually (D) do his homework.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that
best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Would you like to learn to rock climb? Or spend time working at an animal sanctuary? That's (23) ____ Andrea
Black and Jenny Smith are doing as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award programme. The award encourages
young people to do (24) ____ cultural, social and adventurous activities in their free time. The Queen's husband,
the Duke of Edinburgh, started the award in 1956. He started it (25) ____ he wanted young people to learn to
help themselves and other people.
The award is for people aged 14-25, and there are three levels: Bronze, for those aged 14 or over, Silver for over
15s, and Gold for over 16s. You have to complete four activities to (26) ____ the award:
- go on an expedition (e.g. hiking, kayaking or climbing)
- learn a new practical or social skill (anything from painting to podcasting!)
- take (27) ____ a physical challenge (e.g. learn or improve at a sport)
- do voluntary work helping people or the environment (e.g. work with disabled or elderly people, or (28)
______ money for a charity).

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Young people usually do the award at a Duke of Edinburgh club at their school or at a local youth group. They
(29) ____ what they are going to do, and write a plan. It usually takes (30) ____ one and three years to finish an
award.
23. A. what

B. why

C. which

D. when

24. A. excited

B. exciting

C. excitement

D. excite

25. A. therefore

B. but

C. because

D. if

26. A. compete

B. accept

C. realize

D. achieve

27. A. on

B. in

C. away

D. after

28. A. lift

B. increase

C. raise

D. advance

29. A. decide

B. are deciding

C. decided

D. had decided

30. A. from

B. in

C. during

D. between

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions.
Stella McCartney was born in 1972, the daughter of pop star Sir Paul McCartney. She is the youngest of three
sisters. One sister is a potter and the other sister does the same job as their mother used to do – she works as a
photographer. Stella's brother, James, is a musician. Stella first hit the newspaper headlines in 1995 when she
graduated in fashion design from art college. At her final show, her clothes were modeled by her friends, Naomi
Campbell and Kate Moss, both well-known models. Unsurprisingly, the student show became front-page news
around the world. Stella hadn't been in the news before as a fashion designer but she had spent time working in
the fashion world since she was fifteen. In March 1997, Stella went to work for the fashion house Chloe. People
said the famous fashion house had given her the job because of her surname and her famous parents but Stella
soon showed how good she was. She designs clothes which she would like to wear herself, although she's not a
model, and many famous models and actors choose to wear them. In 2001 Stella started her own fashion house
and has since opened stores around the world and won many prizes. A lifelong vegetarian, McCartney does not
use any leather or fur in her design. Instead, she uses silk, wool and other animal-derived fabrics.
31. Which of the following is NOT true about Stella's family?
A. She has three sisters.

B. One of her sisters is a photographer.

C. She is the youngest.

D. Her father is a famous singer.

32. Stella, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss ____.
A. met for the first time at her fashion show

B. are very famous fashion models

C. had been friends before 1995

D. all performed at the final show in 1995

33. Which of the following is not TRUE about the show?
A. Everyone was surprised when Stella's show was successful.
B. The models performed clothes designed by Stella.
C. The show was the last show of Stella.
D. There was no one famous appearing in the show.

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34. Stella thinks about the kinds of clothes that ____.
A. famous people like to wear

B. she likes to wear

C. well-known models perform beautifully

D. bring her prizes

35. The word “lifelong” in the passage is closest in meaning to ____.
A. permanent

B. inconstant

C. temporary

D. changing

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions.
36. “I will come back home soon,” he said.
A. He advised to come back home soon.
B. He offered to come back home soon.
C. He promised to come back home soon.
D. He suggested that he should come back home soon.
37. Stop giving me a hard time, I could not do anything about it.
A. Don't make me feel guilty because I couldn't do anything about it.
B. I could not do anything about it because I am going through a hard time.
C. Going through a hard time doesn't help me do anything about it.
D. I couldn't do anything about it so I would stop.
38. It is unlikely that he will come on time.
A. He is unlikely to come early.
B. It is likely that he will not come too late.
C. It looks as if he will come late.
D. It seems that he will come lately.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the
following questions.
39. There is always a conflict between parents and children. However, they still should talk and share things
with each other.
A. Although there is always a conflict between parents and children, they still should talk and share things with
each other.
B. There is always a conflict between parents and children, so they still should talk and share things with each
other.
C. Unless there is always a conflict between parents and children, they still should talk and share things with
each other.
D. Not only there is always a conflict between parents and children, but they still should talk and share things
with each other.

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40. Billy did not find his cat in the garden. He found it in the garage.
A. It was the garden and garage that Billy found his cat.
B. It wasn't the garden that Billy did not find his cat.
C. It wasn't in the garden but in the garage that Billy found his cat.
D. Billy could not find his cat anywhere, even in the garage.
TEST 2
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
Question 1. A. arrives

B. laughs

C. talks

D. wastes

Question 2. A. fished

B. mixed

C. dropped

D. combed

II. Pick out a word which is stress on different position from the others.
Question 3. A. confide

B. realize

C. conserve

D. decide

Question 4. A. friendship

B. classmate

C. belief

D. difference

III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
Question 5. _________ is a family group with a close relationship among the members that includes not only
parents and children but also uncles, aunts, grandparents, etc.
A. nuclear family

B. blended family

C. extended family

D. stepfamily

Question 6. Mothers often____________ themselves for their children.
A. die

B. devote

C. sacrifice

D. give

Question 7. The behaviour that is considered correct while you are having a meal at a table with other people is
called _________
A. table set

B. table laying

C. table mat

D. table manners

Question 8. Someone who is opposed to great or sudden social changes and showing that she / he prefers
traditional styles and values is a ________ person
A. enthusiastic

B. conservative C. sympathetic

D. unfriendly

Question 9. Nam's grandpa is __________. He is willing to listen to, think about or accept different ideas.
A. narrow-minded

B. single-minded

C. open-minded

D. conservative

Question 10. It will be _______ if you ask someone to do everything for you without paying them money.
A. reasonable

B. hospitable

C. fair

D. unreasonable

Question 11. She has a very close __________ with the monitor of our class.
A. association

B. relationship

C. exchange

D. classmate

Question 12. His attitude _______ other people makes upsets me.
A. on

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D. towards

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Question 13. Everyone's asleep. We _____________ make a noise
A. couldn't

B. mustn't

C. needn't

D. wouldn't

Question 14. I'm quite happy to walk. You _____________drive me home.
A. don't

B. haven't

C. mustn't

D. needn't

Question 15. "How does Amy like her new school?" - "Fine. And she's doing ________ in her courses"
A. very good

B. extremely well

C. extremely good

D. very goodly

Question 16. It's late. I think we _____________ better go.
A. had

B. have

C. should

D. would

Question 17. Getting involved in a romantic relationship doesn't ___right for you now. You are too young.
A. is

B. get

C. look

D. seem

Question 18. Turn off the air conditioner. It's _____________too cold in here.
A. feeling

B. getting

C. smelling

D. seeming

IV. Supply the correct form of words.
Question 19. He wants to live________________________________ of his parents. (depend)
Question 20. Finally, they found the best_________________________ to that problem. (solve)
Question 21. I found the doctors quite ________________________________. (sympathy)
Question 22. She always feels _________________________ when living here because she likes it. (comfort)
Question 23. You're getting quite ____________________________ in your old age! (romance)
V. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word from the box. There are some extra words.
decisions
misunderstanding

feelings

efforts

concerns

parents

adulthood
wishes

Parental disapproval of romantic relationships is very common, for a variety of reasons. You parents may
have (24)
regarding whether or not you are truly ready to date or if the person you are interested in
might not be a good influence. They may also not be ready to admit that their child gets close to (25)
. If
you're dealing with this, try to discuss your (26)
calmly with your parents. Listen to them and be ready
to follow some rules about relationship. If your parents forbid you from seeing the person, you should obey
their (27)
. You can still see your boyfriend or girlfriend at school and remain friends. If you stay friends
until after you graduate, you can start dating again since you'll be old enough to make your own (28)
.
While this may be hard to accept at first, it will work out in the near future.
VI. Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question.
The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children may be more an American ideal than an
American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had
been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among different
American groups.
The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit
the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still

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living at home. Of the final one third, about 20 percent of the total number of American households is single
people, usually women over sixty-five years of age. A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total, consists of
unmarried people who choose to live together; and the rest, about 7 percent, are single, usually divorced parents,
with at least one child.
Question 29. With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
A. the traditional American family
B. The nuclear family.
C. The ideal family.
D. The current American family.
Question 30. The writer implies that ........................ .
A. there has always been a wide variety of family arrangements in the U.S
B. racial, ethnic, and religious groups have preserved the traditional family structure.
C. the ideal American is the best structure.
D. fewer married couples are having children.
Question 31. Who generally constitutes a one-person household?
A. A single man in his twenties
B. A single woman in her late sixties
C. An elderly man
D. A divorced woman.
Question 32. According to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children
represent ............
A. 7 percent of households
B. 20 percent of households
C. 33,3 percent of households
D. 3 percent of households
Question 33. The word “current” is closest in meaning to ...................
A. present
B. contemporary
C. now
D. modern
VII. Rewrite the sentences using suggested words or complete the sentences to have the same meaning.
Question 34. I can go out with my friend at the weekend.
=> I am allowed________________________________________________________________________
Question 35. It is not necessary for her to agree with everything he says.
=> She doesn't have ____________________________________________________________________
Question 36. You mustn't use dictionary in the exam room.
=> You are____________________________________________________________________________

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Question 37. We need your help, not your money.
=> It_________________________________________________________________________________
Question 38. The party will be held at that luxury restaurant.
=> It is at______________________________________________________________________________
Question 39. It is very important for us to do well at school.
=> We must ____________________________________________________________________________
Question 40. Peter has a good relationship with other classmates.
=> Peter gets on_________________________________________________________________________
TEST 3
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
Question 1. A. curfew

B. burden

C. mature

D. curtain

Question 2. A. motivated

B. prioritize

C. confident

D. conflict

II. Choose the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
Question 3. A. counsellor

B. decisive

C. confident

D. discipline

Question 4. A. management

B. protective

C. respectful

D. reliant

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
Question 5. Being well-informed will
A. suffer

B. keep

you from being a follower.

C. end

D. escape

Question 6. Over the past few years, in both the USA and the UK, the number of multi-generational households
with three or four generations living
has increased.
A. under the same roof

B. under the same building

C. on the same roof

D. just the same

Question 7. Nowadays, children are learning computer skills before they
A. require

B. enquire

C. realize

any life skills.

D. acquire

Question 8. Time management requires the investment of a little time to _______ and organize your life and
work.
A. deal

B. strive

Question 9. Kids need to have
A. offers

B. jobs

C. prioritise

D. recognize

to do things by themselves as early as possible.
C. conditions

D. opportunities

Question 10. As a parent, one of the most important goals is to
and self-reliant in the future.
A. raise

B. bring

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C. grow

children who will become independent
D. take

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IV. Choose the correct words/ phrases to complete each sentence.
Question 11. How did you manage getting/ to get free tickets to the ball?
Question 12. Julie finally succeeded in persuading/ to persuade her parents to let her have flying lessons.
Question 13. Jane was able to organise / of organising another very popular programme of social events this
year.
Question 14. I've arranged to meet/ meeting Jerry after chess club tonight.
Question 15. My parents never allowed me for wearing/ to wear make-up before I was twenty.
V. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the words in the brackets.
Question 16. Findings suggest that while television is more
persuasive. (inform)

than the press, it is less

Question 17. We all

him for his bravery. (admiration)

Question 18. He has

to take part in the English speaking contest. (decision)

Question 19. Cuba gained

from Spain in 1989. (independent)

Question 20. He is trustworthy, so you can

on him. (reliable)

VI. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
The concept of parental authority has changed. Today, no parent can take their children's respect for
granted: authority has to be earned. Several studies have shown the following problems.
Trust: A lot of young people say their parents read all their emails, and enter their rooms without knocking. All
of these actions demonstrate lack of respect. Consequently, these teenagers have little respect for their parents.
Communication: Hardly any teens discuss their problems with their parents. That's because very few teens feel
their parents really listen to them. Instead, most parents tend to fire off an immediate response to their kids' first
sentence.
Freedom: Interestingly, most rebels come from very authoritarian homes where kids have very little freedom.
Teens need fewer rules but they have to be clear and unchangeable. Also, if the mother and father don't agree
about discipline, teens have less respect for both parents. They also need a lot of effort and a little freedom to
make their own decisions. None of them enjoys just listening to adults.
Role models: Teens don't have much respect for their parents if neither of them actually does things that they
expect their children to do. Like everybody, teens appreciate people who practise what they preach.
Question 21. The clause “ authority has to be earned” means that

.

A. parents have to earn a living in order to support their children and get their respect
B. parents can get respect from their children based on what they have done for them
C. parents have authority and power in the homes and children have to obey them
D. parents have to respect their children because they earn a living to support the family
Question 22. When parents trust their child, they
A. read his emails

.

B. enter his room without knocking

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Question 23. Rebels often happen in homes when

.

A. children have so little freedom and can't make their own decisions
B. parents have much authority over their children in the homes
C. the family rules are clear and unchangeable, but only a few
D. none of the parents enjoy listening to adults
Question 24. Teens don't have much respect for their parents when

.

A. teens expect people to practise what they preach
B. their parents agree about discipline for their children
C. their parents don't set a good example to their children
D. their parents fire off an immediate response to them
Question 25. The main idea of the passage is

.

A. how parents can improve communication in their home
B. the reasons why teens rebel against the parents' authority
C. what parents should or shouldn't do to gain the children's respect
D. how the concept of parental authority has developed throughout history.
VII.Choose the best answers among A, B, C or D to fill in each gap in the text below.
The nuclear family, (26)
of a mother, father and their children may be (27)
an American ideal than
an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional family was always varied than we had been
led (28)
, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among among different
American groups, but today (29)
is even more obvious.
The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit the
traditional mold of two parents and their children, and (30)
third consists of married couples who either
have (31)
children or have none still living at home. Of the final one third, about 20 percent of the
total (32)
of American household are single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age. A small
percentage, about 3 percent of the total , consists of unmarried people who (33)
to live together, and the
rest, about 7 % are (34)
parents, with at least one child.
There are several reasons for the growing number of the single-parent households. First, the number of births to
unmarried women has increased dramatically. In addition, a substantial number of adults become single
parents (35)
of divorce. Finally, a small percentage of deaths result in single-parents families. Today, these
varied family types are typical and, therefore, normal.
Question 26. A. consisting

B. comprising

C. including

D. composing

Question 27. A. much

B. more

C. far

D. fewer

Question 28. A. to believing

B. believing

C. to be believed

D. to believe

Question 29. A. diverse

B. diversity

C. diversify

D. diversified

Question 30. A. other

B. others

C. another

D. anothers

Question 31. A. no

B. not

C. only

D. any

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Question 32. A. amount

B. sum

C. gross

D. number

Question 33. A. select

B. collect

C. choose

D. have

Question 34. A. single

B. none

C. only

D. one

Question 35. A. in spite

B. as a result

C. therefore

D. moreover

VIII. Write complete sentences, using the words/ phrases in their correct forms. You can add some more
necessary words, but you have to use all the words given.
Question 36. When/ children/ grow up/ they/ would like/ be independent/ their parents.
Question 37. Children/ go through/ changes/ behaviour and attitude/ and / parents/ be flexible/ deal/ these
changes.
Question 38. It/ difficult/ parents/ accept/ the fact that/ their children/ their own ideas/ and/ make up/ own ways.
Question 39. Parents/ listen/ children's points/ view.
Question 40. Both sides/ try/ develop/ mutual understanding/ and look/ solutions/ conflict.
TEST 4
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. stopped

B. expected

C. finished

D. faced

2. A. thoughtful

B. threaten

C. therefore

D. thin

3. A. grease

B. sympathy

C. horse

D. rose

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the
primary stress in each of the following questions.
4. A. legal

B. obey

C. forbid

D. impose

5. A. constitution

B. disrespectful

C. sympathetic

D. elongated

6. A. generational

B. interpersonal

C. discrimination

D. nationality

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
7. My parents don't let me get married until I graduate from university and they never ____ their mind about
that.
A. keep

B. impose

C. focus

D. change

8. I will lend you some money, but you ____ pay it back to me next week.
A. should

B. have to

C. must

D. mustn't

9. Which show would you like to watch, madam?
A. Here you are!

B. No, thanks.

C. I am sorry.

D. Pardon?

10. If you are lucky, it will be love at first ____.
A. look

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11. “Do you feel like going to the prom with me?” – “ ____”
A. I feel very bored.

B. That would be great.

C. Yes, congratulations.

D. You're welcome.

12. It would be unreasonable ____ him ____ you money if you didn't pay it back.
A. to expect/lend

B. to expect/to lend

C. expect/to lend

D. expecting/lend

13. She left a message with a request ____ in the contract.
A. not to sign

B. not sign

C. to not sign

D. don't sign

14. Although the dish smelt _______, he refused to eat saying that he was not hungry.
A. bad

B. good

C. well

D. worse

15. It was hand-carved wooden spoons ________ Welsh boys gave to girls as a symbol of their love.
A. what

B. that

C. whose

D. why

16. I found it truly ____ to hear that Mr. Kim had been appointed to the committee.
A. surprise

B. surprised

C. surprising

D. surprisingly

17. In spite of being the new resident in this area, he always tries to ____ with his neighbours.
A. catch up

B. go in

C. put up

D. get along well

18. My father used to ____ a lot of challenges before establishing his own insurance company.
A. provide

B. enjoy

C. give

D. face

19. I think you ____ do exercise regularly in order to keep your body in good shape.
A. must

B. should

C. ought to

D. Both B and C

20. He seemed to me a bit __________ today.
A. badly

B. awfully

C. strangely

D. strange

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
21. When I was a child, my mother used to teach me table manners.
A. etiquette

B. rule

C. problem

D. norm

22. She was so happy when he got down on bended knee and popped the question.
A. asked her out

B. asked her to be on a date

C. asked her to give him some money

D. asked her to marry him

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
23. Jane found herself in conflict with her parents over her future career.
A. disagreement

B. harmony

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C. controversy

D. fighting

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24. Then the strangest thing happens - Will and Marcus strike up an unusual friendship.
A. cover up

B. give up

C. make up

D. remain

25. I look up to my father for my whole life.
A. depend on

B. disapprove

C. disrespect

D. underestimate

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that
best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Fathers in today families are spending more time with their children than at any point in the past 100 years. (26)
____ the number of hours the average woman spends at home with her children has declined since the early
1900s, as more and more women enter the workforce, there has been a decrease in the number of children per
family and an increase in (27) ____ attention to each child. As a result, mothers today in the United States,
including those who work part- or full-time, spend almost twice as much time with each child as mothers did in
the 1920s. People (28) ____ raised children in the 1940s and 1950s typically report that their own adult children
and grandchildren communicate far better with their kids and spend more time helping with homework than
they did.
America's children are also safer today than they've ever been. An infant was four times more likely to die in the
1950s than today. A parent then was 27 percent more likely to lose an older teen to death.
If we look back over the last millennium, we can see that families have always been diverse. In each period,
families have solved one se...