The average high school senior works approximately how many hours per week?
A) 20
B) 15
C) 10
D) 5
Question 2Dropping out of school is usually caused by
A) a specific event, such as a suspension for bad behavior.
B) failing an important course in school.
C) a series of repeated academic or social failures.
D) teenage pregnancy.
Question 3A common factor among adolescents who drop out of high school is having
A) authoritarian parents.
B) spent most of their time in only one school.
C) too few books in the house.
D) a small family.
Question 4Which adolescent is most likely to drop out of high school?
A) Milton, a white student
B) Khalid, an African-American student
C) Ming, an Asian student
D) Dulcinea, a Hispanic student
Question 5Scientists comparing white, African-Americans, Hispanic, and Asian adolescents find that
A) Asian students find their opportunities blocked by prejudice.
B) African-American and Hispanics students spend the most time on homework, although not successfully.
C) White students spend the least amount of time socializing and watching television, which accounts for their success in school.
D) African-American and Hispanic students are the most optimistic about how much education can help them.
Question 6Scientists comparing whites, African-American, Hispanics, and Asian adolescents find that
A) their educational aspirations are generally similar.
B) Asian students have much higher educational aspirations than the others.
C) White students have much higher educational aspirations than the others.
D) African-American students have much higher educational aspirations than the others.
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