Summative assessment бойынша 8-сынып тесті

Sample questions and mark scheme

Tasks for the Summative Assessment for the term 4

READING

Task. Read the article about gender differences and mark the sentences below True or False ,

Growing up equal Gender stereotypes are rigid ideas about how boys and girls should behave. We all know what these stereotypes are: A “feminine” girls should be insecure, accommodating and a little illogical in her thinking. A “masculine” boy should be strong, unemotional, aggressive, and competitive. How are children exposed to these stereotypes? According to the researchers David and Myra Sadker of the American University of Washington, D.C., boys and girls are often treated differently in the classroom. They found out that when boys speak, teachers usually offer constructive comments, when girls speech, teachers tend to focus on the behavior. It’s more important how the girls act rather than what they say. Blue and Pink The emphasis on differences begins at birth and continues throughout childhood. For example, few people would give pink baby’s clothes to a boy or a blue blanket to a girl. Later, many of us give girls dolls and miniature kitchenware, while boys receive action figures and construction sets. There’s nothing wrong with that. The problem arises when certain activities are deemed appropriate for one sex but not the other. According to Heather J. Nicholson, Ph.D., dir

According to the gender stereotypes description, boys lack logic and power. _______ [1]

Researchers David and Myra Sadker found that teachers’ attitude towards boys and girls is equal. _______ [1]

It is all right to give dolls to girls and construction sets to boys. _______ [1]

The emphasis on gender differences does not influence the process of getting essential life skills. _______ [1]