Does it make any sense for teachers to be concerned about the fact that some students come from one-parent families?
a. Yes, because students from one-parent families are at greater risk of academic failure than are students who grow up in two-parent families.
b. No, because students from one-parent families are likely to do as well as the average student.
c. Yes, because students from one-parent families are likely to compensate for their deprived background by performing above average in school.
d. No, because students from one-parent families place as high a value on education as students from other types of families.
Question 2
Which of the following statements suggests that the student who makes it is under the influence of the ripple effect?
a. If we keep busy, we'll be able to leave early. Stop fooling around..
b. This teacher will send you to the office for anything. Watch it..
c. I don't have my homework finished, and I'm scared about what old sourpuss is going to do about it..
d. For heaven's sake, put that comic book away Didn't you see what just happened to Cathy?
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