1. What is important about the study into teenage attitudes? a) It confirms previous findings.

b) It gives actual figures for its results.

c) It shows that most teenagers do not get on with their parents.

d) It identifies unexpected facts about family relationships.

2. What is surprising about young people today, according to the research team?

a) They worry about being rebellious.

b) They seem to get on well with their family members.

c) They do not care about education.

d) Their relationships with their family members are worse than they were in the past.

3. According to the results of the survey, parents today differ from parents of three decades ago because they

a) listen to what their children say.

b) talk to their children more than before.

c) respect their children more as equals.

d) always compromise with their children.

4. Daniel Lazall and Susan Crome

a) have very different opinions about parents.

b) are not very honest with their families.

c) have no limits placed on what they are allowed to do.

d) are both very responsible.

5. Teenagers seem to be more self-reliant and individualistic today because

a) a happy family is the normal situation throughout the history.

b) they have been raised in a period of economic growth.

c) there was a specific time in the history in which the idea of rebelling was popular.

d) they can be bribed to behave well.

6. What do some young people believe about life today?

a) It always gives everyone a fair chance.

b) Making money is the most important goal.

c) Some people have to work longer than others.

d) Not everyone has equal opportunities.

7. The purpose of the article is to

a) help people improve family relationships.

b) show young people how to choose a career.

c) demonstrate that popular ideas about relationships may be false.

d) suggest ways of educating children in developing relationships

As you have learned, epic heroes experience trials along their journeys. using your knowledge from beowulf, create a trial you believe an epic hero like beowulf might face. you will need to write a description of the trial using the aspects of a narrative. the trial can be anything you imagine, meaning you can test the hero in any way you see fit. be creative and have fun with this! let your creativity flow. focus on key attributes of beowulf and use his attributes to create a trial that would truly test him. since beowulf is very strong, a trial involving strength and endurance might be to easy. try thinking outside the box to create a trial that would truly test the hero of the geats. examples of beowulf’s attributes: couragous, loyal, strong, persistant, honorable, confident try to use one or multiples of these attribute when designing your trial. a good way to think of this activity is that you are a hunger games game designer. what could you make that would stump beowulf

Write an argumentative paragraph answering does technology make us feel more alone?

Frequently the subject of blues songs has to do with some challenge or problem faced by the writer. everyone faces personal challenges. sometimes music us deal with these problems. do you know of times when music has you or people that you know cope with difficult situations? think about your life experiences and challenges or the experiences of someone you know. then write your own twelve-bar blues song that describes one such experience that you or another person has had. your blues song should have three verses. you may write a fourth verse for extra credit. each verse you write should have three phases and should be written in call-and-response form. the first two phases of each verse should describe the experience, challenge, or problem and should act as your “call” phrases. the third phrase should describe the solution to your challenge or problem, or the next step in your story, and should act as your “response” phrase. review “sneaker blues” to see an example of a call-and-response song with three verses. “sneaker blues” my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; i’m gonna get my sneakers fixed just you wait and see. the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; twenty dollars is what he said, i might have to let them be. the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; twenty dollars is what he said, that’s what i’ll have to pay. write your song title and verses as the answers to the questions. after you have written your song, try putting it to music using one of the online music samples. original twelve-bar blues song (2 points) score 1. title(6 points) score 2. verse 1line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 3. verse 2 line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 4. verse 3 line 1: line 2: line 3: