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- Girls consistently rate themselves lower than boys in their ability and confidence using computers. By high school, many more boys take computer science courses than girls. - Researchers have found this "gender gap" in technology use and confidence has developed by high school. Girls often find computer software and games designed to be more interesting for boys. - One software company believes changing the content and characters to be more inclusive of girls' interests could help close the gender gap. Addressing this issue is important as computer skills are increasingly necessary for career success.

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Right Answer!: Go Back To Questions

- Girls consistently rate themselves lower than boys in their ability and confidence using computers. By high school, many more boys take computer science courses than girls. - Researchers have found this "gender gap" in technology use and confidence has developed by high school. Girls often find computer software and games designed to be more interesting for boys. - One software company believes changing the content and characters to be more inclusive of girls' interests could help close the gender gap. Addressing this issue is important as computer skills are increasingly necessary for career success.

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Question Category 1
A wide space is sometimes called a _______ .

cap

galaxy

gap
dent

– 10 points
Question Category 1
What does access mean in the sentence?
All have the same access to computers as boys.

way to get out

tools to use

way to get near


quickness

– 20 points
Question Category 1
What does researchers mean in the sentence?
But researchers say, by the time they get to high school,
they are victims of what the researchers call a major
new gender gap in technology.     

people who search for lost people

people who write stories

people who teach story telling


people who make a careful study of correct facts

– 30 points
Question Category 1
What does gender mean in the sentence?
But researchers say, by the time they
get to high school, they are victims of what the
researchers call a major new gender gap in
technology.

sex

age

size
race

– 40 points
Question Category 1
What does significantly mean in the sentence?
Girls consistently rate themselves significantly
lower than boys in their ability and
confidence in using computers.

not important

very small

in a high percentage
almost the same

– 50 points
Question Category 2
A small percentage would be:

100 %
98%
10%
75%

– 10 points
Question Category 2
Girls usually rate themselves:

as being uncomfortable using computers

as comfortable using computers

as experts with computers


as very good with using computers

– 20 points
Question Category 2
In this sixth grade classroom, you would find:

only boys allowed to use the computers


only girls allowed to use the computers
no computers in the classroom
both boys and girls allowed to use the computers

– 30 points
Question Category 2
Girls seem to find most of the software:
 
as too violent

boring

as too competitive
exciting

– 40 points
Question Category 2
This year would be included in the 21st Century.

2003

2103

1998
1921

– 50 points
Question Category 3
What does they refer to in paragraph 1?

“But researchers say, by the time they get to high school …”

boys

girls

researchers
computers

– 10 points
Question Category 3
What does this refer to in the following sent. parag. 7?

the final conclusion

the technology

the problem
the sponsor

– 20 points
Question Category 3
What does confidence mean in the sentence?
What does incredible confidence mean in the sentence? :
Girls said computers are incredibly boring.

easy to believe

ordinary

difficult to believe
funny

– 30 points
Question Category 3
"What does content mean in the sentence?
What we definitely found from girls is there is no intrinsic
reason why they wouldn't want to play on a computer;
it was just a content thing."

happy

sex

what it is about
background

– 40 points
Question Category 3
Working something out is called ________ .

fighting

arguing

problem building
problem solving

– 50 points
Question Category 4
Complete the following sentence based on the text.

Girls ______ rate themselves lower in computer ability than boys.

consistently

never

rarely
consequently

– 10 points
Question Category 4
Complete the following sentence based on the text.

A story which is interesting to someone


would have a ______ story line .   

relative

revealing

repealing
repeating

– 20 points
Question Category 4
Complete the following sentence based on the text.

A connector of CONTRAST in paragraph N° 1 is:

but

by

as
all

– 30 points
Question Category 4
Match the Relation to the Ideas given in the text.

Relation Ideas
Cause and 1. This line tells that girls are not secure using computers and
effect includes that girls are not frequent users of computers.
# _____
Contrast 2. The text explains why girls’ computer usage was falling behind
# _____ boys.
Addition 3. The text concludes that this is a problem that requires attention to
# _____ be solved and help women in this competitive world.
Time order 4. The reading shows the difference between boys and girls using
# _____ and damaging the computers.

– 40 points
Answer
Relation Ideas
Cause and 1. This line tells that girls are not secure using computers and includes that
effect girls are not frequent users of computers.
# __2___
Contrast 2. The text explains why girls’ computer usage was falling behind boys.
# __4___
Addition 3. The text concludes that this is a problem that requires attention to be
# __1___ solved and help women in this competitive world.
Time order 4. The reading shows the difference between boys and girls using and
# __3___ damaging the computers.
Question Category 4
Number the items below in the correct order in which
they occurred in time. Choose the numbers 1, 2, 3, or
4 to list the sentences in correct time order.

Boys find software more interesting than girls do.

Boys are more comfortable using computers.

In high school, more boys are in computer science courses.


Both boys and girls can use the computers at school.

– 50 points

Answer
1. Both boys and girls can use the computers at school.
2. Boys find software more interesting than girls do.
3. Boys are more comfortable using computers.
4. In high school, more boys are in computer science courses.

– 50 points
Question Category 5
Conclusions
By the time students are in high school, _______.
 
many boys have lost interest in computers

both boys and girls are very interested in computers

computer science classes are filled with girls


many girls have lost interest in computers

– 10 points
Question Category 5
Conclusions
The research on girls and computers _________.

is based on a few articles.

presented by one person.

is based on thousands of studies.


has no facts to support it.

– 20 points
Question Category 5
Conclusions
Computer software seems to be make to be ________.

more interesting to boys


more interesting to girls
equally interesting to girls and boys
interesting only to adults

– 30 points
Question Category 5
The software company seems to think _________.

if girls had an equal chance at playing games, they would like computers.
if the software was more violent, girls would like it better.
if the software content was changed, girls would be more interested in computers.
if the characters were funny, girls would like them better.

– 40 points
Question Category 5
The gender gap needs to be closed because ________.

it isn’t fair that boys use the computers all the time.

there isn’t enough money for computers.

the ability to use the computer is important in today’s world.


the pot is boiling.

– 50 points
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