1. When you have a problem to solve, the first step is to:

A. make a list of possible solutions
B. find out more information about the problem
C. define what must be decidied
D. list the good and bad points for each solution

2. The decisions which are hardest to make are those for which

A. all the choices seem bad
B. all the choices seem good
C. there are too many choices
D. there are too few choices

3. A clique is a small group made up of members who

A. do the same activities well
B. stay together and will not let others join
C. share the same hobby
D. are all the same ahe

4. Puberty changes usually happen in girls about

A. the same age as boys
B. one year later than in boys
C. one year earlier than in boys
D. two years earlier than in boys

5. Between the ages of 10 and 14 many youth have changes in their

A. bodies
B. thinking abilitires
C. athletic abilities
D. all of the above

6. Girls ages 10-14 often say that the most important person in their life is their

A. friend
B. mother
C. father
D. brother or sister

7. A change, such as a parent getting a new job, affects

A. only the parents
B. only the children
C. only younger children
D. the whole family

8. If a friend is a good listener when you talk over a problem, he/she

A. changes the topic
B. tells you what you should do
C. tries to understand how you feel
D. tells you what he/she would do

9. Sending messahes about your feelings to other through the way you sit, stand, or move is called

A. body language
B. posture
C. gesturing
D. sign language

10. In families, talks about sex are started by

A. the parents more often than by the children
B. the children more often than by the parents
C. the parents as often as the children
D. no one family member in particular

11. In general, most teens prefer to get information about sex from their

A. brothers and sisters
B. parents
C. teachers
D. friends

12. The time when boys and girls become physically able to have children is called

A. reproduction
B. pvulation
C. fertilization
D. puberty

13. Most boys begin making sperm cells between the ages of

A. 8-10
B. 10-12
C. 13-15
D. 16-18

14. In women, reproductive sex cells are stored in the

A. womb
B. uterus
C. ovary
D. fallopian tibes

15. At what age to most boys add more inches to their height?

A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16

16. In males, reproductive sex cells are made in the

A. testes
B. penis
C. scrotum
D. prostate gland

17. A girl can usually expect to start having periods six months to one year after

A. pubic hair appears
B. underarm hair has fully grown
C. weight gain is notices
D. breasts are fully developed

18. The reproductive sex cells of males are called

A. hormones
B. sperm
C. genes
D. semen

19. In many girls, the first sign of the physical changes of puberty is

A. breast growth
B. menstruation
C. growth spurt
D. appearance of underarm hair

20. The special body chemicals which cause the changes during puberty are called

A. enzymes
B. DNA
C. hormones
D. genes

21. What is ovulation

A. The time when a girl has her period
B. The time when an egg cell unites with a sperm cell
C. The time when a boy develops sperm cells
D. The time when a mature egg cell is released

22. Betwen what ages do most girls in the United States start their period?

A. 8 - 10
B. 11 - 13
C. 14 - 16
D. 16 - 18

23. In most males, the first sign of the physical changes of puberty is the

A. growth of testes and scrotum
B. growth of hair on the face
C. chang in voice
D. growth spurt

24. Before it is born, a baby grows in the mother's

A. stomach
B. vagina
C. uterus
D. ovary