Unit 6 - Gender Equality | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Experiences at work help women to WIDEN their knowledge. A. eliminate B. broaden C. restrict D. spoil

B. broaden

Women's salaries are becoming important to their household BUDGETS. A. funds B. costs C. expenses D. fees

C. expenses

Working mothers CONTRIBUTE to household income. A. reduce B. take C. add D. double

C. add

We should ENCOURAGE women to join more social activities. A. prevent B. stimulate C. permit D. forbid

B. stimulate

Many countries now ALLOW and encourage women to join the army and the police forces. A. permit B. force C. make D. prevent

A. permit

How are governments ADDRESSING the problem of inequality in wages? A. focusing on B. solving C. creating D. ignoring

B. solving

Wage discrimination AFFECTS women negatively. A. motivates B. influences C. encourages D. affords

B. influences

They were QUALIFIED for the job, but they were not recruited. A. competitive B. selected C. competent D. applied

C. competent

The government has raised the national minimum WAGE. A. bonus B. expense C. waste D. pay

D. pay

Men should SHARE household chores with women in their families. A. cover B. finish C. take D. split

D. split

Women will be EXHAUSTED if they have to cover both jobs at work and at home. A. very relaxed B. very pleased C. very tired D. very happy

C. very tired

Traditional women are often passive and DEPENDENT on their husbands. A. free B. reliant C. adhered D. strong

B. reliant

Many women had to pay a heavy price to WIN equality. A. achieve B. lose C. attempt D. respect

A. achieve

Female firefighters are sometimes the TARGETS of laughter and anger from the coworkers and local people. A. reasons B. sources C. directions D. victims

D. victims

With great effort, she PASSED the driving test at the first attempt. A. succeeded in B. failed C. enrolled D. deferred

A. succeeded in

Nowadays, many women ARE AWARE OF gender preferences in favour of boys. A. fail B. ignore C. deny D. acknowledge

D. acknowledge

Those people who have enough COURAGE and will are likely to be successful. A. energy B. motivation C. bravery D. desire

C. bravery

The government took big steps to PREVENT gender inequality. A. increase B. avoid C. promote D. cause

B. avoid

Gender discrimination has become a hot SUBJECT of conversations among school students. A. topic B. study C. fact D. case

A. topic

In order to be successful, we should never GIVE UP hope. A. fight B. abandon C. continue D. suspect

B. abandon

She FAILED to get into medical university. A. passed B. qualified C. didn't succeed D. satisfied

C. didn't succeed

Most employers PREFER male workers to female ones. A. want B. compliment C. care about D. favour

D. favour

Many people in our country still think married women shouldn't PURSUE a career. A. attempt B. attach C. achieve D. want

A. attempt

Both male and female students in my class PERFORM very well. A. assign B. work C. communicate D. entertain

B. work

It's time we banned DISCRIMINATION at work. A. bias B. equity C. fairness D. similarity

A. bias

Women do not yet have the EQUAL rights in the family in this area. A. variable B. similar C. different D. the same

D. same

We never ALLOW any kind of discrimination against girls at school. A. approve B. deny C. refuse D. debate

A. approve

Our government has done a lot to ELIMINATE gender inequality. A. cause B. remove C. add D. allow

B. remove

In some rural areas, women and girls are FORCED to do most of the housework. A. invited B. encouraged C. made D. contributed

C. made

This year, more girls ENROLLED on courses in art and design. A. avoided B. inserted C. erased D. enlisted

D. enlisted