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Study Guide Answers
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How can financial stress make some students think about quitting school?
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They have to earn money to help with the family's household expenses. |
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Why do pregnant teens sometimes quit school?
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embarrassment/ health-related reasons |
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What tends to happen when a student becomes friends with other students who do not value receiving an education?
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Such a student often develops the same negative attitude. |
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When a person develops an addiction, what usually happens?
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Taking care of the addiction usually ranks above anything else in the person's life. |
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On the average, how much more than dropouts do high school graduates earn per year?
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about $7,000 |
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What option should all teens keep open?
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the option of attending college |
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The military only accepts high school graduates. True or false?
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true |
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Extracurricular activities help to develop your __________________________________ and make you feel more attached to ____________________________________.
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self-esteem/ your school |
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The high school years are a good time to build lasting ___________________________ .
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friendships |
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The more time that passes, the [ more/ less ] likely it is that a dropout will return to complete high school.
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less |
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More than ________________________ of all dropouts never receive a high school diploma or a(n) _____________________________________.
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half/ equivalency certificate |
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Accomplishing a goal will build your ____________________________________.
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self-esteem ( or - sense of pride ) |
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More than ___________% of America's prisoners are high school dropouts.
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80 |
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14.
What do responsible citizens do?
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They work and contribute to their country by paying taxes. |
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15.
Every parent is a role model. True or false?
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true |
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16.
What are some solutions to classroom problems?
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attend tutorial sessions/ join a mentoring group/ learn effective study habits/receive help for a disability |
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17.
How many people regret having earned a high school diploma?
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No one regrets earning a high school diploma. |
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