Просмотр связанных заданий №528, №530, №531, №532, №533, №535, №536

Dr. Gijbert Stoet claims that women do worse than men at maths because they …

1) are not encouraged to do the subject.
2) do not believe in their own competence.
3) use improper methods in problem-solving.
4) employ wrong stereotypical techniques.

Last year’s A-levels maths results show that …

1) more girls take the subject.
2) girls do better than boys.
3) boys get more A grades.
4) boys are more likely to fail.

Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to paragraphs 4 and 5?

1) The author has worked in engineering for over 20 years.
2) The prospects for women in science are best in Sweden.
3) The author’s expectations about women in science have not come true.
4) Britain has fewer women engineers than other European countries.

According to the author, social conditioning taking place in Britain implies that …

1) boys are smarter than girls.
2) science could be interesting.
3) science is for boys.
4) math is an optional skill.

“They” in “to talk to schoolchildren about what they do” (paragraph 7) may refer to …

1) scientists.
2) schoolchildren.
3) careers.
4) experiments.

According to the final paragraphs, which of the factors discouraging girls from careers in science appears to be most important?

1) Lack of opportunities in career growth.
2) Academic underachievement.
3) Social stereotypes.
4) Lack of encouragement.

The author’s attitude to the problem may be called …

1) impartial.
2) biased.
3) negative.
4) interested.