HBSE Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
The word puberty is derived from a Latin word meaning to: Develop sex muscles Grow hairy
Shed baby fat Begin adulthood
Answer: B. Grow hairy
Q2
The following is true about the timing of puberty in girls: Girls begin puberty between ages 9
and 12 Girls reach their full height by about age 21 Boys begin puberty about two years earlier
than do girls Boys tend to become interested in girls before girls begin noticing boys
Answer: A. Girls begin puberty between ages 9 and 12
Q3
The tendency for people to generally grow taller and bigger than they did a century ago is
called the: Secondary sex characteristics anomaly Secular trend Adrenal custom Musculature
precedence
Answer: B. Secular trend
Q4
All of the following are true about nocturnal emissions in boys except: They most commonly
occur approximately once a month during the late teens They continue up to the age of 40
They provide a natural means of relieving sexual tension They are not always accompanied by
sexual dreams
Answer: B. They continue up to the age of 40
Q5
All of the following are true about early maturing boys as opposed to late maturing boys except:
They tend to feel inferior They tend to have better self-concepts They are more likely to get in
to trouble with drugs and alcohol They tend to be more popular
Answer: A. They tend to feel inferior
,Q6
Early-maturing girls: Tend to get into less trouble than late-maturing girls Outperform other
students on school achievement tests Tend to experience more problems in school Achieve
more in their work careers during adulthood
Answer: C. Tend to experience more problems in school
Q7
Compared to the United States, adolescent behavior in Canada concerning alcohol and other
drug use is: Less extensive Comparable More extensive
Answer: B. Comparable
Q8
Variables putting adolescents at risk for alcohol and other substance abuse are clustered into
all of the following categories except: Peer influences Environmental factors Parental factors
Biological adjuncts
Answer: D. Biological adjuncts
Q9
Of all adolescent pregnancies that occur each year, percent are aborted. A. 12 B. 32 C. 52 D. 72
Answer: B. 32
Q10
Which of the following is true: Differences in patterns of sexual activity may relate more to
poverty than to race or ethnicity White and Hispanic teenagers are more likely to have sexual
intercourse than their African American counterparts One half of Hispanic females have sexual
intercourse by age 13 Research has found that parental supervision and involvement has no
influence on the timing of the first sexual intercourse for adolescents
Answer: A. Differences in patterns of sexual activity may relate more to poverty than
to race or ethnicity
Q11
Approximately percent of teen mothers in the United States are single. A. 60 B. 70 C. 80 D. 90
Answer: C. 80
, Q12
The following is true of
Answer: A. They tend to have more emotional, intellectual, and
Q13
A. They tend to have more
Answer: A. They tend to have more
Q14
B. They tend to have
Answer: B. They tend to have
Q15
C. They tend to be higher
Answer: C. They tend to be higher
Q16
D. They have a lower
Answer: D. They have a lower
Q17
According to public opinion polls in the United States and Canada, percent of parents of junior
high-age students indicate that it is very or somewhat important to have sexuality education as
part of the school curriculum. A. 33 B. 53 C. 73 D. 93
Answer: D. 93
Q18
SIECUS recommends that a comprehensive sex education program should have all of the
following goals except: A. Attitudes, values, and insights B. Information C. Responsibility D.
Abstinence
Answer: D. Abstinence
Q1
The word puberty is derived from a Latin word meaning to: Develop sex muscles Grow hairy
Shed baby fat Begin adulthood
Answer: B. Grow hairy
Q2
The following is true about the timing of puberty in girls: Girls begin puberty between ages 9
and 12 Girls reach their full height by about age 21 Boys begin puberty about two years earlier
than do girls Boys tend to become interested in girls before girls begin noticing boys
Answer: A. Girls begin puberty between ages 9 and 12
Q3
The tendency for people to generally grow taller and bigger than they did a century ago is
called the: Secondary sex characteristics anomaly Secular trend Adrenal custom Musculature
precedence
Answer: B. Secular trend
Q4
All of the following are true about nocturnal emissions in boys except: They most commonly
occur approximately once a month during the late teens They continue up to the age of 40
They provide a natural means of relieving sexual tension They are not always accompanied by
sexual dreams
Answer: B. They continue up to the age of 40
Q5
All of the following are true about early maturing boys as opposed to late maturing boys except:
They tend to feel inferior They tend to have better self-concepts They are more likely to get in
to trouble with drugs and alcohol They tend to be more popular
Answer: A. They tend to feel inferior
,Q6
Early-maturing girls: Tend to get into less trouble than late-maturing girls Outperform other
students on school achievement tests Tend to experience more problems in school Achieve
more in their work careers during adulthood
Answer: C. Tend to experience more problems in school
Q7
Compared to the United States, adolescent behavior in Canada concerning alcohol and other
drug use is: Less extensive Comparable More extensive
Answer: B. Comparable
Q8
Variables putting adolescents at risk for alcohol and other substance abuse are clustered into
all of the following categories except: Peer influences Environmental factors Parental factors
Biological adjuncts
Answer: D. Biological adjuncts
Q9
Of all adolescent pregnancies that occur each year, percent are aborted. A. 12 B. 32 C. 52 D. 72
Answer: B. 32
Q10
Which of the following is true: Differences in patterns of sexual activity may relate more to
poverty than to race or ethnicity White and Hispanic teenagers are more likely to have sexual
intercourse than their African American counterparts One half of Hispanic females have sexual
intercourse by age 13 Research has found that parental supervision and involvement has no
influence on the timing of the first sexual intercourse for adolescents
Answer: A. Differences in patterns of sexual activity may relate more to poverty than
to race or ethnicity
Q11
Approximately percent of teen mothers in the United States are single. A. 60 B. 70 C. 80 D. 90
Answer: C. 80
, Q12
The following is true of
Answer: A. They tend to have more emotional, intellectual, and
Q13
A. They tend to have more
Answer: A. They tend to have more
Q14
B. They tend to have
Answer: B. They tend to have
Q15
C. They tend to be higher
Answer: C. They tend to be higher
Q16
D. They have a lower
Answer: D. They have a lower
Q17
According to public opinion polls in the United States and Canada, percent of parents of junior
high-age students indicate that it is very or somewhat important to have sexuality education as
part of the school curriculum. A. 33 B. 53 C. 73 D. 93
Answer: D. 93
Q18
SIECUS recommends that a comprehensive sex education program should have all of the
following goals except: A. Attitudes, values, and insights B. Information C. Responsibility D.
Abstinence
Answer: D. Abstinence
