46. After graduation from high school, students should take a year off to travel or work before going to the university. Do you agree or disagree?
47. Getting a university education is the most important factor for success in life.
48. It is better to spend money on a thing that will last long such as jewels than on a short-term pleasure such as vacations. Do you agree or disagree?
49. Teachers should be paid as much as doctors, lawyers or corporate leaders. Do you agree or disagree?
50. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents can no longer control what their children do; children's behavior is affected by television, movies, or other influences from outside the home.
51. It is better to do things one after another than to do things at the same time. Do you agree or disagree?
52. Because life is too complex nowadays, young people are in need of the ability to plan and organize. Do you agree or disagree with the statement?
53. It is more important for people to spend their time at the workplace than with their families. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
54. In order to truly understand the world events, we must read a newspaper; TV news does not provide enough information.
55. Do you think all university students should take basic science courses even when they are not planning on going into the field of science? Why or why not?
56. Do you agree or disagree? "Twenty years from now, students will no longer have printed books."
57. The most effective way for the government to conserve energy is to increase the prices of gasoline and electricity. Do you agree or disagree?
58. Should high schools, universities or colleges spend less time teaching students general subjects and prepare students for careers and jobs?
59. People should be allowed to use their mobile phones when people use the public transportation such as buses, trains or airplanes.
60. Getting a job in which you work with other people is better than getting a job in which you work alone. Do you agree or disagree?
61. The best way to relax and reduce stress is to spend your time alone. Do you agree or disagree?
62. Teachers should be paid according to how well students perform.
63. Observing or studying animals can teach us a lot about human nature
64. All university students should be required to take at least one class that teaches the culture of a country other than their own.
65. The purpose of television should be educational, not for entertainment.
66. Cars (automobiles) have had a greater effect on society than planes have.??Do you agree or disagree?
67. People will spend less time cooking or preparing food in twenty years. Do you agree or disagree?
68. People should not have to pay to use public transportation. Do you agree or disagree?
69. People who have different interests and personalities cannot be friends. Do you agree or disagree?
70. Life today is easier and more comfortable to live than grandparents were young. Do you agree or disagree?
71. Advertisements are a waste of a company’s time and money. Do you agree or disagree?
72. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better to take the most difficult and challenging classes in college even if it means that you probably will not get top grades (marks) in them. Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.
73. The government should focus more on the environment than on economic development. Do you agree or disagree?
74. Some high schools and universities require students to work on projects. However, the students receive the same grade. Do you agree or disagree that giving the same grade to all members of a group is a good way to evaluate students?
75. Being creative, rather than planning carefully, results in the best solution. Do you agree or disagree?
76. Most people prefer to have others make decisions for themselves. Do you agree or disagree?
77. Direct advertising toward children (2-5 years) should not be allowed. Do you agree or disagree?
78. Nowadays, it is not important for families to have a meal together. Do you agree or disagree?
79. It is important to have rules about the types of clothing people are allowed to wear to work and school. Do you agree or disagree?
80. Because environmental issues are very complex, individual people can do nothing about them on own them. Do you agree or disagree?
81. Students would receive better education if they were required to attend classes for 11months. Do you agree or disagree?
82. Today’s people spend too much time on personal enjoyment - doing things they like to do rather than they should do. Do you agree or disagree?
83. Do we need to understand the past to solve the problems of the present or future?
84. Technology designed to make people's lives simpler often turns out to make them more complicated. Do you agree or disagree?
85. Governments should pay attention to health care issues rather than environmental issues. Do you agree or disagree?
86. Technology makes children less creative. Do you agree or disagree?
87. Governments should spend more money expanding access to the Internet than improving public transportation. Do you agree or disagree?
88. It is better to use your knowledge and experience to solve problems than ask other people for advice. Do you agree or disagree?
89. In the past people were friendlier than we are today. Do you agree or disagree?
90. Playing computer games is a waste of time, so it should not be allowed. Do you agree or disagree?
91. A person's look and dress is important to succeed than having good ideas. Do you agree or disagree?
92. The most important thing for a government to improve health care is to clean the environment. Do you agree or disagree?
93. It is better to live in one city or town than move from one place to another. Do you agree or disagree?
94. Today’s parents do not understand their children as much as they did in the 50’s
95. It was easier to succeed in the past than it is today. Do you agree or disagree?
96. People will have more free time 20 years later than now. Do you agree or disagree?
97. Most businesspeople are motivated only by the desire for money. Do you agree or disagree?
98. A teacher who is serious and strict is more effective than a teacher who is humorous and easygoing. Agree or disagree?
99. Children should spend most of their time playing and studying rather than helping their family in household chores such as cleaning and cooking.
100. People often buy products not because they really need them but because other people have them.
101. Visiting a museum helps to know about the country. Do you agree or disagree?
102. It is more beneficial to travel to your own country than to travel to a foreign country. Do you agree or disagree?
103. People whose rooms are organized and neat are more successful than those whose rooms are not.
104. It is more fun to go to the movies with friends than to watch a movie at home.
105. Movies and television have more negative effects than positive effects on the way young people behave.
106. Today the ability to read and write is more important than it was in the past. Do you agree or disagree?
107. Scientists are not responsible for negative impacts of their discoveries.
108. Playing sports teaches people important lessons about life.
109. Physical exercise is more important for older people than younger people.
110. Improving schools is the best way to develop a country.
111. Do you think young people should try several different jobs till they find what they would like to have?
112. It is more valuable to receive advice from older friends than from those in the same age. .
113. People with different personalities and interests cannot be friends.
114. Some people enjoy difficult and challenging jobs at work or school while some like to do easy jobs. Which do you prefer?
115. The television has had a greater effect on people's lives than the telephone has.
116. In order to succeed, it is better to be more like others than to be different from others.
117. All university students should be required to take history courses. Do you agree or disagree?
118. Students are influenced more by friends than by teachers.
119. In order to get well- informed, people should get information from different news sources.
120. It is better to spend money on travel than to save money for the future.
121. Teachers should not show their social or political views to students in class.
122. In order to become financially responsible adults, children should learn to manage their own money at a young age.
123. For success in a future job it is more important to relate well with others than to study hard in school. Do you agree or disagree?
124. People feel happier when they have schoolwork or jobs that provide challenges and difficulty to them than when they do easy tasks. Do you agree or disagree??
125. Nowadays, it is more important to work quickly and risk making mistakes than to work slowly and make sure that everything is correct.
126. The government should spend more money on the environment than on healthcare. Do you agree or disagree? ?
127. People were friendlier in the past than they are now. Do you agree or disagree?
128. Parents should give money to their children for high grades(marks) they get at school.
129. It is better for children to choose jobs that are similar to their parents' jobs than to choose very different jobs from their parents' jobs
130. Children should only play sports for fun; they should not play in competitions or contests.
131. Teachers should take courses to update their knowledge every?5 years.??
132. The television has had a greater effect on people’s lives than the telephone has.
133. The best way to find happiness is to make others happy.
134. If you cannot say anything nice about people, then it is better not to say anything. Do you agree or disagree??
135. The best way to make children responsible is to have them take care of animals.
136. Professional athletes do not deserve high salaries that they are paid. Do you agree or disagree?