All Old Folks Are Not The Same
3. Aging Quiz
Project Skill
- learning what is true and what is false about aging and older people
Life Skill
What to do
Answer the following true/false statements by clicking on TRUE or FALSE.
You will immediately find out if you are correct. Discuss your answers as
a group, with your project helper, or with a family member.
- 1. Older people are all alike. TRUE
| FALSE
- 2. Most older people live in nursing homes.
TRUE | FALSE
- 3. If an older person is hard of hearing, you should
shout so that he or she can hear you. TRUE
| FALSE
- 4. An older person who has a hearing problem will
know it. TRUE | FALSE
- 5. Older people should not exercise because they
might fall. TRUE | FALSE
- 6. Accidents sometimes happen to older people because
they have poor eyesight. TRUE | FALSE
- 7. Older people sometimes develop blisters on their
feet without noticing them. TRUE | FALSE
- 8. As eyes age, it may become more difficult to
tell the color green from the color blue. TRUE
| FALSE
- 9. Our muscles become weaker as we get older.
TRUE | FALSE
- 10. The older you get, the less you sleep.
TRUE | FALSE
- What new things did you learn about aging and older people?
- Did you believe something was true that you now know is false?
- Did you believe something was false that you now know is true?
- How can you use the information that you have gained through this
activity?
