What affects our personality?

Read the text and choose A, B or C.

According to Tom Hughes, what has the strongest influence on a person's personality?

Why are oldest children often responsible?

What can be a disadvantage of being the oldest child?

Why are middle children often competitive?

Why are youngest children sometimes lazy?

What is one positive characteristic of only children?

Read the statements. Write True or False.

1.Oldest children usually receive a lot of attention from their parents.     

2.Winston Churchill was the youngest child in his family.      

3.Oldest children are often ambitious.     

4.Middle children are usually very shy.      

5.Middle children can be jealous of their brothers and sisters.     

6.Youngest children are often charming and affectionate.     

7.Youngest children are always independent.      

8.Only children never receive special attention from their family.      

9.Only children can be imaginative.     

10.The text says that birth order can influence personality.     

Match each type of child with the correct characteristics.

Complete the sentences with information from the text.

1.Oldest children often make good         .

2.They are more likely to go to            than their brothers or sisters.

3.Middle children have to fight for their parents'           .

4.Middle children can be jealous and       .

5.Youngest children can use their       to get what they want.

6.Only children can be quite         because they don't have to share with anyone.