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What was the profession of the father in 'Cheaper by the Dozen'?
What was the profession of the father in 'Cheaper by the Dozen'?
- Lawyer
- Financial advisor
- Efficiency Expert (correct)
- Medical Doctor
The family in 'Cheaper by the Dozen' lived in a small apartment in downtown New York City.
The family in 'Cheaper by the Dozen' lived in a small apartment in downtown New York City.
False (B)
What term did the mother use to describe the art of doing away with wasted motions?
What term did the mother use to describe the art of doing away with wasted motions?
motion study
To encourage his children to do household work, the father would announce a task and have them ______ for extra pocket money.
To encourage his children to do household work, the father would announce a task and have them ______ for extra pocket money.
Match the following actions of the father with their purpose.
Match the following actions of the father with their purpose.
What did the father do when a neighbor complained about one of his children?
What did the father do when a neighbor complained about one of his children?
The father believed that adults should always remain eager to learn and question things.
The father believed that adults should always remain eager to learn and question things.
What signal did the father use to gather his family quickly?
What signal did the father use to gather his family quickly?
When the house caught fire, the family ______ the house in fourteen seconds after the father whistled.
When the house caught fire, the family ______ the house in fourteen seconds after the father whistled.
What would happen after the father whistled and pretended to be angry?
What would happen after the father whistled and pretended to be angry?
The family called their home 'The Factory' because of how efficiently it was ran.
The family called their home 'The Factory' because of how efficiently it was ran.
What was the name of the book from which the excerpt 'Whistles and Shaving Bristles' was taken?
What was the name of the book from which the excerpt 'Whistles and Shaving Bristles' was taken?
The father often took his children with him on ______ visits.
The father often took his children with him on ______ visits.
The father strongly believed that we should not waste too many:
The father strongly believed that we should not waste too many:
The father only cared about efficiency at his job
The father only cared about efficiency at his job
What did the father use to keep track of whether his children had brushed their teeth and combed their hair?
What did the father use to keep track of whether his children had brushed their teeth and combed their hair?
The children were not required to put their initials of the chart.
The children were not required to put their initials of the chart.
What did the father try using to shave faster?
What did the father try using to shave faster?
The family evacuated the house in ______ seconds when it caught fire.
The family evacuated the house in ______ seconds when it caught fire.
What signal would the father give to surprise his children?
What signal would the father give to surprise his children?
Flashcards
Scientific management
Scientific management
Managing everything efficiently, especially in the context of family life and work.
Eagle eye
Eagle eye
Paying close attention to detail, noticing everything that is happening.
Accustomed
Accustomed
Familiar with something through repeated experience.
Evacuated
Evacuated
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Study Notes
Whistles and Shaving Bristles
- This excerpt is from "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey.
- The story recounts the experiences of a family with twelve children.
- The narrator describes his large family of fourteen, with twelve children and two parents.
- His father was a successful efficiency expert who advised factories and took his children on visits.
- Their house in Montclair, New Jersey, was set up to eliminate wasted motion, a concept the mother called "motion study".
- The father believed in not wasting movements.
- The father encouraged his children to do household work.
- He made the children bid for tasks, rewarding the lowest bidder with the job and extra pocket money.
- The father was obsessed with managing everything efficiently, a concept he called "scientific management".
- He used charts in the bathrooms to track if the children brushed their teeth and combed their hair.
- The children signed their initials on the chart after completing chores, and the father had an "eagle eye" to prevent lying.
- The father was efficient both at work and at home.
- He buttoned his shirt from the bottom to save four seconds.
- He used two brushes to lather shaving cream to save seventeen seconds.
- He tried using two razors to shave but stopped because bandaging the wound took two minutes, which to him, was waste of time.
- Although strict, he didn't tolerate outsiders criticizing his children.
- When a neighbor complained, the father gave him a blank look but made his son do a hundred sit-ups later.
- The father loved and respected his children.
- He believed adults stop learning after school, but children are always eager to learn and question.
- The father often went on tours and would announce his arrival home with a whistle.
- The whistle was composed by the father himself.
- The whistle was an important call to drop everything and run to the yard.
- The father whistled for family announcements, when bored, or when wanting to have fun.
- The family was accustomed to the whistle ritual.
- The whistle proved useful when a bonfire spread and their house caught fire; they evacuated in fourteen seconds.
- Sometimes, the father would whistle to surprise them, feigning anger before revealing candy.
- These moments of affection were cherished by the children.
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