Family relationships

It can be difficult to know the correct terms to use for family relationships and structures. Try our quiz to brush up on your kinship terminology in time for your next family reunion!

1. Sophie is Clementine and Francis's niece. Sophie goes over to their house every Thursday evening to babysit their son Philip, who is her .

nephew

cousin

uncle

2. Your sister-in-law is related to you by marriage, because she is your .

sibling's spouse

spouse's sister

both are correct

3. Chloë lives with her parents, as well as her elderly uncle, cousin and grandmother, who are members of her family.

blended

extended

nuclear

4. family consists of parents living together with their biological or adopted children.

A nuclear

An extended

A blended

5. Taylor's mom and Evan's dad are first cousins, so Taylor and Evan are .

second cousins

first cousins once removed

both are correct

6. Your first cousins' children are your .

second cousins

first cousins once removed

both are correct

7. Daphne and Nabil had each been raising one child of their own before they met. When they got married and decided to raise their two children together, they became family.

a nuclear

a blended

a extended

8. Anouk and Victor have a biological child together. This child is the of Victor’s child from a previous relationship.

step-sibling

half-sibling

both are correct

9. Julie lives alone with her two children. She is the mother of a family.

conjugal

single-parent

dual-parent

10. If two brothers from the same family marry two sisters from another family, their children will be cousins.

double

cross

both are correct