Article #4: The Complexity of Fear
Authored by Carmen Brooks
English
9th - 10th Grade
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This quiz assesses 9th and 10th grade students' reading comprehension and analytical skills through their understanding of an informational text about the psychology of fear and anxiety. The questions require students to distinguish between fear and anxiety as distinct emotional responses, understand the evolutionary and protective functions of fear, identify different types of fear responses including those related to PTSD and phobias, and analyze the author's rhetorical strategies such as the use of an engaging opening scenario. Students must demonstrate higher-order thinking skills by applying concepts to real-world scenarios, making inferences about human behavior, and synthesizing information to understand complex psychological distinctions. The quiz targets core reading standards including identifying main ideas and supporting details, understanding cause and effect relationships, analyzing text structure and author's purpose, and making evidence-based inferences from informational text. Created by Carmen Brooks, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 9 and 10. This quiz serves multiple instructional purposes in the high school English classroom, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student comprehension of complex informational text, as a review activity following close reading of the article, or as homework to reinforce key concepts about emotional psychology and reading comprehension strategies. Teachers can use this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before deeper text analysis or as preparation for class discussions about the psychological concepts presented in the article. The assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.2 for determining central ideas and analyzing their development, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.4 for determining the meaning of domain-specific vocabulary, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.7 for analyzing various accounts of a subject told in different mediums, while supporting students' development of critical thinking skills essential for academic success in high school English.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
According to Dr. Lamia, fear and anxiety...
are symptoms and not real emotions.
are different emotions that are often used interchangeably.
can both lead to better behaviors and choices.
are the same emotion because they share the same source.
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Why is fear important?
It protects people from becoming violent and lashing out.
It tells people when they are in physical pain.
It tells people they might be in danger and must respond in some way.
It reveals clues about people's personalities and likes or dislikes.
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CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is a response to anxiety?
running from a lion
fighting a robber
avoiding enclosed spaces
staying indoors in a lightning storm
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following fears is likely caused by PTSD?
avoidance of bees because you are allergic
fear of getting in cars after seeing an accident on TV
fear of being abandoned or left alone
fear of walking through a neighborhood where you were attacked
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
When people are afraid, how are they likely to respond?
They are more likely to respond by taking a large risk.
They are more likely to be cautious.
They are more likely to respond in anger and desperation.
They are less likely to respond with pessimism.
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
As you are walking home alone late at night, you hear the soft, crackling sound of someone or something stepping on dry leaves nearby. Your heart begins to race as you imagine who or what lurks in the shadows. Are you experiencing fear, or anxiety?
What is the purpose of the four opening sentences of the text?
to describe the setting of the article
to entertain readers with an exciting description
to hook readers with an emotional scene
to detail the differences between fear and anxiety
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following statements best characterizes phobias?
While many people consider phobias to be fears, they are more accurately characterized as anxiety disorders.
Phobias are simply people’s fears of specific everyday things and events, though many people do not understand them.
While phobias may seem like fears of rational threats, they are actually irrational fears of non-threatening situations or things.
While many people consider phobias to be fears, phobias do not lead to avoidance behaviors and therefore cannot be considered fears.
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
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