Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain Review

What is most likely the author’s purpose for including information about the game Cyberball?

• To explain how feelings change over time

• To explain why some teens do not like games

• To explain how feeling rejected affects the brain

• To explain why some people feel pain more than others

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The word amplify comes from the Latin word amplificare, which means “to enlarge."

Read Paragraph 9

Our thoughts and feelings depend on the balance between many different brain systems. Activity in one system can amplify or cancel out activity in another. Because our brains take more than two decades to develop, some brain systems come online sooner than others. Unfortunately, the systems that trigger embarrassment and fear of rejection fire up years before the systems that tame bad feelings.

” What does amplify mean in paragraph 9 of “Embarrassed?”

• Embarrass

• Strengthen

• Identify

• Soothe

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence shows the correct use of commas?

• Because, their brains are not fully developed teens often experience more embarrassment than adults.

• Because their brains, are not fully developed, teens often experience more embarrassment than adults.

• Because their brains are not fully developed, teens often experience more embarrassment than adults.

• Because their brains are not fully developed teens, often experience more embarrassment than adults.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

This article is mostly about __________________

• the benefits of embarrassment

• situations that are embarrassing to teenagers

• situations that are embarrassing to teenagers

• why teenagers are so sensitive to social pressure

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How does the author mainly support her ideas?

• With scientific evidence

• With experts’ opinions

• With funny anecdotes

• With references to information sources

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What type of literary text is this?

• fairy tale

• argumentative text

• poetry

• informational text

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Why does the author choose to start the article with "Remember when you could pick your nose in public or run outside in your underpants without a second thought?"

• To lead into the topic of embarrassment

• To grab the reader's attention with a hook

• To get the reader interested in the topic

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.6.6

What purpose did the diagram of the brain serve in the text?

• To help the reader learn the parts of the brain

• To give the reader more information about the topic

• To let the reader create a visual image in their brain

• To see the various parts of the brain and what they do

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Stereo speakers ______________

music.

• humiliate

• generate

• essential

• amplify

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What information does the section at the end of the article provide?

• It defines important vocabulary words.

• It tells who you should call if you need help.

• It summarizes the most important ideas in the article.

• It gives tips for handling the stress of embarrassment.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B