The Debt we Owe The Adolescent Brain Test Review

The title of the selection highlights the idea that -

• humans could survive without an extended period of adolescent brain development

• humans would likely become extinct without sufficient adolescent brain growth

• adolescent brain growth determines adult communication ability

• adolescent brain development has important benefits for adults

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The comparison between most mammals and humans in paragraph 2 helps the reader understand that -

• rapid adolescent growth is more common in other mammals than it is in humans

• family protection is more important for other mammals than it is for humans

• humans have a unique period of adolescence as compared to other mammals

• humans reproduce at a similar stage of development as compared to other mammals

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which synonym best fits how insulating is used in paragraph 4?

• Detach

• Isolate

• Cushion

• Wrap

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The organizational pattern of the section "Brain Under Construction" allows the author to -

• compare and contrast human development with Neanderthals

• describe the makeup and composition of the adult brain

• explain the effects of gray matter on the adolescent brain

• highlight examples that explain why Neanderthals died out

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

streamline \strēm´līn´\ n 1. a contour designed for decreased air resistance 2. a path of a particle flowing without turbulence past an object v 3. to make something more efficient or simple 4. to modernize something

Which definition best fits how streamlines is used in paragraph 4?

• Definition 2

• Definition 4

• Definition 1

• Definition 3

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which sentence about the selection is in the interrogative mood?

• The author makes some really great points about how the human brain changes during adolescence.

• Did you know that our brain has the greatest potential for mastering new skills during adolescence?

• I loved learning about how this has enabled humans to adapt more than most other animals!

• I wonder how the human brain will change over the next several thousand years.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which two phrases best describe how the author organizes the ideas in the section "Moving On from Childhood"?

• By describing the brains of adolescents and the brains of early human ancestors

• By explaining the problems associated with the adolescent brain

• By comparing the brains of adolescents to the brains of children and adults

• By identifying the effects of rewards on the adolescent brain.

• By presenting a timeline of important studies on the adolescent brain

  
  

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The author includes the information in the section "Stone Age Impulses in the Modern World" most likely to -

• explain the benefits of risk-taking for teenage development

• compare the success of modern teens to that of their ancestors

• provide scientific evidence that the teenage brain is unique

• caution teens and their parents about the dangers of risk-taking

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which quotation from the selection best explains how teenagers can benefit from their developing brains?

• "As long as it's not lethal-as in the case of foolish risk-taking-it can lead to innovation and creativity." (paragraph 12)

• And, compared to children or adults, teens are much more sensitive to rewards. (paragraph 8)

• "There is evidence," she says, "that even adolescent rodents tend to hang out with same-aged peers and tend to have more fights with their parents." (paragraph 6)

• But the price we pay is that, as myelin is laid down, flexibility diminishes. (paragraph 4)

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Mark the box that matches each section to its overall organizational structure

Description.

• Stone Age impulses in the modern world.

• Moving on from childhood.

• Brain under Construction.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5