Reading-Willpower

Set a timer, and then it stays locked until the time runs out.

• you run out of time

• you make use of your time well

• time is endless

• the time runs out of the timer

I told her I ________this video game too much, and now I can keep myself from playing it by putting the game in the sixty dollars piece of plastic.

• had been playing

• have been playing

• played

• was going to play

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What's the difference between successfully resisting a temptation and just not having a temptation.

• say no to something

• regain

• accept

• repeat

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The idea is that the radish people were tired from using their willpower unresisting cookies, ______, they had less willpower to use on the puzzle. 

• as a result

• but

• however

• In the consequence of

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Ego Depletion: An Energy Model of Self-regulation

• decrease or dry up

• delete

• increase

• clarification

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

So _____ you use a bunch of willpower on one thing, then you have less energy to use later on resisting temptations, staying______, or even making good decisions.

• if; focused

• if; focusing

• unless; focused

• unless; focusing

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Ego Depletion is a thing. Some methods are just effective for testing it, and some ________.

• are not

• do not

• is not

• does not

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

For example, It's going to be at least a little harder to focus on your work if you're on a diet and your friend ______ pies and cookies.

• eating less; are making

• eating less; makes

• going on a diet; is making

• going on a diet; makes

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

They then took a look at the data of nearly eight thousand desired reports and found that the more desires the person _______, the more likely they were to give into future desires.

• had resisted

• has resisted

• resisted

• had been resisting

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

This kind of results of the survey makes sense.

• sensible, meaningful, acceptable

• non sense

• makes mistakes

• it was all bunk

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4