Being Kind

What is the best summary of the article?

• Everyone likes acts of kindness. Research shows that the more you do, the happier you will feel.

• Acts of kindness can improve everyone’s mood. There are 5 mechanisms involved in making us feel good- contagious smiling, righting a wrong, making connections, kind identity, and returning the favor. Being kind can boost our mood, but research also shows that being in a good mood can make you more kind.

• Acts of kindness can improve everyone’s mood. There are 5 mechanisms involved in making us feel good- contagious smiling, righting a wrong, making connections, kind identity, and returning the favor. Being kind is the best thing you can do for others and for yourself.

• There are 5 mechanisms involved in making us feel good- contagious smiling, righting a wrong, making connections, kind identity, and returning the favor.

Which of the following is not a way that kindness makes us happy?

• Making others smile

• Making a positive impact on others

• Having a positive identity

• Doing things to become more popular

Being kind to others…

• affects your brain and mood

• Make you healthier overall

• Improve your mental function

• Gives you greater confidence

Which piece of evidence best demonstrates a link between brain function and kindness?

• "We know that deciding to be generous or cooperating with others activates an area of the brain called the striatum. Interestingly, this area responds to things we find rewarding." (Paragraph 2)

• "But why and how does kindness make us so happy? There are a number of different mechanisms involved, and how powerful they are in making us feel good may depend on our personalities." (Paragraph 4)

• "Most people would like to think of themselves as a kind person, so acts of kindness help us to demonstrate that positive identity and make us feel proud of ourselves. (Paragraph10)

How does paragraph 1 contribute to the author's explanation of kindness in the text?

• It shows how people have conflicting opinions about why people are kind.

• It emphasizes the idea that people are kind more often than we realize.

• It highlights the darker motivations for why people are kind.

What is the author's main purpose of the text?

• to encourage readers to be kinder to one another

• to emphasize the disadvantages of only being concerned with yourself

• to explore the different explanations for why being kind makes us happy

• to suggest that humans are kind for largely selfish reasons

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'kind' correctly?

• She was kind enough to help the elderly man cross the street.

• The kind of the book was very interesting.

• He was kind of the best player on the team.

• The weather was kind of cold yesterday.

What is the main theme of the passage about kindness?

• The benefits of being kind to others.

• The history of kindness in different cultures.

• The challenges of being kind in modern society.

• The scientific explanation of kindness.

Choose the sentence that best demonstrates the use of kindness in a literary context.

• The knight showed kindness by sparing his enemy's life.

• The scientist showed kindness by discovering a new element.

• The artist showed kindness by painting a beautiful landscape.

• The chef showed kindness by cooking a delicious meal.

Which of the following is a synonym for 'kindness'?

• Cruelty

• Generosity

• Indifference

• Hostility