1. Which statement BEST summarizes paragraph 6 without personal opinions or judgments?

7C Reading Assessment Part 1 Review

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Sarah Gepfer
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Steinberg has carried out more studies on adolescence than Blakemore, the author of this book.
Steinberg’s findings on adolescent behavior are the most compelling findings that have been published in recent years.
Steinberg, a researcher who has studied risk-taking in adolescents, is trying to convince the public that adolescents should not be prosecuted for breaking the law.
Steinberg, a researcher who has studied risk-taking in adolescents, argues that brain development should be considered when young people are accused of crimes.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the author states that "adolescents get a kick out of taking risks" (8), he means that these risks result in…
a serious punishment
a physical pain
a positive emotion
a financial boost
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which BEST represents the relationship between the limbic system and the prefrontal cortex in adolescence, according to Steinberg and Casey?
The mature limbic system usually has greater influence than the less-developed prefrontal cortex.
Both systems reward risk-taking, but one does so much more strongly.
The prefrontal cortex often causes risk-taking behavior, but the limbic system rewards it.
One system has started to function by this stage, but the other has not.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 8, the author writes, “The theory suggests that this results in a 'developmental mismatch' between the maturity and functioning of these two brain systems, and this in turn explains why adolescents get a kick out of taking risks (a function of the limbic system) and aren't always able to stop themselves doing so in the heat of the moment (a skill that relies on the prefrontal cortex).”
Which of the following examples BEST demonstrates the meaning of someone not being able to stop themselves from doing something in the heat of the moment?
A shopper deciding to purchase one gift item instead of another
A driver in a car with faulty brakes speeding out of control down a hill
A person saying something they will later regret during an argument
A boss firing an employee who was caught stealing from the business
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Select the paragraph in which readers will find out why the author's team performed their 2014 analysis on the question of adolescent brain development.
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Paragraph 12 states that the author's team decided the sign of a mature brain region was that it had ceased…
growing
changing
aging
reacting
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match each paragraph to the description of what it tells the reader.
It explains that the author’s team exami
Paragraph 10
It explains how the author’s team determ
Paragraph 11
It explains how the author’s team checke
Paragraph 12
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following BEST describes the author's purpose in writing this passage?
To prove that Steinberg and Casey’s work left important questions unanswered
To explain Steinberg and Casey’s theories and how her own team helped provide evidence for them
To show how her own team’s evidence disproved Steinberg and Casey’s theories
To argue that her team’s work was the foundation for theories that Steinberg and Casey later developed
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