Synthesis Challenge: "..Fear Monster" / "Conquering Fear"

According to "Taming the Fear Monster," how does fear help us survive? Choose TWO answers.

• It helps our hearts stay healthy.

• It helps us avoid dangerous situations.

• It helps us figure out whether we are acting irrationally.

• It helps us respond quickly to danger.

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Based on how phobias are defined in the article, which of the following is a phobia?

• being nervous about giving a presentation

• being so afraid of dogs that you won’t visit a friend whose family has a calm, friendly dog

• feeling a mix of excitement and terror at the top of a roller coaster’s big hill

• worrying that a growling dog might bite you

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According to the article, if Ann is afraid of spiders, what should she do?

• avoid spiders completely

• lock herself in a room full of spiders for an hour

• work with a mental health professional so that she can gradually learn to face spiders

• spend time with people wearing costumes

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At the end of “Conquering Fear,” the elder says, “Miobe has brought us the monster. Its name is fear.” The elder is saying that

• he is afraid of toads.

• our own fear can threaten us as much as or more than any outside danger.

• the toad’s name is also Miobe.

• we should not feel embarrassed to feel fear.

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“Conquering Fear” is based on an Ethiopian folktale. Which is a likely purpose of this folktale?

• to share wisdom about how fear affects us and how we can overcome fear

• to explain the fight-or-flight response

• to warn people not to climb mountains

• to show how ideas about overcoming fear have changed over time

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Both “Taming the Fear Monster” and “Conquering Fear” support the idea that

• to overcome a fear, you must face the thing you are afraid of.

• to overcome a phobia, you should work with a mental health professional.

• all fear is irrational.

• fear helps keep us healthy and safe.

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Choose the TWO pieces of text evidence from the article that best support the statement: Phobias can negatively impact a person's life.

• “For Kyle, his phobia led him to avoid sports games, amusement parks, theme restaurants, and any other place where he might encounter a costumed character.”

• “It’s the feeling when our hearts pound at the top of a roller coaster or when we jump out of our seats during a scary movie.”

• “With a phobia, the fight-or-flight response is triggered by something that isn’t as threatening as the person feels it is.”

• “Someone with claustrophobia—fear of small, enclosed spaces— might walk up 30 flights of stairs rather than step into an elevator, for example.”

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Choose the ONE piece of text evidence from the article that best supports this statement: Many people suffer from phobias in the U.S.

• “We all experience fear from time to time.”

• “People with phobias often understand that their fears are irrational, yet they feel helpless to stop them.”

• “19 million Americans suffer from phobias.”

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