The Debt We Owe the Adolescent Brain

The word pruning in paragraph 3 means:

• Connecting

• Overproducing

• Growing

• Eliminating

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What idea does the evidence in paragraph 9 support?

• The adolescent brain is highly efficient in completing simple tasks.

• The adolescent brain is wired to seek safety.

• Adolescents do not want to leave home if all of their needs are met.

• Adolescents are more sensitive to rewards than children or adults.

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What is the author’s main purpose in “The Debt We Owe to the Adolescent Brain”?

• To entertain

• To persuade

• To inform or explain

• To express thoughts or feelings

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The title of the selection highlights the idea that —

• We would be okay without an extended adolescent period to develop our brains

• Homo sapiens would die out if they didn’t have their adolescent brains

• Brain growth during adolescence correlates to our intelligence as adults

• Our brain’s development during adolescence has positive effects on us as adults

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

• Most mammals have a period of adolescence similar to that of other animals

• Humans reproduce later in life than most mammals

• Humans have a unique period of adolescence compared to most mammals

• Most mammals are not protected by their families

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Read the dictionary definition:

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 the word is used in Paragraph 4?

• Definition #1

• Definition #2

• Definition #3

• Definition #4

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

• Highlight examples that explain why Neanderthals died out

• Explain the effects of gray matter on the adolescent brain

• Describe the makeup and composition of the adult brain

• Compare and contrast human development with Neanderthals

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Read the thesaurus entry.

Insulate v: wrap, cushion, isolate, detach

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

• Wrap

• Cushion

• Isolate

• Detach

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The organization of the section Moving On from Childhood helps the author emphasize that —

• Teenage brains are wired for risk-taking to propel them out of their homes

• The brains of children are fundamentally different from those of teenagers

• Teenage desire for peer approval can lead to destructive risk-taking

• Manipulating the desire for rewards can alter teenage behavior

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Which two phrases describe how the organizational structure in the section ‘Moving On from Childhood’ supports the author’s thesis?

• Comparing the brains of adolescents to the brains of adults

• Giving an ordered timeline of important adolescent brain studies

• Naming the effects of rewards on the adolescent brain

• Presenting the problems associated with the adolescent brain

• Describing the positive effects of rewards on the adolescent brain

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