Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain

According to the passage, sometimes in middle school ____becomes a kid's top priority.

• playing volleyball

• spending time with friends

• being involved in music

• keeping things neat and organized

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Something that is so important to you that you can't do with out it is ___?

• cortex

• factual

• essential

• opinion

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

This system is where fight or flight reactions to stress or fear take place.

• limbic systel

• muscular system

• skeletol system

• digestive system

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Our brains react to ____in the same way

• muscular and anger system

• physical pain and social rejection

• hot food and swimming

• academic and traffic problems

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

A feeling of ___ is even more intense than a feeling of embarrassment.

• frustration

• joy

• cofusion

• humiliation

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of these is NOT a response to embarrassment?

• red face

• big smile

• heart pounds

• stomach is upset

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which sentence states a main idea of this selection?

• Teen brains focus on only negative experiences.

• The brain is playing a game of tug-of-war.

• The brain shuts off.

• Brain changes cause teens to have strong reactions to social situations.

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What genre is Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain?

• historical fiction

• Informational text

• video

• biography

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

When giving a speech, ___release more stress hormones than other age groups.

• children

• teens

• adults

• elderly

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The article states that social pain also makes us___?

• nicer

• older

• taller

• meaner

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4