"Overcoming Social Anxiety" Quiz

1. What is NOT a symptom that people with social anxiety have?

• A.

  going to party with friends

• B.

  avoiding social encounters 

• C.

  isolating themselves 

Answer explanation

Symptoms means any physical or mental change that’s caused by disease.

2. Medications can completely cure “social anxiety” symptoms.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Paragraph 5 has said, medications won’t solve the underlying problem.

3. Avoiding situations that trigger people’s anxiety is...

• A.

  short-term solution

• B.

  long-term solution

Answer explanation

The answer is in paragraph 3.

4. A specialist who treats a particular type of illness or problem, or who uses a particular type of treatment.

• A.

  artist

• B.

  Novelist

• C.

  Scientist

• D.

  therapist

5. “invaluable” means...

• A.

  worthless

• B.

  extremely useful

Answer explanation

Invaluable means extremely useful, the antonym is useless.

6. Some people with sickness can carry on with their lives, but for others it can be______.

• A.

  debilitating

• B.

  promoting

Answer explanation

We have learned the word debilitate from teacher Brenna. It means “to make someone’s body or mind weaker. So the answer here should be debilitate.

7. How could NOT professional therapists help people with social anxiety?

• A.

  teach ways to cope with your feelings

• B.

  figure out what triggers it

• C.

  criticize your behavior

Answer explanation

The answer is in paragraph 4, line 5. “They can also help you figure out what triggers it and teach you social skills and ways to cope with your feelings”.

8. In which situation, social anxiety disorder will NOT be manifested by people?

• A.

  making eye contact 

• B.

  staying at home

• C.

  public speaking 

9. Social anxiety _____ can result in people _____ social situations, but there are better _____ to this problem.

• A.

  disorder / avoid / approaches

• B.

  situation / enjoy / medications

• C.

  disorder / ease / advice

Answer explanation

The last question is more different, but you can use the deletion method.

In the second gap, we can delete the second option.

And in the third gap, we can know the answer is the last one.