What Charges Your Batteries Quiz

Based on information in the Article, in what way do introverts and extroverts contrast?

• Introverts relish time spent alone as a way of increasing their energy levels, while extroverts seek out social interaction as a way of boosting their own levels of energy.

• Extroverts' social batteries can drain very quickly in group activities, but they are able to "recharge their batteries" much faster than most introverts can.

• Extroverts' social networks tend to be wide, and they are known to make friends easily, but introverts typically avoid any social interaction for fear of draining their "social batteries."

• Introverts tend to remain completely silent in most social settings, while extroverts talk more but generally think things through carefully before speaking.

Which of these is most important to include in a summary of this Article?

• Experts say that introversion and extroversion exist on a scale, with most people falling somewhere in between the two extremes.

• Introverts prefer to develop familiarity with others before sharing their thoughts and engaging in conversations that feel genuine to them.

• Experts say that those classified as extroverts can easily get bored after spending a lot of time by themselves.

• Introverts are more likely than extroverts to think carefully before speaking and prefer discussions with a few close friends over light conversation in a crowd.

The Article states: Stereotypes often represent introverts as reclusive homebodies and extroverts as loquacious partygoers, but like all stereotypes, those portrayals oversimplify things. If you think about all the people you know, could you easily put each one of them into either the "recluse" or "partyer" bucket? Probably not, because human personalities, experts say, are simply far more complex than that, and the truth is that introversion and extroversion exist on a scale, with most people falling somewhere in the middle. The author's purpose for writing this passage was to

• Assert that most people are neither completely introverted nor extroverted and instead possess aspects of both personality types

• Suggest that most people who would be classified as "recluses" tend to avoid contact with others because they are so shy

• Explain that the stereotypes many people have regarding introverts and extroverts can be remarkably accurate

• Point out the fact that because extroverts are quite often people who love parties, they have difficulty understanding those who do not

Which is the closest antonym for the word loquacious?

• Taciturn

• Definitive

• Cantankerous

• Astute

Which passage from the Article best supports the idea that extroverts might try to solve a problem by talking things over with other people?

• People with more extroverted personalities, however, often thrive in group settings because socializing charges their batteries. According to experts, unlike the drain that introverts experience, extroverts gain energy from their interactions with others. Extroverts tend to think out loud, exploring and organizing their ideas as they're speaking, so impromptu conversations flow more readily for them than for their more introverted counterparts.

• If you think about all the people you know, could you easily put each one of them into either the "recluse" or "partyer" bucket? Probably not, because human personalities, experts say, are simply far more complex than that, and the truth is that introversion and extroversion exist on a scale, with most people falling somewhere in the middle. Experts say people on the introverted side of the scale often relish opportunities for solitude, but not because they're shy or antisocial spending time alone is just how they restore their energy. Introverts can be just as talkative as extroverts, with some key differences: They tend to carefully think things through before speaking and prefer meaningful discussions with a few close friends over light conversations in a crowd.

• Introversion/extroversion is just one of the multiple character traits that shape human behavior. Still, understanding how introverts and extroverts "charge their batteries" can give people valuable insight into their own social styles and bonus!-help them empathize and interact with others whose personalities lead them to take a different approach.

Read this passage from the Article: Stereotypes often represent introverts as reclusive homebodies and extroverts as loquacious partygoers, but like all stereotypes, those portrayals oversimplify things. If you think about all the people you know, could you easily put each one of them into either the "recluse" or "partyer" bucket? Probably not, because human personalities.... In this passage, the word reclusive means

• Describing others in positive terms

• Using all resources necessary to complete a task

• Acting in an affected or exaggerated manner

• Tending to live alone and avoid other people

Which information is not in the Article?

• Why there are more extroverts than introverts

• Why introverts often try to avoid small talk

• How extroverts sometimes work through problems

• How ambiverts "recharge their social batteries"

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Introverts and extroverts have completely opposite personalities.

• Introversion and extroversion exist on a scale, with most people falling somewhere in between.

• Introverts and extroverts have the same social behaviors.

Which word is the closest synonym for the word "loquacious"?

• Talkative

• Quiet

• Shy

According to the passage, how do introverts restore their energy?

• By spending time alone

• By socializing with others

• By engaging in group activities