Embarrassed/Ravine Quiz Review

In "Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain", the author includes information about Cyberball most likely to explain---

• how feelings change over time

• why teens excel at certain games

• how feeling rejected affects the brain

• why some people feel pain more than others

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

In "Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain", the author includes information about Cyberball most likely to explain---

• how feelings change over time

• why teens excel at certain games

• how feeling rejected affects the brain

• why some people feel pain more than others

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Read this sentence from paragraph 9 of "Embarrassed?"

Activity in one system can amplify or cancel out activity in another.

Amplify and cancel out are antonyms. What is the meaning of the word amplify as used in this sentence?

• Strengthen

• End

• Make Louder

• Take Away

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

Read this sentence from paragraph 9 of "Embarrassed?"

Activity in one system can amplify or cancel out activity in another.

Amplify and cancel out are antonyms. What is the meaning of the word amplify as used in this sentence?

• Strengthen

• End

• Make Louder

• Take Away

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

In "Embarrassed?," the section "Embarrassment Has an Unfair Advantage" is organized to show the--

• ways teens can overcome negative thoughts

• positive and negative impacts of social pain

• types of positive feelings teens may experience

• way understanding of social pain has changed over time

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

In "Embarrassed?," the section "Embarrassment Has an Unfair Advantage" is organized to show the--

• ways teens can overcome negative thoughts

• positive and negative impacts of social pain

• types of positive feelings teens may experience

• way understanding of social pain has changed over time

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

In "Embarrassed?," the section "Embarrassment Has an Unfair Advantage" is organized to show the--

• ways teens can overcome negative thoughts

• positive and negative impacts of social pain

• types of positive feelings teens may experience

• way understanding of social pain has changed over time

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Read this sentence frtom the informational box titled "Need Help?" in "Embarrassed?"

You can't directly shut down this threat alert system, but you can trick your brain into doing it.

What is the most likely meaning of the phrase threat alert system in this context?

• A system that turns off one's feelings

• A system that prepares one's body to fight

• A system that cannot be controlled

• A system that helps trick the brain

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Read this sentence frtom the informational box titled "Need Help?" in "Embarrassed?"

You can't directly shut down this threat alert system, but you can trick your brain into doing it.

What is the most likely meaning of the phrase threat alert system in this context?

• A system that turns off one's feelings

• A system that prepares one's body to fight

• A system that cannot be controlled

• A system that helps trick the brain

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

How does Vinny's conversation with his mother contribute to the plot of "The Ravine"?

• It reveals his mother's controlling personality

• It shows that his mother disagrees with his father

• It increases Vinny's sense of danger about going to the pond

• It shows that Vinny breaks his promises

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5