English II

Who is the intended audience of the article?

• Experts on the subject of behavior and decision-making

• Students who are seeking new research opportunities

• People wanting to understand why they don't enjoy planned leisure time

• Individuals who want to try new and exciting leisure activities

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

In paragraph 18, what does alleviate mean?

• To make a decision about

• To emphasize

• To disregard

• To make less severe

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Based on paragraphs 1 through 3, what can the reader infer about the author?

• The author wishes she felt differently about meeting up with friends.

• The author is nervous about visiting with people she has not seen for a while.

• The author has made too many plans to meet with friends.

• The author believes that she has been away from home for too long.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the most likely reason the author included the information in the section "A rough solution"?

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  To summarize the key arguments in the article

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  To propose an alternative to the reader

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  To recognize a counterargument to the main claim

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  To provide evidence that reinforces her claim

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

Which quotation best shows that people's lives were less scheduled and organized in years past?

• Paragraph 4-

  We increasingly rely on scheduling to organize our lives: phone calls. appointments, dates- and, yes, fun social activities.

• Paragraph 2-

  But to my surprise, as the date approached, I started to feel reluctant and unenthusiastic about these long-awaited reunions.

• Paragraph 8-

  In several follow-up studies, we found that simply scheduling something fun- like a movie or social outing- felt like work ..

• Paragraph 7-

  We found that this simple, relaxing activity was associated more with work-like qualities ("obligation", "effortful", "work") when it was scheduled,...

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1