"Embarrassed?" Quiz!

What "Genre" is our story, Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain by, Jennifer Connor-Smith?

• Informational Text

• Historical Fiction

• Lyric Poem

• Media

In "Embarrassed?," 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

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

The sentence from the informational box titled "Need Help?" in "Embarrassed?" reads: You can't directly shut down this threat alert system, but you can trick your brain into doing it. One can Infer that the phrase threat alert system means:

• 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

According to "Embarrassed?-It's All in Your Head," our brain makes hanging out with friends fun and essential to fit in. What is the meaning of the word: essential?

• To make something stronger and more intense.

• To create something.

• Something important that you cant do without.

• A strong feeling of embarrassment.

What "Part Of Speech" is the word essential (something important that you can't do without)?

• NOUN

• VERB

• ADJECTIVE

• ADVERB

"Humiliation" is a strong feeling of embarrassment! What is a SYNONYM (same) for the word humiliation?

• honor

• elate and please

• make proud

• shame/degration

According to "Embarrassment Has an Unfair Advantage," adult brains quickly fire up systems to soothe anxiety and generate positive thoughts. What is the meaning of the word: generate?

• To create and develop something.

• To cook something.

• To make something stronger and more intense.

• To paint something.

What is an ANTONYM (opposite) for the word: generate (to create and develop something)?

• to make something

• to destroy something

• to achieve something

• to set up something

What is a "Text Feature" of Informational Text?

• Figurative Language, and Connotations.

• Advantages and Disadvantages of ideas of the topic.

• Definitions, and Classifications.

• All: A, B, and C are Correct!