Kindness Is Good

The author wrote this selection most likely to

• to encourage readers to be kinder to one another

• to emphasize the disadvantages of only being concerned with yourself

• to explore the different explanations for why being kind make us happy

• to suggest that humans are kind for largely selfish reasons

Which statement best expresses the central idea of the text?

• Most people are kind towards others without realizing they are actually being selfish, as they expect something in return.

• People are only ever truly kind when they do something good for someone else without receiving anything in return.

• The brain recognizes acts of kindness as rewarding because positive social interactions are an important part of human survival.

• Showing kindness towards others can improve your mood through positive social interactions and reinforcing the notion that you’re a good person

How does paragraph 1 contribute to the author’s explanation of kindness in the text?

• It shows how people have conflicting opinions about why people are kind.

• It introduces the idea that being kind to others makes us feel good.

• It emphasizes the idea that people are kind more often than we realize.

• It highlights the darker motivations for why people are kind.

Why does the author include the section “ Making Connections” in the text?

• It tells about how to apologize and make right something that went wrong.

• It encourages you to get to know other people and make them smile because smiling is contagious.

• It encourages kind acts for others to help improve your overall mood.

• It encourages a kind identity.

What is the best summary of the article?

• Everyone likes acts of kindness. Research shows that the more you do, the happier you will feel.

• Acts of kindness can improve everyone’s mood. There are 5 mechanisms involved in making us feel good- contagious smiling, righting a wrong, making connections, kind identity, and returning the favor. Being kind can boost our mood, but research also shows that being in a good mood can make you more kind.

• Acts of kindness can improve everyone’s mood. There are 5 mechanisms involved in making us feel good- contagious smiling, righting a wrong, making connections, kind identity, and returning the favor. Being kind is the best thing you can do for others and for yourself.

• There are 5 mechanisms involved in making us feel good- contagious smiling, righting a wrong, making connections, kind identity, and returning the favor.

Which of the following is not a way that kindness makes us happy?

• Making others smile

• Making a positive impact on others

• Having a positive identity

• Doing things to become more popular

Being kind to others…

• affects your brain and mood

• Make you healthier overall

• Improve your mental function

• Gives you greater confidence

Why do people express emotions that they see?

• They are unsure how to respond to emotional expressions

• They feel as if they are experiencing those emotions

• They want to show the other person that they understand them

• They want to fit in

How can being kind affect your social relationships?

• Being kind can show people the best version of yourself

• Being kind can encourage others to be kind

• Being kind can bring you closer to people

• Being kind can encourage you to cut out selfish people in your life.

The author claims that being kind to others...

• Isn’t about the personal benefits, but about helping others

• Brings happiness and encourages additional acts of kindness.

• Becomes easier and easier the more often you do it

• Provides you with more benefits than the person you helped