Part 4 Comprehension Check

Åsa thinks that the Japanese tend to care too much about the people around them.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Swedes do not think it is important to care about how different they are from others.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Swedish word lagom means ‘just the right amount of happiness.’

• TRUE

• FALSE

Åsa thinks Japanese people sometimes work too hard and play too little.

• TRUE

• FALSE

To widen our perspective, we shouldn’t be exposed to different values.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Does Åsa think that the Japanese tend to think too much about themselves?

• Yes, she does.

• No, she doesn't.

What do the Swedes always think of?

—They think of their own ( ).

Question: What does ( ) mean?

Answer: It means ‘just the right amount of happiness’ and ‘it’s not too much, and not too

little.’

Question: What do we see in Åsa’s four-frame cartoons?

Answer: We see things that amaze ( ), but that seem ordinary to us.

Question: ( ) can we widen our perspective?

Answer: We can do so by being exposed to different values and becoming aware of things

we were previously unaware of.