Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain
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English
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6th Grade
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Easy
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KAREN MURILLO
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
This text selection is mostly about ________?
why teenagers are so sensitive to social pressure
the benefits of embarrassment
why embarrassment hurts
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
According to the passage, sometimes in middle school ____ becomes a top priority.
Page 224
making friends
spending time with other kids
making TikToks
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Something that is so important to you that you can't do without it is ___?
evident
similar
essential
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
This system is where fight-or-flight reactions to stress and fear take place. (See the diagram)
the dACC system
the limbic system
the digestive system
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Our brains react to ____ in the same way.
physical pain and social rejection
joy and frustration
exercise and sleep
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Read this sentence from paragraph 9 of “Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain”:
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/ make stronger
end
take away
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What genre is the selection "Embarrassed? Blame Your Brain?"
Argumentative
Informative
Historical Fiction
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
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