WorksheetsLesson 3.1-3.3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
In our reading from Lesson 3.1 "Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Connect." What is de Waal's claim about how humans are connected?
a)
Humans function in synchrony.
b)
Humans are like monkeys.
c)
Humans connect through yawning.
d)
The "herd instinct" produces weird phenomena.
2.
What is the meaning of the following word: notorious
a)
Someone who is beautiful.
b)
Repeated laughter
c)
Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.
d)
Something that's really hot.
3.
"Chrono" and "pathos" are...
a)
They're nothing
b)
Funny words
c)
Germanic roots
d)
Greek roots
4.
What is not one of the four qualities of empathy?
a)
Starting a response with "at least"
b)
Perspective taking
c)
Staying out of judgement
d)
Being vulnerable
5.
What is the meaning of the Greek root, "pathos"?
a)
Time
b)
Feeling or suffering
c)
The past
d)
Contagious disease
6.
What is the meaning of the following word: synchrony
a)
Harmonious music
b)
Simultaneous action, development, or occurrence.
c)
Something that's a spark.
d)
Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.
7.
What does empathy fuel and what does sympathy drive?
a)
Empathy fuels disconnection and sympathy drives connection.
b)
Empathy fuels sympathy and sympathy fuels empathy.
c)
Sympathy fuels telepathy and empathy drives cognition.
d)
Empathy fuels connection and sympathy drives disconnection.
8.
In the following sentence, what does "contagion" most likely mean:
Yawn contagion, too, works across species.
Yawn contagion, too, works across species.
a)
Something that spreads
b)
A disease
c)
Something that happens multiple times
d)
Paroxystic respiratory cycle
9.
What is the meaning of the Greek root, "chrono"
a)
Relating to togetherness
b)
Relating to time
c)
Relating to science
d)
Relating to the past
10.
What does de Waal (the author) claim about human laughter?
a)
That human laughter does not exist
b)
Humans only laugh in December
c)
The human laughter is powerful and contagious.
d)
The human laughter is like when monkeys play.
11.
You would typically write an INFORMAL letter to:
a)
Your boss
b)
A Doctor
c)
The Principal
d)
Friends or family
12.
We would typically write a FORMAL email to:
a)
A teacher
b)
Your BFF
c)
Your boyfriend/girlfriend
d)
Grandma and Grandpa
13.
How does writing letters to our friends help us exercise our empathy?
a)
It helps us build better connections
b)
It helps us be better at communicating with others
c)
We can write a letter to express our empathy
d)
All of the above
14.
What is an example of a FORMAL greeting/salutation?
a)
Good morning Mr. Knott,
b)
What's up Ms. Kelly?!
c)
What's Gucci Morrow?!
d)
Yo Mr. Rhodes!
15.
Writing a thank you email can:
a)
Help us build empathy
b)
Bring a smile to someone's face
c)
Let someone know that you are grateful for them
d)
All of the above
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