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WorksheetsTeen Brain TDQ's
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 34mins
What is the text structure of the introduction section of the text?
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Description
Sequence
Problem and Solution
What evidence did the text give you for the Introduction's text structure?
Whether you're aware or not, rushed decisions...
First, a bit on how… Then the network… While this process…
In your brain, a little red light goes off…
Since the brain is not fully developed until the early 20s…
What key concept does the Introduction section help develop?
It shows how difficult life is for teens
It shows the process of how someone makes decisions
It shows the way in which brains develop
It shows how hard it can be to send a good e-mail
What is the text structure of the Under Construction section of the text?
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Cause and Effect
Sequence
Problem and Solution
What key concept does the Under Construction section help develop?
It shows how difficult life is for teens
It shows how peer pressure can affect a teens development
It shows where the limb system rates among other parts of the body
It shows how different parts of the brain effect decision-making
What are the two main text structures of the Fine-Tuning the Brain section of the text?
Compare and Contrast and Description
Description and Cause and Effect
Sequence and Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect Sequence
What evidence did the text give you for the Fine-Tuning the Brain section’s text structure?
Inside the brain, information travels through a network of neurons, which have thread-like fibers
This process involves changes-- strongly influenced by brain activity
Throughout childhood and adolescence, the brain is busy fine-tuning itself
Skill building activities… can simultaneously build strong brain pathways.
increasing the speed with which a a signal travels down the axon
What key concept does the Fine-Tuning the Brain section help develop?
It shows how information is processed in the brain and how to make your brain its best
It shows the process of how dendrites work
It shows the ways that information is sent and how teens can make their brains worse
It shows that the key to a good-working brain is repetition
What is the text structure of the Wait a Minute section of the text?
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Sequence
Problem and Solution
What key concept does the Wait a Minute section help develop?
It shows that making rash decisions can further you in life
It shows how peer pressure can affect a teens development
It shows what you can do to make better decisions
It shows how different parts of the brain effect decision-making
What is the author’s purpose in Teens and Decision Making: What Brain Science Reveals?
to inform readers about how to make one’s body its best
to inform readers about how teens can make better decisions
to inform readers about the processes of the brain
to inform readers about synaptic pruning
What evidence supports your answer for the author’s purpose?
First, a bit on how a brain makes decisions.
In synaptic pruning, synapses not used very often are removed…
When making a decision, something as simple as stopping to think…
In your brain a little red light goes off…
How does the author develop his point of view about decision-making in the article?
By acknowledging the skepticism around the claims of a teen brain’s effectiveness
By noting the way parents feel about the relay system in a brain
By highlighting the differences in teens’ and adults’ brains and their decisions
By explaining that brain development greatly affects decision-making
Which paragraph best supports the author’s point of view?
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 13
Which of the following best describes the author’s claim?
It takes a while for a brain to develop, so to make better decisions, take more time
A teenager’s brain can make non-impulsive decisions at any point in time
The brain’s neural pathways are too complicated for a teenager to understand
Teen’s brains are not fully developed until their early 20’s
Which sentence from the text best reveals the author’s claim?
Whether you’re aware or not, rushed decisions… explain why this is so.
Since the brain is not fully developed until the early 20's, … teen could later regret.
Like the rest of the body, the brain needs to mature in order to reach peak performance.
This makes the type of activities teens are involved in especially important.
Is all of the information the author included relevant?
No, the author did not need to include the information about the limb system.
No, the author did not have to go so deeply into the way information travels through neurons.
No, the author did not have to include the personal examples.
Yes, the author needed everything he included.
