WorksheetsEmbarrassed? Blame Your Brain Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is most likely the author’s purpose for including information about the game Cyberball?
To explain how feelings change over time
To explain why some teens do not like games
To explain how feeling rejected affects the brain
To explain why some people feel pain more than others
The word amplify comes from the Latin word amplificare, which means “to enlarge."
Read Paragraph 9
Our thoughts and feelings depend on the balance between many different brain systems. Activity in one system can amplify or cancel out activity in another. Because our brains take more than two decades to develop, some brain systems come online sooner than others. Unfortunately, the systems that trigger embarrassment and fear of rejection fire up years before the systems that tame bad feelings.
” What does amplify mean in paragraph 9 of “Embarrassed?”
Embarrass
Strengthen
Identify
Soothe
Which sentence shows the correct use of commas?
Because, their brains are not fully developed teens often experience more embarrassment than adults.
Because their brains, are not fully developed, teens often experience more embarrassment than adults.
Because their brains are not fully developed, teens often experience more embarrassment than adults.
Because their brains are not fully developed teens, often experience more embarrassment than adults.
This article is mostly about __________________
the benefits of embarrassment
situations that are embarrassing to teenagers
situations that are embarrassing to teenagers
why teenagers are so sensitive to social pressure
How does the author mainly support her ideas?
With scientific evidence
With experts’ opinions
With funny anecdotes
With references to information sources
What type of literary text is this?
fairy tale
argumentative text
poetry
informational text
Why does the author choose to start the article with "Remember when you could pick your nose in public or run outside in your underpants without a second thought?"
To lead into the topic of embarrassment
To grab the reader's attention with a hook
To get the reader interested in the topic
All of the above
What purpose did the diagram of the brain serve in the text?
To help the reader learn the parts of the brain
To give the reader more information about the topic
To let the reader create a visual image in their brain
To see the various parts of the brain and what they do
Stereo speakers ______________
music.
humiliate
generate
essential
amplify
What information does the section at the end of the article provide?
It defines important vocabulary words.
It tells who you should call if you need help.
It summarizes the most important ideas in the article.
It gives tips for handling the stress of embarrassment.
