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"In the Spotlight" & "Wired for Fear" Test

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Use the article "In the Spotlight" to answer questions 1-10.

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Rewatch the video if needed to help you answer questions 11-20. (You may have to access your video on G. Classroom if the link doen't work.)

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Answer the following vocabulary questions.

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Glossophobia is

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The title "In the Spotlight" means

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An older, more useful fear can trigger glossophobia. That fear is

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In primates, staring at someone can be a signal of wanting to

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One way to overcome glossophobia is to

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Look at lines 87-112 in your story. What is the central idea of this paragraph?

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What is the primary purpose of this article?

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What is a secondary purpose of this article?

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Which option best supports your answer for number 8?

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Reread lines 80-86 in your book. Which type of supporting detail is used to tell more about the main idea of that paragraph?

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How is fear a useful part of a person’s survival mechanism?

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How does the “fight or flight” reaction work in the body?

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Which two sentences below are part of the body’s fear response according to the video?

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The video shows how the threat alert helps the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and amygdala to —

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The amygdala is also known as —

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According to the video, cells called neurons do what job in the fear response?

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The model of the brain in the video helps the viewer understand —

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The main purpose of the video is to —

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If something that first appeared as a threat turns out to be a false alarm, what can the body do?

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According to the video, fear is useful because —

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Is the most important idea that an author of a text wants you to know about the topic

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What's another name for question 21?

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A statement that can be proved

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A statement that expresses a person’s beliefs, feelings or thoughts and cannot be proven true

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A fact that is expressed in numbers

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A specific instance that helps to explain an idea, such as a personal story or experience

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A short account of an interesting incident

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Animals do this to their prey by hiding and then attacking as prey comes near them

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angry, violent behavior

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believes in his or her abilities or ideas

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to pull attention away from something or someone

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the process of creating images that appear to move and seem to be alive

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words used by a voice over to provide information and connections to help explain the topic

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motionless images such as illustrations and photographs; helps the viewer to figure out what something looks like

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sounds created by singing, instruments, or computer-generated tones; helps to create mood