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Wired For Fear Worksheet

The document appears to be a quiz about a digital text called "Wired for Fear" that discusses fear and the brain's threat response system. It asks multiple choice questions about how fear serves an important survival purpose, how the "fight or flight" response works in the body, the role of the amygdala in processing threats and creating memories of threatening experiences, and how visual and audio elements like animation, narration and suspenseful music were used to convey information and set the tone in the digital text.

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Wired For Fear Worksheet

The document appears to be a quiz about a digital text called "Wired for Fear" that discusses fear and the brain's threat response system. It asks multiple choice questions about how fear serves an important survival purpose, how the "fight or flight" response works in the body, the role of the amygdala in processing threats and creating memories of threatening experiences, and how visual and audio elements like animation, narration and suspenseful music were used to convey information and set the tone in the digital text.

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Name: _______________ Grade: _________ Date: _______________

Q1. How is fear a useful part of a person’s survival mechanism?

A- Fear keeps us safe and without the fear response, people could walk into harm’s
way and face serious danger.
B- Fear makes a person's blood pressure rise.
C- Fear keeps us from enjoying every day activities.
D- Fear, if not treated, can become a phobia.

Q2. How does the “fight or flight” reaction work in the body?

A- The 'fight or flight" reaction causes a person to develop a phobia.


B- The "fight or flight" reaction creates memories.
C- When faced with a threat, hormones are released, allowing the body to address the
threat faced; which causes a person to either stay and fight or run away seeking
safety.
D- The "fight or flight" reaction can cause confusion in a person.

Q3. After an experience in which a person faces a threat, In order to protect you in
the future, the amygdala works with other parts of the brain to —

A- alert the body to stay still and freeze


B- control the fight or flight response
C- create a memory of the experience
D- tell the body when to relax

Q4. The amygdala is also known as —

A- the prefrontal cortex


B- the creator of adrenaline
C- the brain’s threat center
D- the fight or flight response

Q5. The model of the brain in the video helps the viewer understand —

A- the way the amygdala connects to the thalamus


B- the role the amygdala plays as the brain’s threat center
C- the role the hippocampus plays in the brain
D- the way that the body recognizes a false alarm
Q6. If something that first appeared as a threat turns out to be a false alarm, what
can the body do?

A- Run
B- Relax
C- Freeze
D- Remember

Q7. Which of the following best describes the way the video portrays a person
encountering a threat?

A- A man on a hike gets scared and runs away.


B- A model of the brain shows how the amygdala works.
C- A picture of the thalamus shows how it connects to the frontal cortex.
D- A man on a hike suddenly sees a snake in his path.

Q8. According to the video, fear is useful because —

A- it sounds a frightening alarm


B- it alerts us to possible danger
C- it sends out a scary message
D- it tells us to stop and freeze

Q9. Which of the following are used in the video?

A- Animation and stills


B- Narration, music, and stills
C- Stills, animation, and music
D- Animation, music, and narration

Q10. In the beginning of the video, 'Wired for Fear', the music can be described as

A- suspenseful
B- creepy
C- calm
Q11. How do visual elements of a digital text help the viewer?

A- Visual elements set the tone of the digital text


B- Visual elements can help viewers understand technical terms
C- Visual elements set the mood of the digital text
D- Visual elements can distract the viewer from the purpose of the text

Q12. What is the purpose of sound elements in a digital text?

A- They can set the mood


B- They can be entertaining
C- They can set the tone
D- all of the above

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