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Name 2 tips given in the passage for dealing with peer pressure.
Blame your parents; find new friends
What is an example of negative peer pressure mentioned in the passage?
Friends trying to get you to smoke or drink
Choose the best answer that completes the sentence. Peer pressure can be a bad thing; _______, it can also be a good thing.
on the other hand
What does the word negative mean?
Bad
What is the passage "Peer Pressure Power" mostly about?
Peer pressure and how to handle it
Why might someone give in to peer pressure from friends?
Because he or she is worried about losing those friends by saying no
Peer pressure can be a good thing. What evidence from the passage supports this statement?
Schuyler W. did not want to go camping, but his friends convinced him to, and he had a great time.
What is the passage "Peer Pressure Power" trying to persuade readers to do?
To resist negative peer pressure
What is peer pressure?
The feeling that you need to do something because people similar to you are doing it.
Why does Adam decide to keep the phonograph a secret? Support your answer with evidence from the story.
It is his escape from family tension
How does Adam feel when listening to the phonograph?
Calm, relaxed, comfortable
What large machine does Adam find in the cabin's attic?
A phonograph
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Adam likes listening to the phonograph; _______, he does not like being in the cabin very much.
as a result
Read the following sentence: "He would vacation in the attic with the lovely old music and drift away to another time when he needed to." What does the phrase "drift away to another time" mean?
Forget about the present by imagining the past.
What is the theme of "The Phonograph"?
The importance of having a way to escape the troubles of your life.
How does Adam's family feel about being on vacation at the beginning of the story?
Julia and Adam's dad are excited; Adam and his mom are not excited.
Adam's mom is not getting along with Adam's dad. What evidence from the story supports this statement?
Adam's mom rolls her eyes after his dad says, "This is really going to be fabulous."
What is the climax in the story "The Phonograph"?
Adam discovers a phonograph in the cabin's attic.
Where did Adam and his family go on vacation in "The Phonograph"?
A cabin in a state park
Singing along to music
Karaoke
A person who is equal to another in abilities, age, or background
Peer
To hold in esteem or honor
Respect
To influence or impel
Inspire
To regard with pleasure or approval
Admire
To make a low rumbling sound
Muttered
Prepare or made up
Fake
Mental or emotional strain
Tension
Far apart or apart in space
Distant
To examine critically
Analyze