The Paradox of Happiness -4
Reading Analysis
Read each question carefully. Circle the number or letter of the correct answer, or write your answer in the space provided.
1. Read lines 6 and 7: “You think that the higher a person’s level of
unhappiness, the lower their level of happiness and vice versa.”
a. Vice versa means that
1.the lower a person’s level of unhappiness, the higher their level of
happiness.
2.the higher a person’s level of unhappiness, the higher their level of
happiness.
3.the lower a person’s level of unhappiness, the lower their level of
happiness.
b. Vice versa means
1. the same thing is true
2.the reverse is true
2. Read lines 9-11. What does the two refer to?
a. Diener and other researchers
b. Positive and negative emotions
c. Happiness and unhappiness
3. read lines 14-16. Miserable means
4. Read lines 16-19.
a. What does back up mean?
1.Go behind
a.
2. Write
3. Support
b. “Studies indicate that a genetic predisposition for unhappiness may
run in certain families. On the other hand, happiness doesn’t appear
to be anyone’s heritage.” This sentences means that
1. the tendency to be unhappy is inherited, but happiness is not
2.the tendency to be unhappy is inherited, and happiness is, too
3.the tendency to be happy is inherited, but unhappiness is not
C. Complete the following sentence with the appropriate choice:
John is happy being a student in another country because he can
Study what he wants. On the other hand, he is unhappy because
1.he is far from his family and friends
2.he knows people from many different countries
3.his English skills are improving
5. Read line 39-45
a. According to the University of Minnesota study, what is happiness?
________________________________________________________
b. How do you know?
________________________________________________________
c.Why is the phrase some without contact for as long as 64 years
separated from the rest of sentence by dashes(--)?
6. Read lines 49-50. That’s that means:
a. some people are born to be sad, and there is nothing they can to
change the situation
b. some people are born to be sad, and they don’t think about it
c. some people are born to be sad, and some people are born to be
happy
7. Read lines 53-56
a. What are some of the everyday pleasures on the list that the
students read?
___________________________________________________
b.How do you know?
___________________________________________________
8.Read lines 60-62.
a. Those who didn’t refers to
1. the students who didn’t participate in the study
2. the students who didn’t increase the number of favorite activities
3. the students who didn’t become happier
b. In this context, largely means
1. hugely
2. completely
3. mostly
(*red word is a correct answer in each question)
analysis
reverse
refer
support
indicate
genetic
predisposition
certain
appear
tendency
inherited
complete
appropriate
phrase
separated
dash (es)
pleasures
participate
favorite
context
largely
hugely
completely mostly
