What is the main goal of an advertisement?

To get you to buy or like something

To tell you the weather for the whole week ahead

To help you fall asleep faster at night

To teach you how to read and write well at school

Which sentence best describes confidence?

Believing you can do or learn something

Knowing you will never make a single mistake again

Believing you are better than everyone else around you

Feeling sure you never need help from anyone at all

Which choice shows delayed gratification?

Waiting for a bigger reward later

Grabbing the first treat you see

Taking a reward from someone else

Never wanting any rewards at all

A feeling that warns you about possible danger

A muscle that helps you lift heavy boxes

A sickness you catch from other people at school

A feeling that only babies have and grown-ups never feel

Which describes how belonging feels?

To feel accepted and part of it

To stay away from the group as much as you can

To own every person who is in the group

To be the boss who tells everyone what to do

The brain's way of keeping information to use later

The part of your eye that lets you see colors

A feeling you get only when you are very happy

A muscle in your arm that gets stronger when you lift

What does persuade mean?

To try to change what someone thinks or does

To keep doing the same thing every single day

To say thank you after you get a gift

How you feel about yourself overall

How many friends you have in your class

How fast you can run in a race at school

How much money you have saved up in a jar

Which is the meaning of gratification?

The good feeling of getting what you want

The feeling of being sleepy after lunch

A rule that says you must share toys

A kind of fruit that grows on very tall trees

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1. What is the main goal of an advertisement?
1. A. To tell you the weather for the whole week ahead
2. B. To help you fall asleep faster at night
3. C. To teach you how to read and write well at school
4. D. To get you to buy or like something ← Answer
2. Which sentence best describes confidence?
1. A. Believing you can do or learn something ← Answer
2. B. Knowing you will never make a single mistake again
3. C. Believing you are better than everyone else around you
4. D. Feeling sure you never need help from anyone at all
3. Which choice shows delayed gratification?
1. A. Grabbing the first treat you see
2. B. Taking a reward from someone else
3. C. Never wanting any rewards at all
4. D. Waiting for a bigger reward later ← Answer
4. What is fear?
1. A. A muscle that helps you lift heavy boxes
2. B. A sickness you catch from other people at school
3. C. A feeling that only babies have and grown-ups never feel
4. D. A feeling that warns you about possible danger ← Answer
5. Which describes how belonging feels?
1. A. To stay away from the group as much as you can
2. B. To own every person who is in the group
3. C. To feel accepted and part of it ← Answer
4. D. To be the boss who tells everyone what to do
6. What is memory?
1. A. The brain's way of keeping information to use later ← Answer
2. B. The part of your eye that lets you see colors
3. C. A feeling you get only when you are very happy
4. D. A muscle in your arm that gets stronger when you lift
7. Which sense organ picks up sound?
1. A. The ears ← Answer
2. B. The eyes
3. C. The tongue
4. D. The nose
8. What does persuade mean?
1. A. To keep doing the same thing every single day
2. B. To walk quickly to the store
3. C. To say thank you after you get a gift
4. D. To try to change what someone thinks or does ← Answer
9. What is self-esteem?
1. A. How many friends you have in your class
2. B. How you feel about yourself overall ← Answer
3. C. How fast you can run in a race at school
4. D. How much money you have saved up in a jar
10. Which is the meaning of gratification?
1. A. The good feeling of getting what you want ← Answer
2. B. The feeling of being sleepy after lunch
3. C. A rule that says you must share toys
4. D. A kind of fruit that grows on very tall trees
11. Which small part of the brain acts like a smoke alarm for danger?
1. A. The tongue
2. B. The amygdala ← Answer
3. C. The backbone
4. D. The eyebrow
12. Which of these is a group?
1. A. A soccer team ← Answer
2. B. A tall tree
3. C. A single pencil
4. D. An empty room
13. Which kind of memory is like a sticky note?
1. A. Muscle memory only
2. B. Long-term memory
3. C. Library memory
4. D. Short-term memory ← Answer
14. Which body part sorts information from the senses and decides what to do?
1. A. The stomach
2. B. The heart
3. C. The brain ← Answer
4. D. The lungs
15. An ad says, 'Everybody at school has one!' Which trick is this?
1. A. Perfect food
2. B. Bandwagon ← Answer
3. C. Limited time
4. D. Free prize
16. What is a strength?
1. A. Something you have never tried in your whole life
2. B. A mistake you made on a test at school last week
3. C. Something you are good at or a good quality ← Answer
4. D. A rule that you must follow every single day
17. What is an impulse?
1. A. A list of chores for the weekend
2. B. A kind of drum played in a band
3. C. A sudden strong urge to act now ← Answer
4. D. A slow plan you make over many weeks
18. The body's danger alarm has a three-word name. Which is it?
1. A. Fight, flight and freeze ← Answer
2. B. Laugh, sing, dance and skip
3. C. Eat, sleep and play
4. D. Read, write and draw
19. What is a peer?
1. A. Someone about your own age ← Answer
2. B. A person who is much, much older than you
3. C. A grown-up who teaches a class at school
4. D. A pet that lives at your house with you
20. Which kind of memory is like a giant library?
1. A. Long-term memory ← Answer
2. B. Right-now memory
3. C. Sticky-note memory
4. D. Short-term memory
21. What are nerves like in the body?
1. A. Bones that hold the body up
2. B. Cables that carry signals ← Answer
3. C. Muscles that pull the bones
4. D. Tubes that carry blood around
22. An ad says, 'Sale ends tonight!' Which trick is this?
1. A. Limited time ← Answer
2. B. Catchy song
3. C. Bandwagon
4. D. Famous person
23. Which of these is a quality strength?
1. A. Kindness ← Answer
2. B. Soccer
3. C. Spelling
4. D. Piano
24. What is self-control?
1. A. Letting every urge decide for you
2. B. Asking others to make all choices
3. C. Being the boss of your actions ← Answer
4. D. Doing whatever you feel like doing
25. In fight-flight-freeze, what does flight mean?
1. A. Pushing back hard against danger
2. B. Running away from danger ← Answer
3. C. Holding perfectly still
4. D. Flying an airplane
26. Which is the best meaning of the words peer pressure?
1. A. Pressing on a pear to see if it is ripe
2. B. A teacher giving you extra math homework
3. C. Feeling pushed to act like others your age ← Answer
4. D. Wanting to be alone at all times every day
27. About how long does short-term memory hold something if you do not repeat it?
1. A. Usually less than a minute ← Answer
2. B. Exactly one hour
3. C. About one whole week
4. D. For the rest of your whole life
28. Which sense organ helps you taste a lemon?
1. A. The elbow
2. B. The tongue ← Answer
3. C. The eyes
4. D. The ears
29. A video has the word sponsored at the bottom. What does it tell you?
1. A. A company paid for it, so it is an ad ← Answer
2. B. The video was made by a young kid
3. C. The video is all about sports and games
4. D. The video has no music at all in it
30. Which strength is a skill you get better at by practicing?
1. A. Kindness
2. B. Drawing ← Answer
3. C. Patience
4. D. Honesty
31. What is a strategy?
1. A. A rule that you must never break
2. B. A plan or trick to help reach a goal ← Answer
3. C. A snack you eat between your meals
4. D. A game you can only play alone
32. A rabbit stops moving when a hawk flies over. Which alarm response is that?
1. A. Fight
2. B. Freeze ← Answer
3. C. Sleep
4. D. Flight
33. What are values?
1. A. The size of your whole school building
2. B. The prices of toys at the store
3. C. The things that matter most to you ← Answer
4. D. The number of friends you have
34. About how many items can short-term memory hold at once?
1. A. Only a few, often about 4 to 7 ← Answer
2. B. As many as you want, with no limit
3. C. Around 100 at the same time
4. D. Only 1, never more than that
35. Which sense organ picks up light so you can see?
1. A. The ears
2. B. The skin
3. C. The eyes ← Answer
4. D. The nose
36. Which is a need?
1. A. A new video game
2. B. A third toy car
3. C. A warm coat in winter ← Answer
4. D. A sparkly unicorn sticker
37. What is a setback?
1. A. When something does not go as planned ← Answer
2. B. When you sit way in the back of the bus
3. C. When you go back to bed for a nap
4. D. When you win every game you play
38. What does distraction mean as a waiting strategy?
1. A. Forgetting what your goal was in the first place
2. B. Staring at the treat until you finally give in
3. C. Telling everyone the treat belongs to you
4. D. Turning your attention elsewhere on purpose ← Answer
39. What does your body do during the freeze part of the alarm?
1. A. Shouting loudly
2. B. Holding very still ← Answer
3. C. Getting very, very cold
4. D. Running away fast
40. Which action is a way of including someone?
1. A. To tell them they cannot sit with you
2. B. To leave them out of the game on purpose
3. C. To whisper about them to other children
4. D. To invite them in and make them welcome ← Answer
41. How much can long-term memory hold?
1. A. A huge amount, for many years ← Answer
2. B. Only about 7 things at one time
3. C. Only one memory per day
4. D. Just what you learned today
42. Which sense organ lets you feel a soft blanket?
1. A. The ears
2. B. The skin ← Answer
3. C. The nose
4. D. The tongue
43. Which is a want?
1. A. Healthy food to eat
2. B. A safe place to sleep
3. C. A new toy robot ← Answer
4. D. Clean water to drink
44. What is your inner voice?
1. A. The sound your stomach makes when hungry
2. B. A voice that only your best friend can hear
3. C. The words you say to yourself in your head ← Answer
4. D. The voice you use to sing in a school choir
45. Which is a waiting strategy called out of sight?
1. A. Putting the tempting thing away ← Answer
2. B. Smelling the treat over and over
3. C. Placing the treat on your plate
4. D. Holding the treat in your hand
46. What chemical does the body release when you feel afraid?
1. A. Adrenaline ← Answer
2. B. Vitamin juice
3. C. Toothpaste
4. D. Sunscreen
47. Why do people want to belong to groups?
1. A. Belonging has no effect on how people feel
2. B. Groups are required by law for every person
3. C. People only join groups to get free snacks
4. D. Humans are social and need each other ← Answer
48. Your home address is something you know well. Where is it stored?
1. A. In long-term memory ← Answer
2. B. Only on paper
3. C. In your stomach
4. D. In short-term memory
49. Where is the spinal cord found?
1. A. Inside the arm bone
2. B. Inside the backbone ← Answer
3. C. Inside the stomach
4. D. Inside the skull
50. A toy costs $14.99. About how much is that?
1. A. About $14
2. B. About $1
3. C. About $10
4. D. About $15 ← Answer

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What 4th grade social-emotional covers

4th grade social-emotional at UpOnly Learning is 7 topics, taught in this order: senses, nerves and the brain, short-term and long-term memory, why we feel fear and how courage works, groups, friends and fitting in, waiting for a bigger reward, how ads try to change our minds, and confidence and self-esteem. The 50 questions above are drawn from those topics, with the answer marked beside each one, so you can see what has stuck and what needs another lesson. The workbook teaches each topic with a 40-minute lesson; the free PDF sample has one full topic.

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Senses, nerves and the brain: Explain how senses send information through nerves to the brain, which decides how to respond
Short-term and long-term memory: Explain how memories move from short-term to long-term with practice
Why we feel fear and how courage works: Explain the fight-flight-freeze response and how to act bravely
Groups, friends and fitting in: Understand why we want to belong and how to stay true to ourselves
Waiting for a bigger reward: Practice delayed gratification and strategies for waiting
How ads try to change our minds: Spot advertising tricks and think before buying
Confidence and self-esteem: Build confidence by knowing strengths and trying hard things

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Ad Detective: How Ads Try to Change Your Mind

The student will identify common advertising tricks (catchy songs, characters and famous people, bandwagon, limited time, free extras, prices ending in .99, food made to look perfect, paid posts) and use a think-before-you-buy checklist. · 40 min

Warm-up — say this

“Ads are made by smart people who know a lot about how brains work. Today you become an ad detective and learn to spot their tricks.”

Worked example

An ad for Sparkle Bites cereal shows a cartoon tiger, a free sticker inside, and children cheering. What tricks are used, and who is the target audience?

Answer: A cartoon character, a free prize, and happy children so the good feeling sticks to the cereal. The target audience is children, who may ask their parents to buy it.

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If a video creator I like shows a toy, it must be their honest favorite.

How the book fixes it

Explain that creators are sometimes paid to show products. Look for words like ad, sponsored or paid partnership, and remember they may get money or free stuff for saying nice things.

Note to the parent

Watch or look at ads together and ask 'What are they trying to make you feel?' rather than banning ads. Pausing to name the trick builds lasting habits.

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