Reading and Writing 3
Unit 6 Student Book Answer Key
The Q Classroom
Activity A., p. 130
1. Answers will vary. Possible answers:
Yes. I think it is something we learn
from our families. No, I think
humans have a natural desire to
help.
2. You shouldn’t help someone if
helping that person will hurt others
or yourself. You shouldn’t help
someone who needs to learn how to
help themselves (like a child in some
situations).
3. The children are handing out water
to runners.
Activity B., p. 130
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. I think families naturally want to
help each other; I think people want
to help their friends. Sometimes
people want to help their neighbors
if they have a problem or need help.
2. I agree with Felix. When we help
someone in need, it makes us feel
happy. We feel better about
ourselves because we decided to
help. If we don’t help, sometimes
we can feel guilty. / I disagree. I
don’t think helping others is selfish.
We help others because they need
our help, not because we want to
make ourselves feel good.
PREVIEW THE UNIT
Activity D., p. 132
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. When I’m sick; when I’m lost; when I
don’t know how to do something
2. when they’re poor, homeless, or
hungry; during disasters.
3. Yes, because no one wants to be
homeless; No, because I don‘t trust
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them to spend the money well. Yes
because I like to show people my
city; No, because I’m shy, so I don’t
help people unless they ask. Yes,
because I like children; Maybe not, if
the parents are nearby to help.
Activity E., p. 132
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Picture 1: changing a flat tire, on the
roadway. Picture 2: pickpocketing
while someone’s back is turned.
Picture 3: a man in a wheelchair is
being pushed across the street, in a
crosswalk. Picture 4: people looking
at a map, on a roadway
2. People help strangers because it’s
the right thing to do; because they
would like to be helped if they were
in those situations.
3. Yes. I have given tourists directions
downtown.
READING 1
PREVIEW THE READING
Activity A., p. 133
when he or she is alone
Activity B., p. 133
Answers will vary. Possible answer:
I do not ask for the same kind of help from
strangers that I do from my family and
friends. For example, I might ask a friend to
give me a ride to school if my car breaks
down. If I need advice about a problem in
my life, I may ask my sister or mother for
help. However, I would never ask for a ride
from a stranger or seek advice about a
personal problem from someone I do not
know. I don’t usually ask strangers for help
unless it is something simple, like holding a
door open or asking for directions.
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WORK WITH THE READING
Vocabulary Skill Review, p. 135
Words with a noun suffix: (3) relationships,
(5) kindness, (6, 7) experiment(s)
Words with an adjective suffix: (1),
acceptable, unacceptable, (2) useful, (7)
successful
Activity B., p. 135
1. According to
2. witness
3. complex
4. theory
5. responsibility
6. prove
7. end up
8. factors
9. apply to
Activity D., p. 136
1. T
2. T
3. F The murder of Catherine Genovese
caused social psychologists to study
the bystander effect.
4. T
5. T
6. F Daley and Latane studied the
bystander effect by watching how
people behaved in a controlled
study.
7. T
8. F People are less likely to help a
stranger when there are other
people around.
Activity E., p. 137
1. c
2. b
3. d
Activity F., p. 138
1. c
2. d
3. b
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4. d
5. a
Activity G., pp. 138–139
1. c
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. c
6. b
Activity H., p. 139
Answers will vary. Sample answer:
I don’t think the bystander effect is a
good excuse for not helping a stranger in
need. In fact, if more people knew about
the bystander effect, I think they would be
surprised. They would understand why
people don’t help when there are a lot of
people around. Therefore, they might want
to help because nobody else will. If people
don’t know about the bystander effect, they
can’t use it as an excuse.
WRITE WHAT YOU THINK
Activity A., p. 139
Answers will vary. Sample answers:
1. Yes, I once didn’t help someone who
needed help. I didn’t help him
because I was afraid of getting hurt.
People might not help a stranger
because they’re afraid or because
they don’t think the stranger
deserves it. They also might not help
a stranger if they are in a hurry.
They might think someone else who
is not in a hurry can help the
stranger.
2. I think people in cities are more
helpful to strangers because they’re
more used to strangers. People in
cities are surrounded by strangers
all the time. They probably have had
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many experiences when strangers
have helped them. Also, people in
cities probably see a lot of tourists
who need help. It’s easy to help
tourists by giving them directions.
3. No, I don’t think culture is a factor
because helping others is human
nature. I think anyone from any
culture would want to help
someone. For example, once I
witnessed a car accident. The drivers
were badly injured. Four other
witnesses and I stopped our cars to
help the injured drivers. We were
from different cultures, but we all
wanted to help.
READING SKILL
Activity A., p. 140
Results: 62% helped; 31% helped
Conclusion: Having more witnesses means
people are less likely to help.
1. The flowchart describes the three
different situations in the
experiment and the results of each
situation.
2. The words are from the student who
made the flowchart.
3. Answers will vary.
Activity B., p. 141
1. three
2. alone
3. 62 percent
4. four
5. having more witnesses means
people are less likely to help
READING 2
PREVIEW THE READING
Activity A., p. 141
It makes them feel good.
It helps people survive.
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Activity B., p. 141
Answers will vary. Possible answer:
I think people like to donate to
charities because it feels good to help other
people in need. A lot of charities give
money to people who are poor. When
people give money to poor people, they
feel like they are doing the right thing. Also,
it is hard for one person to help a lot of
people, but if people donate to charities,
their money can be combined, and it can go
to many people in need all over the world.
For example, many people donate money
to charities for children in Africa who do not
have enough food to eat.
WORK WITH THE READING
Activity B., p. 144
1. b; 2. b; 3. a; 4. b; 5. a; 6. a; 7. b; 8. b
Activity D., p. 145
1. a
2. d
3. a
4. a
5. d
Activity E., p. 145
1. F When 18-month-old subjects saw
a stranger throw a pencil on the
floor, none of them picked it up.
2. T
3. F Scientists discovered mirror
neurons recently.
4. T
5. F In Harbaugh’s experiment, women
got $100 to play a charity game.
Activity F, p. 146
Answers will vary. Sample answers:
a. Subjects were taxed on their
donations.
b. The computer gave the charity extra
money.
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