Direction: In the following questions, you have two brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
PASSAGE
The instinctive, natural way to express anger is to respond aggressively. Anger is a natural, adaptive response to threats; it inspires powerful, often aggressive, feelings and behaviours, which allow us to fight and to defend ourselves when we are attacked. On the other hand, we can’t physically lash out at every person or object that irritates or annoys us; laws, social norms and common sense place limits on how far our anger can take us. People use a variety of both conscious and unconscious processes to deal with their angry feelings. The three main approaches are expressing, suppressing and calming. Expressing your
angry feelings in an assertive - not aggressive - manner is the healthiest way to express anger. Being assertive doesn’t mean being pushy or demanding; it means being respectful of yourself and others. Anger can be suppressed and then converted or redirected. This happens when you hold in your anger, stop thinking about it and focus on something positive.
SOME IMPORTANT WORDS
(1) instinctive (Adj.) : unthinking
(2) aggressively (Adv.) : in a way that is angry and threatening ; in a way that shows force and determination in order to succeed
(3) adaptive (Adj.) : concerned with changing
(4) lash out (Phr. V.) : to suddenly try to hit somebody/ something ; to criticize somebody in an angry way
(5) suppressing (V.) : control and refrain from showing (emotions, desires, behaviour)
(6) assertive (Adj.) : expressing opinions/desires strongly and with confidence, so that people may take notice