Directions: Read fee passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
As you grow older, you'll be faced with some challenging decisions. Some don't have a clear right or wrong answer—like should you play soccer or field hockey..
Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people get involved and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. People who are your age, like your classmates, are called peers. When they try to influence how you act, to get you to do something, it's called peer pressure.
Peers can have a positive influence on each other. You might admire a friend who is always a good sportsman and try to be more like him or her.For example, a few kids in school might try to get you to cut class with them.
Some kids give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked, to fit in, or because they worry that other kids might make fun of them. The idea that ‘everyone's doing it' can influence some kids to leave their better judgments, or their common sense, behind.
Paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do.
Even if you are faced with peer pressure while you are alone, you can simply stay away from peers who pressure you to do stuff you know is wrong.
If you continue to face peer pressure and you're finding it difficult to handle, talk to someone you trust.
| A. You might follow whatever he or she does. B. But sometimes peers influence each other in negative ways. C. Talk to the peer who pressure you and you will feel much better. D. It is tough to be the only one who says ‘no' to peer pressure, but you can't do it. E. Other decisions involve serious moral questions, like whether to cut class, try cigarettes, or lie to your parents. F. Talking to a parent, teacher, or school counselor can help you feel much better and prepare you for the next time you face peer pressure. |
