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Reading Activity

B Match the following idioms/phrases in the text with their meanings.

1. Every cloud has a silver lining. a. Give attention to the positive things.

2. Focus on the good things. b. Make the best out of a difficult situation.

c. Every sad or unpleasant situation has a
3. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
positive side in it.

C Find the synonyms of the following words in the text.

1. poisonous (between lines 5-15): _________________________________________________________________________
2. goal (between lines 5-15): _________________________________________________________________________

3. confirm (between lines 5-15): _________________________________________________________________________
4. approach (between lines 15-25): _________________________________________________________________________

5. contradictory (between lines 15-25): _________________________________________________________________________

D Choose the correct option according to the text.

1. Toxic positivity is _______
a. neglecting negative feelings and comforting oneself /others in an unrealistic way.
b. an expression defining the way how people can turn the negative feelings into positive ones.

2. When people talk about their negative feelings, _______
a. their conversation partners should comfort them by adopting a positive manner.
b. they usually expect their conversation partner to understand and confirm them.

3. What can be inferred from the text?
a. Your negative feelings won’t disappear if you don’t face, admit, try to understand and think about what
you can do to address them.
b. Ignoring negative feelings by saying positive words in difficult conditions is important for mental health.

E Choose the correct option according to the text.

1. What is emotional invalidation?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. How would you feel if someone you are sharing your negative feelings ignores them and tells you to look on
the bright side?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(1)
3. What does the bold and underlined 'it' on line 17 refer to?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MATEMATİK-11
ORTAÖĞRETİM 11 ENGLISH-11
GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ