Experiment Paper

Condition I1
Age:________________
Gender: _______________
Here is your Story!
But please do not flip the page until instructed to.
This is a story about Bob and Margie in college. They found some interests they had in
common, and began to see each other regularly. After several months, Bob felt he loved her,
and he believed the feeling was reciprocated. Finally, he asked her to marry him - She agreed
happily. Bob's happiness was clouded by his strong feeling that he did not want to have
children which he avoided bringing up - however, he soon realized that he could not put off
the discussion forever. He anxiously related to her his strong feelings against having children
and awaited her response. Margie was horrified. She had always wanted to be a mother and
had her heart set on having many children. They argued bitterly over what had become a very
serious problem for them. A long discussion of the status of their relationship followed.

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1. An animal that eats

other animals.

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3. Plants need this to

produce their own food
and energy.

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4. Mice should beware

of this predatory bird at
night.

Across
2. This monster shark is not
dangerous to people because
it's a filter feeder. Its the
biggest fish in the sea!
5. This predator hunts zebras
and antelope.
7. These are often at the
bottom of food chains.
8. An animal that eats both
plants and animals.
10. Zebra eats grass. Lion eats
zebra. What is this an example
of?
11. An animal that eats only
insects.

13. This omnivore eats berries in

summer and salmon in the fall.
16. A desert scavenger that can
often be seen flying above dead
animals.
17. This is the largest animal in the
world and it is a filter feeder.
19. An animal that is hunted by
other animals.
20. This insect spreads parasites
when it drinks the blood of animals.
21. An animal that eats plants.

6. This carnivorous fish

lives in the Amazon.
7. An animal that lives
in another plant or
animal and eats that
plant or animals without
killing it.
9. This insectivore has
a long tongue and nose,
which it uses to lick up
ants.
10. Many food chains
linked together.
12. An animal that
finds already dead
animals to eat.
14. An animal that
hunts other animals.
15. Many filter feeders
in the ocean eat this.
18. Animals get this
from eating other
animals.

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Questions
1. True or False: Bob and Margie met in a caf.
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2. Why do Bob and Margie hang out?
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3. Did Bob believe Margie loved him?
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4. What did Margie agree to?
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5. Did Bob want Kids?
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6. How did the story end?
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7. How did Margie feel?
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8. What did Margie want to do with her life?
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9. How did they respond?
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10. What goals did Bob and Margie have?
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11. What did Bob and Margie do next?
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