Passage 1 Passage 2
Knowing People Better Through
Birth Order
Read this summary of Passage 1.
() where a person fits within the family birth
order probably determines that person's
character traits.
(2) Birth order theory focuses on patterns.
Which sentence belongs in the summary
between sentences 1 and 2?
Many researchers believe that birth order is
strongly associated with certain character
traits. Birth order relates to where a person
falls in the order of births in the family. Is the
person an only child, the oldest, the youngest,
or somewhere in between? It's not just the
family but where a person fits within the
family birth order that determines the type of
person he or she will become.
The Traits That Divide Us
Those who have a certain position in the
family often display a number of traits. Oldest
Most successful people support birth order theory.
Parenting styles are more important than birth
order.
Data exists to support birth order theory.
Little information exists about characteristics of
only children.
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