I Match the words in column A (from the article) with the best choice in column B.

a.

cynicism

q.

unbroken

indivisible

ignore

b.

r.

simultaneous

fixed

c.

s.
deceptive

distrust

d.

t.

daunt

misleading

e.

u.

flaunt

avoid

f.

v.

convention

discourage

g.

w.
elude

lie

h.

x.

fib

meantime

i.

y.

ingrained

custom

j.

z.

II Fill in the Blanks: Fill in the blank with the correct word.
ingrained

cynicism

elude

indivisible

daunting

simultaneously

flaunt
deceptive

fib

conventions

a.

It's science not (

) that provides such a statement.

Lies are an (

) part of human nature.

b.
From a very young age, we're told not to lie, but we're also (

) lied to about Santa Claus.

c.

All these conflicting messages make it easier to be (

) later in life.

d.
We lie to ourselves all the time to make problems, fears, and failures seem less (

).

e.

To do otherwise would be to (

) the social order.

f.

Social (

) require you to give a positive answer when a friend or coworker asks, "How are you?"
g.

We lie to escape punishment or to (

) uncomfortable social situations.

h.

A large exaggeration, a (

), and everything in between, falls into one of these categories.

i.

Lying is (
) in our psyche, but we can only catch a lie about fifty percent of the time.

j.

III True or False?: Answer (after the article) whether the sentence is true or false. If false,
correct the sentence.

a.

We learn to lie at a very young age.

T/F

We lie to ourselves because we want to feel better.

b.

T/F

There are basic reasons in which all lies can be categorized.

c.

T/F
The average person can catch a lie 60% - 70% of the time.

d.

T/F

Although lying is a part of society, it's not an important part.

e.
T/F