Peer pressure reading with key - ESL worksheet by Keyeyti - Free Printable

The image shows a worksheet titled “Peer Pressure” with two columns:

- Left column: Positive or neutral effects of peer pressure (e.g., “You receive group support”, “Peers sometimes have a more beneficial influence than family”)
- Right column: Negative effects of peer pressure (e.g., “Peers may encourage you to bad behaviour”, “Making independent decisions in the future may get difficult”)

At the top, there’s an instruction that says:

> “Cut out the cards and sort them into positive and negative influences. Then stick them in the appropriate boxes below.”

But since this is a digital version and we can’t cut and paste, the task is likely asking you to sort each statement into either “Positive Influence” or “Negative Influence” — even though the worksheet already has them arranged in two columns, it might be testing whether you agree with that sorting or if some statements could go in the other category.

However, looking closely at the layout — the left column seems to list mostly *positive* or *neutral/beneficial* aspects, and the right column lists *negative* consequences.

Let’s go through each one carefully to verify if they’re correctly placed.

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Step-by-step Sorting Check:

#### Left Column (supposedly Positive/Neutral):

1. “You receive group support” → ✔ Clearly positive. Being supported by peers helps emotionally and socially.

2. “You need to sacrifice your individuality” → ✘ This is actually NEGATIVE. Losing your sense of self to fit in is harmful. So this should probably be on the RIGHT.

3. “Peers sometimes have a more beneficial influence than family” → ✔ Can be true — friends may understand you better in some situations. Neutral-to-positive.

4. “Peer pressure teaches young people how to make choices” → ✔ Learning decision-making through social interaction can be good — as long as it’s healthy pressure.

5. “High expectations of the group push members under a lot of stress” → ✘ Stress from high expectations is negative. Should be on the RIGHT.

→ So in the left column, #2 and #5 are misclassified. They belong on the right.

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#### Right Column (supposedly Negative):

1. “Peers may encourage you to bad behaviour” → ✔ Definitely negative — e.g., skipping school, stealing, etc.

2. “Peers motivate you to work harder at work” → ✘ Wait — this sounds POSITIVE! If peers push you to do better at your job or studies, that’s helpful. Should be on the LEFT.

3. “Peer pressure encourages unnecessary risk-taking” → ✔ Yes — like dangerous dares or reckless behavior. Negative.

4. “Making independent decisions in the future may get difficult” → ✔ True — if you always follow the crowd, you lose confidence in deciding for yourself. Negative.

5. “Peers may encourage you to take up new interests” → ✘ This is usually POSITIVE! Trying new hobbies, sports, arts because friends introduced you — that’s great growth. Should be on the LEFT.

→ So in the right column, #2 and #5 are misclassified. They belong on the left.

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Corrected Sorting:

✔ Positive Influences (Left Side After Correction):

- You receive group support
- Peers sometimes have a more beneficial influence than family
- Peer pressure teaches young people how to make choices
- Peers motivate you to work harder at work ← moved from right
- Peers may encourage you to take up new interests ← moved from right

✘ Negative Influences (Right Side After Correction):

- You need to sacrifice your individuality ← moved from left
- High expectations of the group push members under a lot of stress ← moved from left
- Peers may encourage you to bad behaviour
- Peer pressure encourages unnecessary risk-taking
- Making independent decisions in the future may get difficult

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This makes much more logical sense. The original worksheet had 2 items swapped in each column.

Since the user didn’t specify exactly what to do beyond “solve the problem”, and given the context of a classroom activity, the most accurate solution is to re-sort the statements correctly based on whether they represent positive or negative peer pressure.

Final Answer:
The correct sorting is:

Positive Influences:
- You receive group support
- Peers sometimes have a more beneficial influence than family
- Peer pressure teaches young people how to make choices
- Peers motivate you to work harder at work
- Peers may encourage you to take up new interests

Negative Influences:
- You need to sacrifice your individuality
- High expectations of the group push members under a lot of stress
- Peers may encourage you to bad behaviour
- Peer pressure encourages unnecessary risk-taking
- Making independent decisions in the future may get difficult