# PTE SMW #7: Mental and Social Development in...

Select Missing Word #7 - Level 2 - Feeds Listening

> You will hear a recording. At the end, the last word or words are replaced by a beep. Choose the option that best completes the recording.

- inner feelings
- interpersonal relationship
- personality
- living condition

## Answer

inner feelings

## Explanation

The speaker says children "learn to understand the feelings of other people." Then they learn that words or actions do not always reflect a person's inner feelings. The word "feelings" earlier signals this ending. The option "personality" is tempting, but the sentence is about hidden emotions, not character.

## Hints

- Focus on the final few words of the recording.
- Consider what term best describes the private, non-public aspects of a person's mental state.

## Transcript

In some ways, mental development is related to social development in school-age children. Between the ages of 6 and 12, children move from being able to think only on a concrete level, that is, about real objects they can touch, to being capable of abstract thought. In their social development, children gradually acquire interpersonal reasoning skills. They learn to understand the feelings of other people, and also learn that a person's actions or words don't always reflect their...

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