Some turned away, while (9) _________________ closed their eyes.

Your boots are too __________________. Take them off before you come into the house. (mud)

In a famous experiment testing this, several four-year-olds were put in a room (3) _________________ their own with a marshmallow on a plate (4) _________________ front of them.

You feel tired because you went to bed late last night. (If)

Even though she didn’t revise, Sally passed the exam. (without)

There’s a wide __________________ of novels to choose from in the library. (vary)

He doesn’t want to go to the cinema; he wants to stay at home. (rather)

She didn’t look at her emails so she missed the meeting. (Had she)

Delayed gratification is the ability to (example) resist the temptation of an immediate reward and wait (1) _________________ a later, more substantial reward to be given.

Most of the children said they would wait but, in fact, nearly all of them gave in, eating the treat (7) _________________ the researcher came back.

Kevin really needs to learn how to cook. (about time)

The children (8) _________________ did manage to hold off for the full 15 minutes, generally used avoidance tactics.