Part 1(Reading 1: How do our memories work?

Multiple Choice

Which statement best represents an idea from Paragraph 1?

• I can remember important dates from history, but I can't remember my own telephone number.

• I can remember my favorite singer's birthday, but I can't remember important dates from history.

• Research into our bodies and brains has a lot of practical implications for us.

Multiple Choice

Which statement from Paragraph 1 supports the idea that we can remember our favorite singer's birthday, but not the important dates from history?

• The question of how we remember and why we forget is a fascinating one.

• Many of us have had the experience of being able to easily recall trivial everyday information...

• There is now a body of research into how the brain learns and remembers, and it has practical implications for all of us.

Multiple Choice

Which describes the birthday of our favorite singer's birthday? 私たちの好きな歌手の誕生日はどれですか?

"Many of us have had the experience of being able to easily recall trivial everyday information..."

• Trivial everyday information

• Facts we need for an important exam or report

Multiple Select

According to paragraph 2, why does the sports result stick?

• We are doing more listening and reading.

• We are paying attention to it.

• We are interested in it.

• We are relating the new information to things we already know.

Multiple Select

According to paragraph 2, what does "paying attention" means in academic study?

• We are doing more listening and reading.

• We are paying attention to it.

• We are interested in it.

• We are relating the new information to things we already know.

Multiple Select

Which of the following picture best describes the example about learning about turtles?

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Ebbinghaus phenomenon which means that we will typically forget 70% of any new material we study is named after the _____ scientist.

• American

• German

• French

• Canadian

Multiple Choice

Which is the most effective technique in fighting against the forgetting curve?

• self-quizzing

• re-reading notes

• long-term

Multiple Choice

Why is self-quizzing more effective than re-reading notes?

• it requires a lot of mental effort to recall learned facts

  学んだ事実を思い出すには、多くの精神的な努力が必要です

• the effort of trying to remember information helps us remember more

  情報を思い出そうとする努力は、私たちがより多くを思い出すのを助けます

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a technique for self-quizzing?

• closing your book and asking yourself what you remember about the topic

• forgetting new information very quickly

• explain what you have learned to someone else

• reviewing immediately after learning something

Multiple Choice

What tool can help you remember complex information?

• linking

• mnemonic

• pattern

• short song

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT helpful in making mnemonics memorable?

• something personal to you

• something funny to you

• something unusual

• something simple and ordinary

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a mnemonic?

Multiple Choice

What kind of information is given in the last paragraph?

最後の段落にはどのような情報が含まれていますか?

• details in support of the article's ideas

  記事のアイデアを裏付ける詳細

• a summary of the article's main points

  記事の要点のまとめ

• an explanation why self-quizzing is effective

  セルフクイズが有効な理由を解説