Lesson 10.3

Multiple Choice

41. RI.10.3 How does the author introduce the idea that the brain works without disturbing our sleep?

 

• by describing the anatomy of the brain

• by asking a question and then answering it

• by making an assertion and then providing examples

• by quoting researchers who have studied sleep patterns

Multiple Choice

S41. RI.10.3 Read paragraph 13.

What connection does the author make between sensory information and slow-wave sleep?

• Sound cues heard during slow-wave sleep improve sleeping patterns.

• Sound cues played during slow-wave sleep help to enhance memory.

• Sensory information is responsible for sleepers entering into slow-wave sleep.

• Sensory information does not affect how long sleepers stay in slow-wave sleep.

Multiple Choice

42. RI.10.1 According to the passage, what is the connection between slow-wave sleep and memories? 

 

• The less time spent in slow-wave sleep, the more impaired memories are.

• The less time spent in slow-wave sleep, the more improved memories are.

• The more time spent in slow-wave sleep, the more impaired memories are.

• The more time spent in slow-wave sleep, the more improved memories are.

Multiple Choice

43. RI.10.4 What does the title “Nightlife of the Brain” imply about the brain?

• The brain continues to work at night.

• The brain functions differently at night. 

• What the brain does at night is mysterious.

• The brain rests at night when the body sleeps.

Multiple Choice

S43. RI.10.4 Read the sentence from paragraph 13 of the passage.

To prove this, researchers used sounds to trigger memories of specific movements in sleeping participants. 

What does the word trigger imply about how researchers use sounds? 

• They use sounds to alter memories.

• They use sounds to catch memories.

• 
  They use sounds to create memories.

• They use sounds to prompt memories.

Multiple Choice

44. RI.10.5 How does paragraph 14 contribute to the central idea?

• by exemplifying the capabilities of the brain during sleep

• by explaining how the brain processes memories during sleep

• by highlighting the amount of work the brain does during the night

• by suggesting that sleep research is helpful to medical professionals

Multiple Choice

S44. RI.10.5 Which paragraph best develops the author’s claim that the brain remains at work even during sleep?

• 
  paragraph 2

• paragraph 5

• paragraph 7

• paragraph 10

Multiple Choice

45. RI.10.5 What concept from the passage does paragraph 5 help to explain?

 

• motor memory 

• external sound

• slow-wave sleep

• conscious awareness

Multiple Choice

S45. What concept from the passage does paragraph 9 help to explain?

 

• neural connections

• sensory processing

• subconscious senses

• long-term memory storage

Multiple Choice

46. RI.10.6 How does the author use rhetoric to advance her purpose?

• She uses research to support the explanations about how the brain works during sleep.

• She uses examples to demonstrate the type of rest the brain does when the body is sleeping.

• She uses hyperbole to emphasize how important the work of the brain is to creating memories.

• She uses hyperbole to emphasize how important the work of the brain is to creating memories.

Multiple Select

47. RI.10.6 Select two phrases from paragraph 15 that reveal the author’s point of view about the brain.  

• amazing organ

• still active and constantly analyzing

• making and replaying connections

• an incredible multitasker

• fields of learning, memory, and health

Multiple Choice

48. RI.10.What is a central idea of the text?

• Brains do important work while people are sleeping.

• Memories are only created while people are sleeping.

• Studying activity in the brain during sleep is necessary.

• Studies suggest that the brain is most active during sleep.

Multiple Choice

S.48 RI.10.2 Select two quotations that belong in a summary of the passage?

• .

  “Several studies powered by the U.S. National Science Foundation have found different ways the brain processes information while we sleep.” (paragraph 3)

• “A study by scientists at Tel Aviv University and UCLA used sounds to explore how sleep blocks sensory signals.” (paragraph 4)

• “So, in simple terms, our brain ‘hears’ but doesn’t ‘listen’  when we're asleep.” (paragraph 6)

• “The research team paid close attention to a kind of sleep called slow-wave sleep.” (paragraph 10)

• “To prove this, researchers used sounds to trigger memories of specific movements in sleeping participants.” (paragraph 13)