Benefits of Listening to Music

According to the text, what is one benefit of listening to music?

• It can improve your cooking skills.

• It can make you a better student.

• It can increase your interest in sports.

• It can enhance your painting abilities.

What has Valorie N. Salimpoor at McGill University discovered about music and the brain?

• Listening to music can cause negative changes in the brain.

• Music has no significant effect on the brain.

• Pleasant music causes positive changes in the brain.

• Music can damage the brain's ability to learn new things.

What did the study "Music Improves Sleep Quality in Students" find about students who listened to relaxing classical music before bedtime?

• They had more difficulty falling asleep

• They felt less happy than before

• They slept better and felt happier

• Their academic performance decreased

According to the British study, what was the effect of listening to background music during a test?

• It caused students to finish their tests faster

• It helped students answer more test questions correctly

• It made students feel more stressed during the test

• It had no effect on the students' test performance

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?

• To describe the best places for people to listen to music

• To show why athletes should listen to more music

• To explain that music is more powerful than many people realize

• To suggest that music is the best way to fix bad habits

What can the reader infer about the results of the research study described in paragraph 5?

• A certain type of music encourages restful sleep for college students.

• Music helps college students understand the importance of sleep.

• College students are too busy to listen to music at night.

• College students like classical music better than other kinds of music.

Based on the information throughout the selection, what can the reader conclude about students who listen to music during a test?

• Students will likely fall asleep during a test if there is music playing.

• Students will get their blood pumping if they listen to music during a test.

• Students will be less bored if they are able to listen to music during a test.

• Students will feel calmer during a test if there is music playing.

What is the best summary of the selection?

• There are many reasons why people should listen to music. Studies show that music can improve your mood. Music is also good for the mind and body.

• Many people enjoy listening to music. It helps them feel less worried. In fact, one study showed that listening to music before bed can make people happier.

• Not everyone chooses to listen to music. However, some people listen to music because it helps them learn. Music is also good for people who have trouble sleeping.

• Music is able to help people become healthier. In addition, music helps people when they are trying to learn. Students who listen to music during a test get better grades.

Look at this photograph from the selection. What is the most likely reason the author includes this photograph?

• To show that some people like music with a fast beat

• To show how some people respond to music

• To show that music can help people learn

• To show how music causes changes in the brain

The author uses a problem-and-solution organizational structure in the section titled "Music Helps You Sleep" to help the reader understand —

• that music allows people to feel more rested

• why most college students do not get enough sleep

• the steps to follow before going to sleep

• how music is able to get students to relax