WorksheetsReading Explorer 1 (3ed) Unit 3B
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What could be another title for the "Music and Hearing"
Trained to Listen
How to Be a Musician
Playing in an Orchestra
What two groups did Nina Kraus study?
noisy people and quiet people
musicians and nonmusicians
violinists and other musicians
What does they refer to in paragraph C, line 3?
orchestra musicians
instruments
violinists
What is true about Nina Kraus and Gottfried Schlaug?
They both work at Harvard Medical School.
They both play an instrument in an orchestra.
They are both interested in how music and the brain are connected.
How does Gottgried Schlaug help stroke patients speak?
by playing music for them
by getting them to sing words
by teaching them to play instruments
Are the following statements true or false according to the reading passage, or is the information not given? Circle T (true) , F (false), or NG (not given).
In the northwestern University study, the nonmusicians could hear better.
T
F
NG
Are the following statements true or false according to the reading passage, or is the information not given? Circle T (true) , F (false), or NG (not given).
Nina Kraus can play the violin very well.
T
F
NG
Are the following statements true or false according to the reading passage, or is the information not given? Circle T (true) , F (false), or NG (not given).
People who speak well can learn to play an instrument quickly.
T
F
NG
Are the following statements true or false according to the reading passage, or is the information not given? Circle T (true) , F (false), or NG (not given).
Gottfried Schlaug isn't sure why music helps stroke patients.
T
F
NG
Are the following statements true or false according to the reading passage, or is the information not given? Circle T (true) , F (false), or NG (not given).
Studies show that listening to music helps people sleep better.
T
F
NG
Are the following statements true or false according to the reading passage, or is the information not given? Circle T (true) , F (false), or NG (not given).
Nina Kraus believes that singing lessons can help students get better grades in school.
T
F
NG
If you ignore something, you ______ it.
don't pay attention to
focus on
A certain sound refers to ________ type of sound.
only one
any
If you concentrate, you _______.
think very hard
don't think at all
Two examples of skills are _______.
food and drink
cooking and sewing
A person's overall abilities means their abilities ________.
related to a single skill
as a whole
In his book Musicophilia, brain scientist Dr. Oliver Sacks looked at the (a) between music and the brain.
connection
damaged
improved
normally
sharp
He wrote about how music (a) the lives of musicians, hospital patients, and ordinary people.
connection
damaged
improved
normally
sharp
Dr. Sackes also shared the experiences of different people. He gave an exampe of a man whose brain was (a) by a lightning strike, which --- stragely ---left him wishing to become a musician at age 42.
connection
damaged
improved
normally
sharp
Another interesting example was of a man whose memory (a) lasted only seven seconds, except when he listened to music.
connection
damaged
improved
normally
sharp
When this happened, his mind became very (a) , with a near-perfect memory.
connection
damaged
improved
normally
sharp
Scientists still have a lot to learn about the (a) ion between language and music.
act
connect
discuss
react
The new Taylor Swift song has received mixed (a) ions.
act
connect
discuss
react
The issue of music education in schools is a major topic of (a) ion these days.
act
connect
discuss
react
Another interesting example was of a man whose memory (a) lasted only seven seconds, except when he listened to music.
connection
damaged
improved
normally
sharp
