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In the Blink of a Eye

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 2mins

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1.

Why aren't people bothered by the interruptions to vision caused by blinking?

a)

A )Blinking relaxes people eyes

b)

B) Blinking removes dust that land on the eyes

c)

C) The brain is designed to ignore very brief moments of darkness

d)

D) The brain can process information even when people's eyes are closed

2.

(Blinking usually occurs automatically like your heartbeat)

Which statement from the article support the idea in this sentence?

a)

F) Each time you blink, your eye closes for about three-tenths of a second.

b)

G) That's when that muscles that control eyelids eventually lose some of their tone and ability to move.

c)

H) Without this repeated lubrication,your eyeball begin to dry,and your eyelids feel sticky.

d)

J) You rarely notice the of blink, which is incredibly fast.

3.

Which sentence from the article helps explain why staring at a computer screen affects blink rate?

a)

A) You'll blink less when you're concentration on some thing.

b)

B) When you're thinking but not actually looking at something your blink rate will also decrease.

c)

C) Then blink rates decrease as people move into older adulthood.

d)

D) After 30 second you probably straggle to resist closing and then reopening your eyes.

4.

Based on the labels in the diagram of the human eye, the reader can conclude that --

a)

more muscles are used to move the eye than to blink

b)

eye muscles are stronger than any other muscles in the body

c)

blinking provides several benefits to the eyeball

d)

blinking happens in a way that does not affect a person's vision

5.

The section "Think Before You Blink" is organized in a way that shows --

a)

how blinking is affected by the use of different electronic devices

b)

the various factors associated with blinking rates

c)

the different benefits babies and adults get from blinking

d)

which parts of the eye responsible for blinking

6.

What does the word involuntarily mean in the following sentence from the passage?


"People can blink on purpose. However, most blinking occurs involuntarily."

a)

without control

b)

happens often

c)

to be painful

d)

to happen by choice