Questions 3

The combination of music and study has long been a _____ of disagreement between adults and children.

• basis

• foundation

• source

• reason

The combination of music and study has long been a _____ of disagreement between adults and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, whereas youngsters insist that their favorite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been _____ (2) all along.

• precise

• right

• valid

• true

The combination of music and study has long been a _____ of disagreement between adults and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, whereas youngsters insist that their favorite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been _____ all along. Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the _______ (3).

• setting

• background

• surrounding

• circumstances

The combination of music and study has long been a _____ of disagreement between adults and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, whereas youngsters insist that their favorite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been _____ all along. Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the _______. They found that the sounds ____ (4) progress down by about sixty words per hour.

• slowed

• reduced

• lowered

• decreased

The combination of music and study has long been a _____ of disagreement between adults and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, whereas youngsters insist that their favorite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been _____ all along. Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the _______. They found that the sounds ____ progress down by about sixty words per hour." This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to ____ (5) with listening and writing at the same time," said Dr. Sara Randall.

• manage

• support

• cope

• stand

The combination of music and study has long been a _____ of disagreement between adults and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, whereas youngsters insist that their favorite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been _____ all along. Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the _______. They found that the sounds ____ progress down by about sixty words per hour." This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to ____ with listening and writing at the same time," said Dr. Sara Randall. She also ______ (6) to the conclusion that it is a myth that instrumental music is less distracting than vocals."

• reached

• drew

• arrived

• came

The combination of music and study has long been a _____ of disagreement between adults and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, whereas youngsters insist that their favorite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been _____ all along. Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the _______. They found that the sounds ____ progress down by about sixty words per hour." This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to ____ with listening and writing at the same time," said Dr. Sara Randall. She also ______ to the conclusion that it is a myth that instrumental music is less distracting than vocals." All types of music ____ (7) the same effect," she said in her report.

• made

• had

• brought

• kept

The combination of music and study has long been a _____ of disagreement between adults and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, whereas youngsters insist that their favorite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been _____ all along. Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the _______. They found that the sounds ____ progress down by about sixty words per hour." This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to ____ with listening and writing at the same time," said Dr. Sara Randall. She also ______ to the conclusion that it is a myth that instrumental music is less distracting than vocals." All types of music ____ the same effect," she said in her report. One's ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely to be _____ (8) by both vocal and instrumental music," she added.

• disturbed

• interfered

• bothered

• shocked

The combination of music and study has long been a _____ of disagreement between adults and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, whereas youngsters insist that their favorite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been _____ all along. Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the _______. They found that the sounds ____ progress down by about sixty words per hour." This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to ____ with listening and writing at the same time," said Dr. Sara Randall. She also ______ to the conclusion that it is a myth that instrumental music is less distracting than vocals." All types of music ____ the same effect," she said in her report. One's ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely to be _____ by both vocal and instrumental music," she added. Dr. Randal claimed the research _______ (9) that the idea that music could improve performance was wrong.

• pointed

• displayed

• demonstrated

• presented

The combination of music and study has long been a _____ of disagreement between adults and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, whereas youngsters insist that their favorite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been _____ all along. Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the _______. They found that the sounds ____ progress down by about sixty words per hour." This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to ____ with listening and writing at the same time," said Dr. Sara Randall. She also ______ to the conclusion that it is a myth that instrumental music is less distracting than vocals." All types of music ____ the same effect," she said in her report. One's ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely to be _____ by both vocal and instrumental music," she added. Dr. Randal claimed the research _______ that the idea that music could improve performance was wrong. 'Writing an essay is a complex task.' You are recalling information and putting it in order. An additional stimulus in the form of music is bound to distract. But music is not the only distractor. What is _____ (10) worrying is that more and more teenagers are studying in front of the television.

• partly

• largely

• particularly

• mainly