Learning Rewires the Brain

According to "Learning Rewires the Brain," what increases as a person's brain becomes more familiar with a task?

• focus

• interest

• frustration

• daydreaming

According to "Learning Rewires the Brain," doing which of these actions can result in dramatically improved learning?

• talking

• smiling

• sleeping

• relaxing

What did scientists discover about cells in the memory region of a sleeping rat's brain, according to "Learning Rewires the Brain"?

• that cells fire once and lose their connections

• that cells fire in sync and diversify their connections

• that cells fire more slowly and shorten their connections

• that cells fire in reverse and strengthen their connections

According to “Learning Rewires the Brain,” what is one reason teens sometimes make poor decisions?

• Their myelin sheaths are too thick.

• They have stopped producing myelin.

• They have not begun producing myelin.

• Their myelin sheaths are not thick enough.

According to "Learning Rewires the Brain," what is the most likely result of cramming?

• Main ideas will be recalled, but not details.

• Information learned will be forgotten quickly.

• The brain will become wired to learn more quickly.

• Information will be stored more efficiently in the brain.

Which of the following words is a synonym for transmit?

• send

• grow

• receive

• replace

Which of the following situations could best be used to illustrate the meaning of signals?

• Wendy closes the book and turns off the light so her sister can get some sleep.

• Maria saw the director's nod and gave the thumbs-up to Ben to raise the curtain.

• Alan praises the team for their strong performance in the second half of the game.

• Sara goes through her vocabulary words one more time as she prepares for the test.

What is one of the main messages of "Learning Rewires the Brain"?

• Scientists are discovering what happens to the brain when you learn.

• Scientists are working to determine whether learning impacts the brain.

• Scientists are unsure of which parts of the brain are involved in learning.

• Scientists are developing new ways of learning that can rewire the brain.

Which word matches the definition clearly understandable?

• lucid

• omniscient

• ingenious

• sensation

What word best matches the definition all-knowing?

• lucid

• envision

• omniscient

• sensation