"Learning Rewires the Brain"
According to “Learning Rewires the Brain,” what increases as a person’s brain becomes more familiar with a task?
Daydreaming
What do Roselva and Peter disagree about in “Trying to Name What Doesn’t Change”?
whether train tracks change
What is the purpose of Direct Address?
engage readers; make them feel a connection to the text and author
If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking by Emily Dickinson
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
Live selflessly
Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.
Taste buds are found in different places.
According to “Learning Rewires the Brain,” doing which of these actions can result in dramatically improved learning?
Sleeping
According to “Trying to Name What Doesn’t Change,” which of the following is true about the sound of a train?
It has a different effect on the listener every time.
What is a Hasty Generalization
a conclusion that is not logically justified by sufficient evidence
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?
Whatever a person says and does is not empty or pointless, even if we think it might be. Words and actions have the power to hurt, uplift, and comfort.
Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.
Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.
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 in reverse and strengthen their connections
In “I Myself,” what happens in the confrontation between the speaker and himself?
The speaker calls on himself to step aside but is attacked.
What is the purpose of an analogy?
to explain unfamiliar ideas by showing connections to things readers already know
Somebody said that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!
Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;
At least no one ever has done it;”
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat
And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
Never give up; believe in yourself
When people did desire clean teeth or fresher breath, they experimented with a variety of remedies. Many people used toothpicks and other homemade devices to clean between teeth. Others chewed herbs like mint and cinnamon. Sometimes they rinsed with vinegar. Some of the practices were questionable, such as the recommendation that people rinse their mouths out with gunpowder. For a while, there was a movement in France to utilize one's own urine as a mouth rinse.
Some of the practices recommended in the past were unusual.
According to “Learning Rewires the Brain,” what is one reason teens sometimes make poor decisions?
Their myelin sheaths are not thick enough.
What is the speaker most likely feeling at the end of “I Myself”?
regret
Which statement is a hasty generalization?
A. There are many police officers that like doughnuts
B. Many doughnut shops have police officer customers
C. Wherever there is a doughnut shop, you will find a police car parked outside
C. Wherever there is a doughnut shop, you will find a police car parked outside
When you’re up against a trouble,
Meet it squarely, face to face;
Lift your chin and set your shoulders,
Plant your feet and take a brace.
Face your troubles; do not run away from the things that bother you
Juding by historical reports, most people didn't have pearly whites. Few folks managed to keep all of their teeth into adulthood, and those who did often sported teeth ranging in color from moss green to pencil-lead brown. Bad teeth were quite ordinary. In fact, missing or rotting teeth were so commonplace that they weren't necessarily seen as unattractive. The British Prime Minister in 1855, Lord Palmerston, was considered devastatingly handsome, even though he was missing several front teeth.
Many people did not take care of their teeth in the past
According to “Learning Rewires the Brain,” what is the most likely result of cramming?
Information learned will be forgotten quickly.
Which statement best describes the main message of “Trying to Name What Doesn’t Change”?
Everything in the world changes.
How does the use of direct address affect the meaning of this sentence?
“There are many ways you can exercise your brain aside from using training programs.”
It invites readers to feel that these other options are accessible.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
It's okay to find your own way and not follow the same path as everyone else.
Toothbrushes and oral hygiene practices of today are a far cry from those of our ancestors. Walk down the tooth care aisle of any drug store and you'll see a plethora of products. There are pastes that whiten, rinses that fight gingivitis, brushes that "reach" and "angle" and run on batteries. You can even squeeze chocolate-flavored toothpaste onto an edible toothbrush and rinse it all out with bubble-gum flavored mouth rinse.
Modern dental hygiene practices are vastly superior to those of the past.