Vocabulary
What word means “to pay attention to one thing”?
Focus
What is the title of Derek Hanson’s article?
“The Benefits of Music in the Classroom”
Fill in a vocabulary word: “Loud music can be a ___ when I study.”
“Loud music can be a distraction when I study.”
Who wrote “Drowned in Sound”?
Bradley Busch
In “Drowned in Sound,” students who studied in silence said their room felt less distracting.
True
Your phone buzzes while you're trying to focus on your homework. That buzz is a ________.
Distraction
Does “Drowned in Sound” say music helps or hurts learning new things?
It hurts (hinders) learning
Choose the right word: “Music can make us feel happy. ___, it does not help us learn new things.” (However, Because)
However
Who wrote “The Benefits of Music in the Classroom”?
Derek Hanson
“Drowned in Sound” says music you like helps you study better than music you don’t like.
False.
There was no difference, because both made test scores go down.
What do we call sounds around you that you are not really listening to, like a fan or people talking far away?
Background noise
In “Drowned in Sound,” which group of students did best on the test?
The students who studied in silence
Put the words in order to make a sentence: helps / silence / focus / me
Silence helps me focus.
Which text says “silence is golden”?
"Drowned in Sound” by Bradley Busch
“The Benefits of Music in the Classroom” says soft instrumental music can tell students it’s time to focus.
True
You finished a lot of good work in class today. You were _________.
Productive
Name one way music helps students, according to "The Benefits of Music in the Classroom"
manages stress
improves memory
improves focus
helps mood
helps students feel connected
Put the words in order to make a sentence: learning / According to the / hinders / music with lyrics / text,
According to the text, music with lyrics hinders learning.
Which author says music is “becoming a learning tool”?
Derek Hanson
The “Mozart Effect” proved that music helps us learn.
False.
Later research showed that this idea was a misconception.
What word means “an idea that many people believe, but it is wrong”?
Hint: Bradley Busch uses this word to describe the Mozart Effect.
misconception
According to "Drowned in Sound", why does music with lyrics make learning harder?
It takes up processing space in the brain
Fix this quote by adding the author and title: The text says, “silence is golden.”
In “Drowned in Sound,” Bradley Busch writes, “Silence is golden.”
Name the two researchers whose study is described in “Drowned in Sound.”
Nick Perham and Harriet Currie
In “Drowned in Sound,” students who heard music without lyrics did worse than students who heard music with lyrics.
False.
Students who heard music without lyrics did better.