PART I: WRITTEN RECEPTION (70 points)

(ACCESS TO INFORMATION FROM WRITTEN TEXTS)

Read the text below and then answer questions 1–8.

SHOULD YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC WHILE YOU STUDY?

I Most evenings, after dinner, Peter Scott
goes to his room to do his homework. Before
he begins, he turns on his favorite music. "I feel
much more relaxed when I listen to music, and
5 that makes it easier for me to do my homework,"
says Peter. However, his parents think that he
will concentrate better and get higher grades if he
doesn't listen to music.
II But are Peter's parents right? Recently,
10 scientists at Dent College did two experiments
to find out if it really is better to study in silence. In the first experiment, they gave two groups
of students a difficult text to read. One group read the difficult text in silence. The students in
the other group listened to their favorite music while they read the text. Then the scientists gave
both groups a test about the text. The students in the first group got much higher scores than
15 the students in the second group.
III Then the scientists did a second experiment. It was almost the same as the first one, but
this time the students read an easy text. The results were surprising. The students who listened to
music got better scores on the test than the ones who read in silence. "Music makes us feel relaxed.
This helps us concentrate when we do an easy task," says psychologist Dr. Sally Evans. "Now
20 psychologists are trying to find out why listening to music doesn't help us concentrate when
we do a difficult task."
IV The scientists at Dent College discovered something else that was surprising. Only certain
types of music helped the students who read the easy texts. The students got the best scores when
they listened to music that had no words. "So kids have a lot to think about before they turn on
25 music and begin to do their homework," says Dr. Evans.

<small>[בטופס המקורי יש תמונה ליד הקטע: «A student listening to music while she studies»]</small>

<u>QUESTIONS</u> (70 points)
Answer questions 1–8 in <u>English</u> according to the text. In questions 1 and 7, circle the number of the correct answer. In the other questions, follow the instructions.