IELTS Academic Reading ‘A song on the brain’ Answers

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The Academic passage ‘A song on the brain’ is a reading passage that appeared in an IELTS Test.

It contains some of the IELTS reading question types. If you are interested in familiarising yourself with all the question types, don’t hesitate to take an IELTS reading practice test.

A song on the brain

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Question Number Answers Keywords Location of Keywords
1. B The brain is better at holding onto information, at knowing what information is important. Paragraph B, Lines 2-3
2. A Superficial, repetitive pop tunes, more likely to stick than something more inventive. Paragraph C, Last 2 lines
3. D Asked volunteers to replay, theme from the TV show Dallas in their heads.  Paragraph D, Lines 4-6
4. E Students who heard a history text set as the lyrics to a catchy song, remembered the words better  Paragraph H, Lines 3-5
5. D ‘Chunking’, people remember musical phrases as a single unit of memory Paragraph G, First 3 lines
6. F May even explain the origin of music, people memorised it in songs Paragraph I, First 3 lines
7. B But it can become fatigued or depressing, most commonly suffer from song-in-head syndrome  Paragraph E, First 5 lines
8. I To unite society and to standardise the thought processes of people in society.’  Paragraph I, Last 2 lines
9. G A phenomenon called ‘chunking’, the tunes of pop music than by those of a classical composer  Paragraph G
10. E ‘The more you try to suppress a thought, the more you get it,’ the pink elephant phenomenon.  Paragraph E, Last 4 lines
11. D Playback probably originates in the auditory cortex,  front of the brain Paragraph D, First 2 lines
12. A A pop song on the radio, read the song’s title and it haunts you for hours Paragraph A, First 3 lines
13. F Those not severely afflicted, avoiding certain kinds of music can help Paragraph F, First 4 lines

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Courtney Miller

Courtney Miller

Courtney is one of our star content writers as she plays multiple roles. She is a phenomenal researcher and provides extensive articles to students. She is also an IELTS Trainer and an extremely good content writer. Courtney completed her English Masters at Kings College London, and has been a part of our team for more than 3 years. She has worked with the British Council and knows the tricks and tips of IELTS.

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