Reading passage 4

1. You should spend 20 minutes on questions 1-13 which are based on reading
passage 4
1. Paragraph b - xiv
2. Paragraph c - x
3. Paragraph d - vi
4. Paragraph e - iv
5. Paragraph f - ix
6. Paragraph g - xii
7. Paragraph h - v
8. Yes
9. Not given
10. No
11. C
12. B
13. D
2. Answer these questions
1. I like electronic dance music(edm)./ i don’t play any instruments.
2. Yes, i do because the classical music melodies are soft, soaring, peaceful,
and vibrant.
3. No, it isn’t.
4. Young people listen to music rather than play an instrument for reasons.
Firstly, it becomes very easy to enjoy music on the internet. Besides, it is hard
and time wasted to control or play skillfully an instrument. Last but not least,
not everyone can pay for the instruments and the fees to study this subject.

Reading summary worksheet

1. What is the reading passage mostly about?

The beneficial effects of music

2. What places are mentioned in the reading?

• British primary schools
• Schools in the troubled areas of south Africa
• Finland, Israel, the United states

3. In a few words, give the topic or main idea of each paragraph

• A: order of chaos
• B: the use of music in Shakespeare’s plays
• C: the “Mozart effect”
• D: the skills involved in musical activity
• E: health benefits
• F: music without instruments
• G: the foundation of the voice
• H: the influence of early musical exposure
• I: the future music

4. Make a list of 10 highlighted words in the text. Then make a sentence for
each
Quartet A group of four musicians or singers
Rave My parents both raved at my kitten.
Manifest The symptoms of covid manifested themselves fourteen days later.
Anecdotal Her book is anecdotal and chatty
StatisticalWe have listed a statistical finance comparison between Laos and
Viet Nam
Vocational They supervised students in vocational activities
Plethora Trees are being growed in plethora.
Abdominal
Asthmatic The asthmatic usually have difficulty breathing in winter.
Dividend Exercising regularly will pay dividends in the end.

5. Two or three things you learned from this reading

- Music helps people to reduce health risks.

- Musical training helps develop language and reasoning.
- Information of the didgeridoo.