Do You Hear What I Hear?

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Do You Hear What I Hear? 1. You hear with your ______.

A. lips
By Marilyn Gatley B. ears
C. eyes
How do you hear? You hear with your ears. D. nose
What do you hear? You hear sounds. All
sounds are made by vibrations 2. All sounds are made by ______.
(vi-bra-shuns). Sound waves travel through A. ears
the air and enter your ears. When the sound B. drums
waves hit your eardrum, the eardrum C. trains
vibrates, or moves back and forth. Nerves in D. vibrations
your ears send a message to your brain, and
your brain tells you what the sound is. Your 3. What part of your head helps your ears hear?
brain can tell you what sounds you hear even
if your eyes are shut! A. your hair
B. your nose
Sounds that are close to us are loud. Sounds C. your brain
that are far away are soft. Things that make soft sounds are quiet. A D. your eyes
whisper is quiet. A leaf falling to the ground is quiet. Things that
make loud sounds are noisy. Trains and airplanes are noisy. Music, 4. How many sounds do you hear each day?
sirens, and machines can be loud and noisy when they are close to us, A. hundreds
or soft and quiet when they are far away. B. ten
C. one
You hear hundreds of sounds every day. Close your eyes for a few D. two
seconds. What inside sounds do you hear? Do you hear computers
humming, someone talking, or footsteps in the hall? It is fun to listen 5. Some unimportant sounds are mostly ______.
to outside sounds, too. You may hear cars and trucks, sirens, bells, A. nothing
machines working, and animal sounds. Even though you hear B. noise
hundreds of sounds every day, your brain helps to filter out sounds C. news
that are not so important, or sounds that are mostly noise. So, the next D. numbers
time you want to hear something special, just listen to the sounds
around you. 6. What can you do to hear important sounds?
A. go to sleep
B. keep your eyes open
C. just listen
D. have a dream
 What is the loudest sound you have ever heard? How did you feel
Name when you heard the loud sound?

What is your favorite sound to hear at school? Why?