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TESTS ANSWER KEY
1 UNIT TEST
Optional Reading (page 1)
1 1. F – Recently, scientific research has confirmed this
belief by demonstrating the significant effect
curiosity can have on a person’s ability to retain
information.
2. F – Next, participants were required to read the
questions and their answers while their brain
activity was being monitored with the help of an
MRI scanner.
3. T – Throughout the experiment, researchers
flashed random photographs of people at the
participants without explaining why.
2 1. when students are curious, they’re much more
likely to learn
2. how we can encourage people who aren’t naturally
curious to become more so
(page 2)
3 The more we know about the world around us, the better
our chances to survive in it.
4 d
5 1. pique 4. incidental
2. go over 5. shed light
3. flashed