Like millions of other teenagers my 14 years old daughter Kitty is often to be found on sofa, laptop on her knees, checking facts for the essay shes writing. The TV is on and occasionally she scrolls through facebook. She sends SMSs, makes calls on her mobile and takes her I-pod headset on and off.
To me and to most of other parents this seems an impossible way to work. How can you think with all noise? We yell. Homework used to be something to be done in silence with all the distractions firmly removed. Yet for Kitty and her peers this is normal. The question a lot of experts are now asking is- how is this way of working affecting their brains?
Kitty and her friends arent the only ones exposed daily to terabytes of information. Research shows that office workers are interrupted every three minutes by their phones, computers or colleagues. Self-styled road warriors are permanently reachable through their mobiles while they simultaneously drive, talk and listen to the radio. Some feel silence and undivided attention have become the most precious commodities in the world.
Mnemonic devices are tricks people use to help themselves remember information. Using visual images are common, such as picturing a flower to remember the name lily. You may find a chunking technique useful, particularly when trying to remember numbers. For example, it is easier to remember a phone number with hyphens rather than trying to remember all of the digits together. Rhymes , alliteration and acronyms are other mnemonic devices that are useful in remembering information.
Adequate sleep also improves your ability to remember. You might think taking a nap may make you groggy, and so opt for a cup of coffee instead. However, sleep is essential for memory consolidation. A 2008 study by Sara Mednick and colleagues at the University of California San Diego showed people who had a short nap had better memory than those who took caffeine and stayed awake
Answer the following questions briefly:
In what condition did the older generation work?
What have become the most precious commodities in the modern world?
How should be homework done as described by the narrator?
Name the mnemonic devices used to remember information?
What is essential for memory consolidation?
How is a short nap beneficial to us?
(g). Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following:
Sufficient (para 5)
(h). Rhymes , alliteration and acronyms are other mnemonic………….
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Answer:
1) The older generation worked in silence.
2) silence and undivided attention have become the most precious commodities in the world.
3) Homework should be done in complete silence accoeding to the narr.
4) Mnemonic devices are tricks people use to help themselves remember information. Using visual images are common, such as picturing a flower to remember the name lily. You may find a chunking technique useful, particularly when trying to remember numbers. For example, it is easier to remember a phone number with hyphens rather than trying to remember all of the digits together. Rhymes , alliteration and acronyms are other mnemonic devices that are useful in remembering information.
(You can cut-short it if you want as it is written answer in brief)
5) A 2008 study by Sara Mednick and colleagues at the University of California San Diego showed people who had a short nap had better memory than those who took caffeine and stayed awake.
g) Adequate
h) devices
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