11th form "Some Facts about Reading" Test

1. There is no doubt, reading to the mind is ____ exercise is to the body.

2. So, a new research was carried ____ by the scientists of the University of Michigan.

3. According to it, students who realize that their school studies can be ____ for their future career , eagerly do their home assignment.

4. 600 middle-school students ____ in the study were asked to reflect on what they wanted to do in the future.

5. As a result these students showed greater ____ to do the homework that night.

6. Another finding by the scientists was the fact that students who saw college education as a part of their career path ____ up to eight times more likely to do extra homework.

7. It's beyond the shadowof a doubt that middle-aged students ____ to make the connection between school work and future earnings.

8. They only need to be reminded of this connection to become more ____ to learn.

9. With younger students the connection might not be so clear, however,there are other ways ____ motivation on them.

10. In particular, younger students can ____ that if they want to be like one of their action heroes they need to work hard at school.

11. "Most sports personalities are excellent role models for young children and often work in schools ____ children to learn and do well," the researchers say.

12. But how often should teachers and parents make sure that children ____ the school's impact on their adult life?

13. Instead of ____ concentrated on short-term objectives - the next test, exam or learning stage - parents and educators had better give children the bigger picture of why students are in school.

14. This idea ___ by a study conducted some time ago when children were asked why they had to learn to read.

15. The answers they got were not too ___.

16. Some children said they ____ learn to read "because the teacher says so", or because "my parents want me to".

17. It took some time to tell and show them that the teachers were not making them ____ to read for the sake of reading.

18. It was so that they could learn more and become ____ to get a good job when they left school.

19. The children were quite surprised at this new way of looking at the reason for ____ to read.

20. As a result, most of them ____ to learn.