Where Did I Put My Keys?
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You come home, put your keys down, and five minutes later you cannot find them. This happens to everyone. It is not a sign that your memory is bad. Your brain simply did not save the moment, because you were thinking about something else.
1. Why did your brain not save the moment?
- AYour memory is bad
- BYou were thinking about something else
- CYou were very tired
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B. You were thinking about something else
You were thinking about something else, so your brain did not save it.
La prueba en el texto: because you were thinking about something else
Memory needs attention. When you do something without thinking, like putting down your keys while you talk on the phone, the brain treats it as unimportant. It does not keep a clear picture of where the keys went.
2. True or false? The brain treats things you do without thinking as important.
- ATrue (Verdadero)
- BFalse (Falso)
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B. False (Falso)
The brain treats it as unimportant, so it keeps no clear picture.
La prueba en el texto: the brain treats it as unimportant
There is an easy trick. When you put your keys down, say the place out loud: 'Keys on the kitchen table.' It feels a little silly, but saying it makes your brain pay attention for a second, and that second is enough.
3. Why does saying the place out loud help?
- AIt makes your brain pay attention
- BIt tells your family where the keys are
- CIt makes the keys easier to see
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A. It makes your brain pay attention
Saying it makes your brain pay attention for a second.
La prueba en el texto: saying it makes your brain pay attention for a second
Another answer is a home for your keys: one bowl or hook by the door, and nowhere else. After a few weeks, you put them there without thinking. You no longer need to remember, because there is only one place to look.
4. Why does one home for your keys help?
- AThe keys are safer there
- BThe bowl looks nice
- CThere is only one place to look
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C. There is only one place to look
You no longer need to remember: there is only one place to look.
La prueba en el texto: because there is only one place to look
Vocabulario en español
| Inglés | Español | Significado en inglés |
|---|---|---|
| attention | atención | thinking carefully about one thing |
| hook | gancho | a curved piece of metal for hanging things on |
| silly | ridículo | a little funny and not serious |
| bowl | tazón | a round, deep dish |
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