# Why We Remember Some Dreams: answers and explanations

Testmigo IELTS Practice

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## Answer key

| Q | Answer | Proof |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 14 | B | volunteers were woken by an alarm at random points during the night |
| 15 | D | researchers compared frequent recallers with people who rarely remember dreams |
| 16 | C | the levels of a chemical called noradrenaline |
| 17 | E | keep a notebook beside the bed |
| 18 | YES | recall is a habit that can be trained rather than a fixed personal trait |
| 19 | NO | people who report many dreams are not necessarily better dreamers |
| 20 | NOT GIVEN | In my view, the most useful finding is also the simplest |
| 21 | B | there is little chemical support for keeping a record of it |
| 22 | A | their reports tended to be short and thought-like rather than story-like |
| 23 | B | appears to give the brain a chance to save the last few moments of a dream |
| 24 | C | Within two weeks, most people who try this report recalling dreams more often |
| 25 | imagery | the regions that handle emotion and visual imagery are highly active |
| 26 | fall | fall sharply |
| 27 | saved | save the last few moments of a dream |

## Why these answers are right

**14. B.** Paragraph B describes volunteers being woken by an alarm at random points during the night and reporting what they had experienced. That is an experiment using alarms, so the information is in paragraph B.

**15. D.** Paragraph D says researchers compared frequent recallers with people who rarely remember dreams, then reports what was different about the first group. Two named groups being compared points clearly to paragraph D.

**16. C.** Paragraph C explains that during REM sleep the level of noradrenaline, a chemical that helps store memories, falls sharply. A falling chemical level is a chemical change, which makes paragraph C the answer.

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