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6 just because the sound of music exists in the womb doesnt necessarily mean that the fetus hears it. yet, the \startle response\ of the fetus was measured as well, and woodwards team found that when music was played, the fetal heart rate became slightly elevated. woodward says it was clear that the fetus reacted, as if to say, \somethings happened and now theres music!\ other studies show that even if only the mother hears music - if she has headphones on, and it is music that she finds soothing - the babys heart rate lowers while the mother is listening. if the mother finds a certain piece of music stressful, the babys heart rate goes up. so the fetus is echoing the mothers response to the quality of the music. 7 woodward is convinced that we begin learning about music even before birth. she points out that even when music that can penetrate the womb is absent, the fetus is surrounded by those natural rhythms of the body - heartbeat and pulse and breath. answer the questions. mark your answers to questions 1 - 4 on the answer form to the right. answer form 1 a b c d 2 a b c d 3 a b c d 4 a b c d number correct /4 1 in paragraph 1, when opera singer irene gubrud says \i felt whole,\ what does she mean? a she always knew she would grow up to sing opera. b she realized that nothing was missing from her life. c she understood that sound affected her body. d she believed that opera was the best type of music. 2 read this sentence from paragraph 5. the overall effect is like listening to music underwater. what does this sentence tell the reader about how the music sounded? a the music sounded like waves. b the music sounded loud and thunderous. c the music sounded muted and distant. d the music sounded mysterious.

Explanation:

For question 1:

• Option A: There is no indication in the text that she always knew she'd sing opera.
• Option B: "I felt whole" implies a sense of completeness, which can be related to nothing missing in life.
• Option C: The text doesn't focus on sound affecting her body in this context.
• Option D: There's no mention of opera being the best music.

For question 2:

• Option A: The comparison is to listening underwater, not sounding like waves.
• Option B: Underwater sound is not loud and thunderous.
• Option C: Underwater sound is muted and distant, which fits the comparison.
• Option D: There's no indication of mystery from the "underwater" comparison.

Answer:

1. B. She realized that nothing was missing from her life.
2. C. The music sounded muted and distant.