You hear the same complaint all the time as people get older: “My memory is terrible.” Is it all in the mind, or do real changes take place in the brain with age to justify such grumbling? The depressing answer is that the brain’s cells, the neurons, die and decline in efficiency with age.
৩৬. The passage-
(ক) terrible memory
(খ) the three ways of mental function
(গ) working memory
(ঘ) absent-mindedness of the elderly
(ঙ) the effects of ageing on brain’s work
৩৭. According to the passage all of the following are true except that,-
(ক) the neurons die with age
(খ) soccer players can keep up efficiency even in old age
(গ) stress can also lead to absent mindedness
(ঘ) young people master new routines more easily than the old
(ঙ) changes in the mind and in the brain are not exactly identical
৩৮. The sentence ‘My memory is terrible’ means that-
(ক) the speaker is threatening other
(খ) the speaker is in a state of panic
(গ) the speaker in unhappy
(ঘ) the speaker feels terrible
(ঙ) the speaker totally chilled
৩৯. According to the passage, our learning capacity relies on-
(ক) new routines and technologies
(খ) the neurons
(গ) diaries and other mental aids
(ঘ) the brain’s blackboard
(ঙ) the temporal lobes
৪০. According to the passage, absent mindedness is common-
(ক) only in old age
(খ) in early middle age
(গ) in one’s late teens
(ঘ) in late middle age
(ঙ) at all ages