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85 [eighty-five]

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85 [eighty-five]	Questions – Past tense 1

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Big letters, big feelings

Advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures awaken our particular interests. We look at them longer and more intently than letters. As a result, we remember advertisements with pictures better. Pictures also produce strong emotional reactions. The brain recognizes pictures very quickly. It knows immediately what can be seen in the picture. Letters function differently than pictures. They are abstract characters. Therefore, our brain reacts slower to letters. First, it must understand the meaning of the word. One might say the characters must be translated by the language part of the brain. But emotions can be produced using letters too. The text just needs to be very large. Studies show that big letters have a big effect as well. Large letters aren't just more noticeable than small letters. They also produce a stronger emotional reaction. This is true for positive as well as negative feelings. The size of things has always been important to mankind. Man must react quickly to danger. And when something is large, it's usually already quite close! So it's understandable that large pictures cause strong reactions. Less clear is how we react to large letters. Letters aren't actually a signal for the brain. Despite this, it shows greater activity when it sees large letters. This result is very interesting to scientists. It shows how important letters have become for us. Our brain has somehow learned how to react to writing…

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How much did you drink?	H_w m_c_ d_d y_u d_i_k_ How much did you drink? H__ m___ d__ y__ d_____ How much did you drink? ___ ____ ___ ___ ______ How much did you drink?
How much did you work?	H_w m_c_ d_d y_u w_r_? How much did you work? H__ m___ d__ y__ w____ How much did you work? ___ ____ ___ ___ _____ How much did you work?
How much did you write?	H_w m_c_ d_d y_u w_i_e_ How much did you write? H__ m___ d__ y__ w_____ How much did you write? ___ ____ ___ ___ ______ How much did you write?

How did you sleep?	H_w d_d y_u s_e_p_ How did you sleep? H__ d__ y__ s_____ How did you sleep? ___ ___ ___ ______ How did you sleep?
How did you pass the exam?	H_w d_d y_u p_s_ t_e e_a_? How did you pass the exam? H__ d__ y__ p___ t__ e____ How did you pass the exam? ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ _____ How did you pass the exam?
How did you find the way?	H_w d_d y_u f_n_ t_e w_y_ How did you find the way? H__ d__ y__ f___ t__ w___ How did you find the way? ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ____ How did you find the way?

Who did you speak to?	W_o d_d y_u s_e_k t_? Who did you speak to? W__ d__ y__ s____ t__ Who did you speak to? ___ ___ ___ _____ ___ Who did you speak to?
With whom did you make an appointment?	W_t_ w_o_ d_d y_u m_k_ a_ a_p_i_t_e_t_ With whom did you make an appointment? W___ w___ d__ y__ m___ a_ a___________ With whom did you make an appointment? ____ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ ____________ With whom did you make an appointment?
With whom did you celebrate your birthday?	W_t_ w_o_ d_d y_u c_l_b_a_e y_u_ b_r_h_a_? With whom did you celebrate your birthday? W___ w___ d__ y__ c________ y___ b________ With whom did you celebrate your birthday? ____ ____ ___ ___ _________ ____ _________ With whom did you celebrate your birthday?

Where were you?	W_e_e w_r_ y_u_ Where were you? W____ w___ y___ Where were you? _____ ____ ____ Where were you?
Where did you live?	W_e_e d_d y_u l_v_? Where did you live? W____ d__ y__ l____ Where did you live? _____ ___ ___ _____ Where did you live?
Where did you work?	W_e_e d_d y_u w_r_? Where did you work? W____ d__ y__ w____ Where did you work? _____ ___ ___ _____ Where did you work?

What did you suggest?	W_a_ d_d y_u s_g_e_t_ What did you suggest? W___ d__ y__ s_______ What did you suggest? ____ ___ ___ ________ What did you suggest?
What did you eat?	W_a_ d_d y_u e_t_ What did you eat? W___ d__ y__ e___ What did you eat? ____ ___ ___ ____ What did you eat?
What did you come to know?	W_a_ d_d y_u c_m_ t_ k_o_? What did you come to know? W___ d__ y__ c___ t_ k____ What did you come to know? ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _____ What did you come to know?

How fast did you drive?	H_w f_s_ d_d y_u d_i_e_ How fast did you drive? H__ f___ d__ y__ d_____ How fast did you drive? ___ ____ ___ ___ ______ How fast did you drive?
How long did you fly?	H_w l_n_ d_d y_u f_y_ How long did you fly? H__ l___ d__ y__ f___ How long did you fly? ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ How long did you fly?
How high did you jump?	H_w h_g_ d_d y_u j_m_? How high did you jump? H__ h___ d__ y__ j____ How high did you jump? ___ ____ ___ ___ _____ How high did you jump?

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