Tabloid newspapers proved to be almost worthless in enriching vocabulary. In fact, participants who read tabloids scored worse than participants who never read any kind of periodical. Tabloid readers scored 57%, while people who didn’t read newspapers scored 61% and readers of quality newspapers scored 76%.
“A number of these findings are intriguing,” said Professor Sullivan. “It was interesting, for example, to find that readers of tabloid newspapers did less well in the age 42 vocabulary tests than those who didn’t take a newspaper.
“This is, however, in line with our previous work which showed that the presence of tabloid newspapers in the home during childhood was linked to poor cognitive attainment at age 16.”
avid (adjective) very enthusiastic about something (often a hobby)
reap (verb) to obtain something, especially something good, as a direct result of something that you have done
participant (noun) a person who is taking part in an activity or event
significantly (adverb) in a way that is large or important enough to have an effect on something or to be noticed
Tabloid newspapers proved to be almost worthless in enriching vocabulary. In fact, participants who read tabloids scored worse than participants who never read any kind of periodical. Tabloid readers scored 57%, while people who didn’t read newspapers scored 61% and readers of quality newspapers scored 76%.“A number of these findings are intriguing,” said Professor Sullivan. “It was interesting, for example, to find that readers of tabloid newspapers did less well in the age 42 vocabulary tests than those who didn’t take a newspaper.“This is, however, in line with our previous work which showed that the presence of tabloid newspapers in the home during childhood was linked to poor cognitive attainment at age 16.”avid (adjective) very enthusiastic about something (often a hobby)reap (verb) to obtain something, especially something good, as a direct result of something that you have doneparticipant (noun) a person who is taking part in an activity or eventsignificantly (adverb) in a way that is large or important enough to have an effect on something or to be noticed
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