原田英語の時事英語ジュニア｜英語ニュース ワークシート（中学生レベル）
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勉強しながら音楽はアリ？歌詞のある曲は覚えるじゃまになると研究
Is Music Good for Studying?
1Students remembered less when they studied while listening to songs with lyrics, a study found. Researchers at the University of Porto in Portugal did the study.
2More than 100 university students took part online. They took memory and reading tests in three ways. One way was in silence. Another was with music without lyrics, and the last was with pop songs with lyrics. The songs were in Portuguese.
3When they heard songs with lyrics, the students remembered fewer words and pictures than in silence. In the reading test, they did better with music without lyrics than with songs with lyrics. Music without lyrics did not clearly help or hurt.
4About one in three students said they often or always listened to music while studying. Some students felt that music without lyrics helped them, but the tests did not show that.
5In a 2018 report, researchers in Britain looked at 65 studies together. They found that songs with lyrics and talking people could understand were the most distracting.
Words 単語
| lyricsB2 | 名 | 歌詞the words of a song |
| took partA2 | 熟 | 参加した（take part の過去形）joined an activity with other people |
| memoryA1 | 名 | 記憶、記憶力the power to keep things in your mind |
| silenceA2 | 名 | 静けさ、音のない状態a time when there is no sound |
| rememberedA1 | 動 | 覚えていた、思い出したkept something in your mind |
| clearlyA2 | 副 | はっきりとin a way that is easy to see |
| hurtA1 | 動 | 悪い影響をあたえる、傷つけるto make something worse |
| distractingB2 | 形 | 気を散らす、じゃまになるtaking your attention away from your work |
単語のレベル：CEFR-J（『CEFR-J Wordlist Version 1.6』 東京外国語大学投野由紀夫研究室. （URL: https://www.cefr-j.org/download.html より 2026年8月ダウンロード））
1. Reading Quiz 本文の内容に合うものを選ぼう
Where is the University of Porto?
A. In BritainB. In ChinaC. In PortugalD. In Spain
When did the students remember fewer words and pictures?
A. With songs with lyricsB. In silenceC. With music without lyricsD. After the reading test
How many studies did the team in Britain look at?
A. 36B. 65C. 100D. 2,018
How many students said they often or always listened to music while studying?
A. Almost all of themB. None of themC. About half of themD. About one in three
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) The students took part in the study online.
( ) Music without lyrics clearly helped the students.
( ) The songs with lyrics were in English.
( ) The researchers in Britain found that talking people could understand was very distracting.
3. Fill in the Blanks 下の語から選んで空らんをうめよう（形を変えずに）
silenceclearlydistractingmemoryrememberedlyrics
They found that songs with lyrics and talking people could understand were the most _____.
One way was in _____.
Music without lyrics did not _____ help or hurt.
Students remembered less when they studied while listening to songs with _____, a study found.
They took _____ and reading tests in three ways.
When they heard songs with lyrics, the students _____ fewer words and pictures than in silence.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( took / 100 / than / online / part / students / university / More ) .
( Portuguese / The / songs / were / in ) .
( Music / hurt / clearly / help / without / did / not / lyrics / or ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
Do you listen to music when you study? What kind of music?（あなたは勉強するとき、音楽を聞きますか？どんな音楽ですか？）
Where can you study best: in a quiet room or a place with some sound?（あなたがいちばん勉強できるのは、静かな部屋と、少し音がある場所のどちらですか？）
Answers 解答
1. (1) C (2) A (3) B (4) D
2. (1) T (2) F (3) F (4) T
3. (1) distracting (2) silence (3) clearly (4) lyrics (5) memory (6) remembered
4.
- More than 100 university students took part online.
- The songs were in Portuguese.
- Music without lyrics did not clearly help or hurt.
全文訳
1歌詞のある曲を聞きながら勉強すると、覚えられることが少なくなった、という研究が出ました。研究をしたのは、ポルトガルのポルト大学の研究者たちです。
2100人をこえる大学生が、インターネットを通じて参加しました。学生たちは、記憶と読解のテストを3つのやり方で受けました。1つ目は、静かな中で受けるやり方です。2つ目は歌詞のない音楽を聞きながら、最後は歌詞のあるポップスを聞きながらでした。曲はポルトガル語の歌でした。
3歌詞のある曲を聞いているときは、静かなときより、覚えられた単語や絵が少なくなりました。読解のテストでは、歌詞のある曲より、歌詞のない音楽のときのほうが成績がよくなりました。歌詞のない音楽は、はっきり役に立つことも、じゃまになることもありませんでした。
4この研究では、学生の3人に1人くらいが、勉強中によく、またはいつも音楽を聞いていると答えました。歌詞のない音楽が役に立ったと感じた学生もいましたが、テストの結果にはそれが表れませんでした。
52018年の報告では、イギリスの研究者たちが65の研究をまとめて調べています。その結果、いちばん気が散るのは、歌詞のある曲と、意味がわかる人の話し声でした。
文法ポイント：比較級 + than（～より…）
2つのものを比べて「～より…だ」と言う形。本文の the students remembered fewer words and pictures than in silence は「静かなときより、覚えた単語や絵が少なかった」。fewer は few の比較級で、数えられる名詞（words, pictures）に使う。did better ... than ～ の better は well の比較級。
出典：Journal of Cognition、Bournemouth University（Perspectives on Psychological Science）、Frontiers in Psychology ほか（記事は原田英語の時事英語ジュニアのオリジナル）｜https://www.haradaeigo.com/jijieigo-junior/news/2026-10-13-music-lyrics-study-memory/