Question

complete the text with the analysis that most logically connects the claim and evidence.

some people say that
eal\ reading must involve looking at the words on a physical page or e - book. by comparison, listening to audiobooks is often seen as a less mentally stimulating, and therefore less valid, form of reading. however, this is not an accurate view. to investigate the question of how readers process an audio version of a story, researchers at the university of california at berkeley mapped readers brains, testing both readers who listened to stories and those who read them in print form. the brain maps of the readers in both groups were nearly identical, showing that the very same language - processing parts of the brain were activated during reading and listening. this finding suggests that
______________________ as these researchers discovered, listening to stories engages the brain as fully as print materials do.

listening to stories is not a passive activity but instead requires the brain to integrate information as it would in silent reading.

listening to stories is the superior method of reading, as it is equally as engaging as visual reading while making multitasking easier.

a persons brain is most stimulated when he or she is sight - reading a text while listening to the audiobook version.

traditional sight - reading may have a \hidden\ auditory component that has so far gone largely unrecognized.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the claim and evidence. The evidence shows brain activation is similar for reading and listening. We need an option that logically connects this to the idea that listening is not passive.

• Option 1: "listening to stories is not a passive activity but instead requires the brain to integrate information as it would in silent reading." This matches because the brain maps showed similar language - processing activation, implying listening also needs active information integration like silent reading.
• Option 2: The passage doesn't claim listening is superior, just that it's equally engaging, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: The research is about reading vs listening, not both at the same time, so this is irrelevant.
• Option 4: The research focuses on listening vs reading, not on a hidden auditory component in traditional reading, so this is off - topic.

Answer:

listening to stories is not a passive activity but instead requires the brain to integrate information as it would in silent reading.