Table 3 Example sentences of reading comprehension materials with English translations.

From: The effects of background music on neural responses during reading comprehension

Sentence type

Chinese sentence

English translations

Correct sentence

划船需要用桨。

Rowing requires oars

姚明擅长打篮球。

Yao Ming is good at playing basketball

美国的现任总统是特朗普。

The current President of the US is Trump

Sentence with world knowledge violation

划船需要用布。

Rowing requires cloth

姚明擅长打排球。

Yao Ming is good at playing volleyball

美国的现任总统是华盛顿。

The current President of the US is Washington

  1. The critical words are underlined.