READING: The benefits of reading fiction

You are going to read a text that describes the benefits of reading fiction. Match the statements below A-G with the corresponding paragraph (1- 6). One statement does not go with any of the paragraphs.

Statements

1. Reading makes you feel happier
2. Reading favours empathy
3. Reading improves one’s creativity
4. Reading helps fight stress
5. Reading opens your mind
6. Reading boosts memory
7. Readers build more language

Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA