Ch 3 Reading 2: Five Are Not Enough: Additional Sences

Which statement best expresses the main idea of the passage?

• If you cannot perceive something, it is not likely that another person can.

• Many human senses have been proposed, but only nine are generally accepted.

• Scientists generally agree about five human senses, and some agree about more.

• Strict criteria determine whether something is really a sense or not.

The word CLASSICAL in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

• Ancient

• Long-accepted

• Obvious

• Old-fashioned

Which is NOT mentioned in the passage as a proposed or accepted human sense?

• Balance

• Iron

• Itching

• Smell

According to the passage, the sense of nociception involves

• Pain

• The ear

• The nose

• Touch

Why were nociception and thermoception once not recognized as district human senses?

• No stimulus for them could be found.

• They involved rapid, unconscious responses.

• They relate to hard-to-measure concepts.

• They seemed to involve receptors also used in touch.

Which sentence best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in Paragraph 5? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.

• Brain waves are not powerful enough to be detected.

• On infrequent occasions, the brain emits energy.

• Scientists listening to the brain have detected a low hum.

• The brain puts out an electromagnetic signal.

The phrase OUT OF BOUNDS in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to

• illegal

• immoral

• unbelievable

• unexplained

It can be most strongly inferred from Paragraph 6 that the author thinks human magnetoception

• Might be enhanced by eating iron-rich foods

• Might someday be found to exist

• is not considered as a human sense

• Shows that humans could naturally migrate

The word THEM in Paragraph 7 refer to

• Gadgets

• Ghost hunters

• Movies

• Stimuli

According to Paragraph 7, the signal detected by ghost-hunting equipment

• Can be harmful

• Cannot be explained

• Do not really exist

• Have ordinary sources