IELTS READING: the study of laughter

QUESTION 14. Which of the following claims and arguments are presented in the passage above?

Choose TWO letters from A-E

A All animals share the phenomenon of laughter.

B Laughter can influence both adult and child health.

C Laughter is not unique to humans.

D Human mental, physical and social well-being are closely related.

E Laughter teaches us how to behave.

QUESTION 15. Which of the following claims and arguments are presented in the passage above?

Choose TWO letters from A-E

A All animals share the phenomenon of laughter.

B Laughter can influence both adult and child health.

C Laughter is not unique to humans.

D Human mental, physical and social well-being are closely related.

E Laughter teaches us how to behave.

Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 2?

On your answer sheet please write 

YES if the statement agrees with the writer

NO if the statement contradicts with the writer

NOT GIVEN if there is no information about this in the passage. 

16 Laughter is one of the most common expressions shared by all humans.

Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 2?

On your answer sheet please write 

YES if the statement agrees with the writer

NO if the statement contradicts with the writer

NOT GIVEN if there is no information about this in the passage. 

17 There are complicated systems in the human brain that take the responsibility of our emotions as happiness and fear.

Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 2?

On your answer sheet please write 

YES if the statement agrees with the writer

NO if the statement contradicts with the writer

NOT GIVEN if there is no information about this in the passage. 

18 Communication is the only purpose of laughter.

Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 2?

On your answer sheet please write 

YES if the statement agrees with the writer

NO if the statement contradicts with the writer

NOT GIVEN if there is no information about this in the passage. 

19 Reduced blood pressure would lead to a stimulated cardiovascular system.

Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 2?

On your answer sheet please write 

YES if the statement agrees with the writer

NO if the statement contradicts with the writer

NOT GIVEN if there is no information about this in the passage. 

20 With the mass production of T-cells from the laughter, stress hormones would be deducted from the immune system.

QUESTION 21

 

Emotional behavior takes academic concerns. For years scientists have been examining the origin of 21 _________ and laughter that comes from the same route as rats. Within an open environment, they have been noticed to be 22 _________ when they are alone, and happier when they are back with others. Jaak Panksepp even found that rats make 23 _________ when they are in a chaotic state. It is well understand that humans are not the only living species that laughs and laughter may have developed long before 24 _________. Despite such facts, we need to pay attention when we explain various animal behavior, as they may express with differed 25 _________ and 26 _________.

QUESTION 22

 

Emotional behavior takes academic concerns. For years scientists have been examining the origin of 21 _________ and laughter that comes from the same route as rats. Within an open environment, they have been noticed to be 22 _________ when they are alone, and happier when they are back with others. Jaak Panksepp even found that rats make 23 _________ when they are in a chaotic state. It is well understand that humans are not the only living species that laughs and laughter may have developed long before 24 _________. Despite such facts, we need to pay attention when we explain various animal behavior, as they may express with differed 25 _________ and 26 _________.

QUESTION 23

 

Emotional behavior takes academic concerns. For years scientists have been examining the origin of 21 _________ and laughter that comes from the same route as rats. Within an open environment, they have been noticed to be 22 _________ when they are alone, and happier when they are back with others. Jaak Panksepp even found that rats make 23 _________ when they are in a chaotic state. It is well understand that humans are not the only living species that laughs and laughter may have developed long before 24 _________. Despite such facts, we need to pay attention when we explain various animal behavior, as they may express with differed 25 _________ and 26 _________.