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WorksheetsCircle of Life: Reading Task (Twins)
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
Unlike non-identical twins, identical twins
are more common among Asians than
Africans.
are becoming more and more common.
are more common among older mothers.
are no more frequent in one geographical area than another.
Scientists are particularly interested in identical twins who
have been raised by different families.
haven't been studied before.
look and behave in very similar ways.
are not alike in terms of personality.
While they were growing up, twins Jim Lewis and Jim Springer
were in regular contact.
knew about their twin, but had no contact.
did not know they had ever had a twin.
were prevented from seeing each other by their adoptive families.
When the two Jims met as adults, how did they react to the similarities between them?
They had always expected them.
They found them very amusing.
They did not realize how similar they were until the researchers told them.
They were very surprised.
As adults, the twins
both had only one child.
each had two wives.
had pets with the same name.
married women who were identical twins.
How do other cases of twins raised apart compare with the 'Jim twins'?
They are all just as surprising.
They are less surprising, but often show interesting coincidences.
Many of them are even more surprising.
Most of them show that other pairs of identical twins are not very similar.
