WorksheetsDid You Just Yawn?
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
According to the passage 'Why Do People Yawn?', what is one possible reason people yawn?
To get more oxygen
To cool down the human brain by bringing cold air into the body
To show they are tired
To communicate with others
Scientists know exactly why people yawn.
True
False
When you yawn, your mouth opens wide, your jaw tilts your head back slightly, and your lungs stretch.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of yawning?
A) Your mouth opens wide
B) Your jaw tilts your head back
C) You close your eyes tightly
D) Your lungs stretch
What is the name of the openings on an insect's body surface where air enters?
Tracheae
Spiracles
Air sacs
Lungs
Yawning is as simple as needing air and breathing out.
True
False
Many animals bare their teeth when yawning, and some, like lions, growl when they yawn.
True
False
According to the passage, what is one popular theory about the purpose of yawning?
To send oxygen to the brain
To help you fall asleep
To make you feel hungry
To block carbon dioxide
When you are tired, your breathing becomes shallow and your lungs receive less oxygen.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a reason scientists believe people yawn?
A) To get more oxygen
B) To cool down the brain
C) To flex the sinus system
D) To increase carbon dioxide
According to the passage, scientists today believe that yawning is mainly to get more oxygen to the brain.
True
False
According to the passage, what is one function of yawning?
To increase oxygen intake
To cool down the brain
To help with digestion
To improve eyesight
Researchers found that people are more likely to yawn during which season?
Winter
Summer
Spring
Fall
The walls of the human maxillary sinuses expand when you yawn because taking in air may help cool down the brain.
True
False
According to the passage 'Empathy or Imitation?', which of the following is an example of empathy?
Copying your friend's dance moves
Feeling happy for a friend who lands the lead role in a play
Repeating what your teacher says
Mimicking someone's walk
Based on the passage 'Empathy or Imitation?', True or False: Imitation involves attaching feelings or emotions to the action.
True
False
Who were the researchers mentioned in the passage who studied yawning in chimpanzees?
Matthew Campbell and Frans de Waal
Charles Darwin and Jane Goodall
Sigmund Freud and Ivan Pavlov
Stephen Hawking and Marie Curie
In the 2009 study, what did the chimpanzees do after watching a video of a real animal yawning?
They were more likely to yawn
They started eating a banana
They ignored the video
They fell asleep
According to the passage 'Dogs Know How You Feel', what did the study led by biologist Karine Silva in Portugal show about dogs?
Dogs can only recognize their owners' voices
Dogs feel empathy
Dogs do not respond to yawning
Dogs are not affected by sounds
According to the passage 'Dogs Know How You Feel', dogs were five times more likely to yawn when they heard a voice they recognized.
True
False
Based on the passage 'Learning to Empathize', why don't children under four yawn when others do?
They are tired
They haven't reached the developmental stage for contagious yawning
They don't like yawning
They are distracted
What is the average length of a yawn?
3 secs
4 secs
5 secs
6 secs
If you yawn too much, what could you do?
take a nap
put your hand over your mouth
put a cold towel on your forehead to try and cool your brain
drink some water
What does empathize mean in the following sentence - While scientists are still hoping to find clear proof whether a person can really "catch" a yawn, they think the phenomenon of contagious yawning may have to do with the human ability to empathize, or identify with others
identify
organize
aks questions
love
What does contract mean?
to have the same feelings as another person
essential; momentous; important
tighten or reduce to a smaller size
acting or occuring involuntarily
What does significant mean?
acting or occuring involuntarily
made tame enough to live in a person's home
essential; momentous; important
incapable of being avoided
What is the theme or the overall big message of this book
studying actions in humans and animals can help us understand more about how our bodies and brains work
yawns are a mystery
yawns are definitely contagious
Yawns have been around forever and scientists want to study them
