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Advanced Reading Exam A April - 2011 - Final
Advanced Reading Exam A April - 2011 - Final
April 2011
50 Points Total
Part 1: Read the following story, and then choose the correct answer for the
questions. (22 points – 1 point each)
Body language fuels the spread of fear: Scientists pinpoint how brain reacts to
posture – by Randolph E. Schmid, the Associated Press
A fight breaks out, and even though people at the far side of the crowd can‟t see
what‟s going on, they are immediately on edge. Now, a Harvard researcher has an
explanation for this fear contagion, the quick spread of emotion through a crowd.
Seeing someone adopt a fearful posture triggers areas of the brain that express
emotion and get the body primed for action. It‟s a response that can race through a
crowd like wildfire. “We are extremely sensitive to emotional body language, and we
react to it without being aware of it,” said Beatrice M.L. de Gelder of Harvard Medical
School. This, she said, “is very good, because that puts us in a position to act.” Most
previous studies of the human response to emotional situations have concentrated
on facial expressions, de Gelder said. She wondered if body reactions, as well as the
face, could communicate to other people.
10. The people used in the pictures that were mentioned in the passage were _____.
A. teachers B. students C. professors D. actors
13. Fearful images caused a response in the brain in the _______________ areas.
A. visual B. emotional
C. motor action D. All answers are correct
14. The study on fear shows that emotions are also communicated ______________.
A. verbatim B. nonverbally
C. Both answers are correct D. Neither answer is correct
16. Other stimuli that can provoke reponses in the brain are_______________.
A. faces B. disgusting odors
C. verbal threats D. All answers are correct
20. We can infer that Maren thinks that posture shows ______________.
A. general expression B. detailed maps
C. verbal information D. nothing
3. Why is a tattoo compared to the scar she had on her knee after she fell off her
bike as a kid?
6. How does Sally describe the poster room at Frank‟s tattoo parlor?
7. According to the story, what type of people does Sally think get elves and
dragons for tattoos?
8. What type of music do Lenny and Sally like? What indicates this in the story?
9. What was the surprising thing about the tattoo artist, Frank?
10. What will determine how much the tip will be?
12. Why didn‟t the old man notice her staring at his back?
13. What is the second most popular place for a tattoo for women?