Copy Your Neighbour, What Are You Laughing At?, Memory Decoding Reading Answers

The IELTS Reading passage, Copy Your Neighbour, along with the other two Academic passages – What Are You Laughing At? and Memory Decoding makes this a complete Reading practice test. 

You will have 60 minutes to complete the whole test, which consists of 40 questions in total.  

Here are the question types in this reading test

Reading Passage 1 (Copy your Neighbor) 

• Matching Information 
• True/False/Not Given 
• Multiple Choice Question 

Reading Passage 2 (What are you laughing at?) 

• Matching Features 
• Summary Completion 
• True/False/Not Given 

Reading Passage 3 (Memory Decoding) 

• Matching Information 
• Summary Completion 
• Multiple Choice Question 

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Reading Passage 1

Copy Your Neighbour

Questions 1 – 5

The reading Passage has seven paragraphs A-I.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter A-I, in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet.

NB You may use any letter more than once.

1. Criticism against flight height theory of butterfly

2. Explained why Beccaloni researched in Ecuador.

3. Different mimicry ring flies at different height

4. The method of catching butterfly by Beccaloni

5. Not all Mimicry patterns are toxic information sent out from insects.

Questions 6-11

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1

In boxes 6-11 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE, if the statement is true
FALSE, if the statement is false
NOT GIVEN, if the information is not given in the passage

6. All butterflies’ colours of the wing reflect the sense of warning to other predators.

7. Insects may imitate butterflies’ wing patterns as well.

8. Flying the Altitude of a butterfly is determined by their food.

9. Beccaloni agreed with the flight height hypothesis and decide to reassure its validity.

10. Jatun Sacha has the riches diversity of breeds in the world.

11. Beecaloni has more detailed records on the location of butterfly collection than others.

Questions 12-13

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D

Write your answers in boxes 12-13 on your answer sheet.

12. Which is correct about butterflies’ flight altitude?

A. Flight height theory already established

B. Butterfly always flies at a certain height

C. It is like the aeroplane’s flying phenomenon

D. Each butterfly has its own favourable height

13. Which is correct about Beccaloni’s next investigation after flight height?

A. Some certain statistics have already been collected

B. Try to find connections between larval height and adult ones

C. It’s very difficult to raise butterfly larval

D. Different larval favours different kinds of trees

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Reading Passage 2

What are you laughing at?

Questions 14 – 19

Look at the following research findings (questions 1-6) and the list of people below.

Match each finding with the correct person, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter, A, B, C or D, in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet.

NB You may use any letter more than once.

A. Tom Flamson

B. Elke Zimmerman

C. Robert Provine

D. Jaak Panksepp

14. Babies and chimps produce similar sounds of laughter.

15. Primates are not the only animals who produce laughter Pan

16. Laughter also suggests that we feel safe and easy with others.

17. Laughter is a response to a polite situation instead of humour.

18. Animal laughter evolved before human laughter

19. Laughter is a social activity.

Questions 20 – 23

Complete the summary using the list of words, A-K, below.

Write the correct letter, A-K, in boxes 7-10 on your answer sheet.

Some researchers believe that laughter first evolved out of 20……………………. An investigation has revealed that human and chimp laughter may have the same 21 ……………………. Besides, scientists have been aware that 22……………………  laugh, however, it now seems that laughter might be more
widespread than once we thought. Although the reasons why humans started to laugh are still unknown, it seems that laughter may result from the 23…………………… we feel with another person

A. evolution

B. chirps

C. origins

D. voice

E. confidence

F. rats

G. primates

H. response

I. play

J. children

K. tickling

Questions 24 – 26

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

In boxes 11-13 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE, if the statement is true
FALSE, if the statement is false
NOT GIVEN, if the information is not given in the passage

24. Both men and women laugh more when they are with members of the same sex.

25. Primates lack sufficient breath control to be able to produce laughs the way humans do.

25. Chimpanzees produce laughter in a wider range of situations than rats do

Reading Passage 3

Memory Decoding

Questions 27-31

The reading Passage has seven paragraphs A-G.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter A-G, in boxes 27-30 on your answer sheet.

27. The reason why the competence of super memory is significant in academic settings

28. Mention of a contest for extraordinary memory held in consecutive years

29. A demonstrative example of extraordinary person did an unusual recalling game

30. A belief that extraordinary memory can be gained through enough practice

31. A depiction of the rare ability which assists the extraordinary memory reactions

Questions 32-36

Complete the following summary of the paragraphs of Reading Passage, using no more than three words from the Reading Passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 32-36 on your answer sheet.

Using visual imagery and spatial navigation to remember numbers are investigated and explained. A man called Ed Cooke in a pub, spoke a string of odd words when he held 7 of the spades (the first one of any cards group) was remembered as he encoded it to a 32. ________ and the card deck to memory is set to be one time of an order of 33 ________; When it comes time to recall, Cooke took a 34.  ________along his way and interpreted the imaginary scene into cards. This superior memory skill can be traced back to Ancient Greece, the strategy was called 35. ________which had been a major subject was in ancient 36. ________.

Questions 37-38

Choose TWO correct letters, A-E

Write your answers in boxes 37-38 on your answer sheet.

According to World Memory Championships, what activities need good memory?

A. order for a large group of each digit

B. recall people’s face

C. resemble a long Greek poem

D. match name with pictures and features

E. recall what people ate and did yesterday

Questions 39-40

Choose TWO correct letters, A-E

Write your answers in boxes 39-40 on your answer sheet.

What is the result of Psychologists Elizabeth Valentine and John Wilding‘s MRI Scan experiment find out?

A. the champions ‘ brains are different in some way from common people

B. the difference in the brain of champions’ scan image to control subjects are shown when memorizing sequences of three-digit numbers

C. champions did much worse when they are asked to remember photographs

D. the memory-champs activated more brain regions than control subjects

E. there is some part in the brain coping with visual and spatial memory

Answers

Reading Passage 1

1 Answer: E

Question type: Matching Information 

Answer location: Paragraph E, line 5

Answer explanation: Paragraph E, illustrates the questions pointed out by DeVries, who said that mimicry complexes were stratified by flight height. The idea is that wing colour patterns are camouflaged against the different patterns of light and shadow at each level in the canopy, providing the first line of defence, against predators. But the light patterns and wing patterns don’t match very well. And observations show that the insects do not shift in height as the day progresses. The light patterns and wing patterns don’t match very well. He concluded by saying that the theory doesn’t explain why the model species is flying at that specific height in the first place. These lines indicate that DeVries criticized the flight height theory of butterfly. So, the answer is E. 

2 Answer: B

Question type: Matching Information 

Answer location: Paragraph B, line 5

Answer explanation: We can find reference in the 5th line of Paragraph B, which states that in pursuit of a solution to the mystery of mimetic exuberance, Beccaloni set off for one of the mega centres for butterfly diversity, the point where the western edge of the Amazon basin meets the foothills of the Andes in Ecuador. These lines suggest that in order to find a solution to the mystery of mimetic exuberance, Beccaloni went to a mega centre for butterfly diversity, the point where the western edge of the amazon basin meets the foothills of the Andes in Ecuador. The main objective of Beccaloni was to understand how the organization of butterflies was done and their relation to mimicry. So, the answer is B. 

3 Answer: G

Question type: Matching Information 

Answer location: Paragraph G 

Answer explanation: We understand from paragraph G that Beccaloni’s attention to detail paid off when he found that the mimicry rings were flying at two quite separate altitudes. He claimed that their forest use was quite distinctive, for example, most members of the clear-winged mimicry ring would fly close to the forest floor, while the majority of the 12 species in the tiger-winged ring fly high up. Each mimicry ring had its own characteristic flight height. We understand that Beccaloni came to the conclusion that the butterflies with different mimicry patterns on the wings made a flight at various altitudes. So, the answer is G. 

4 Answer: F

Question type: Matching Information 

Answer location: Paragraph F, line 8

Answer explanation: The 8th line of paragraph F illustrates that Beccaloni used a large bag-like net to capture his prey. This allowed him to sample the 2.5 meters immediately above the forest floor. Unlike many previous workers, he kept very precise notes on exactly where he caught his specimens. These lines reveal that Beccaloni used the effective strategies employed by the entomologists before him. He used a large bag-like net to capture his prey, which allowed him to catch a sample to an extent of 2.5 metres. Thus, the answer is F. 

5 Answer: D

Question type: Matching Information 

Answer location: Paragraph D 

Answer explanation: Paragraph D states the fact that despite all the ithomiines are poisonous, it is in their interest to evolve to look like one another because predators that learn to avoid one species will also avoid others that resemble it. This is known as Mullerian mimicry. Mimicry rings may also contain insects that are not toxic but gain protection by looking like a model species: an adaptation called Batesian mimicry. These lines indicate that some mimicry rings contain non-toxic insects, and gain protection by looking like a model species. We can understand that in order to create a defence, the insects aim to make themselves resemble those insects. Thus, the answer is D. 

6 Answer: False 

Question type: True/False/Not Given 

Answer location: Paragraph D

Answer explanation: The initial line of paragraph D states that although all ithomiines are poisonous, it is in their interest to evolve to look like one another because predators that learn to avoid one species will also avoid others that resemble it. This is known as Mullerian mimicry. We understand that according to the Mullerian mimicry, many ithomiines are poisonous but it is in their interest to resemble one another, which notifies the predators of the threat sign. Therefore, the statement contradicts the information, so, the answer is False. 

7 Answer: True

Question type: True/False/Not Given 

Answer location: Paragraph D, line 3

Answer explanation: The 3rd line of paragraph D states that Mimicry rings may also contain insects that are not toxic but gain protection by looking like a model species, which is an adaptation called Batesian mimicry. These lines suggest that according to the Batesian mimicry, many insects follow the pattern of mimicry rings, despite the fact that they do not resemble any danger to the predator. Thus, the statement agrees with the information, so, the answer is True. 

8 Answer: Not Given 

Question type: True/False/Not Given 

Answer location: Paragraph G, line 2

Answer explanation: The 2nd line in Paragraph G states an example, according to which, most members of the clear-winged mimicry ring would fly close to the forest floor, while the majority of the 12 species in the tiger-winged ring fly high up. Each mimicry ring had its own characteristic flight height. These lines reveal that each mimicry ring had its own characteristics because a clear-winged mimicry ring would fly close to the forest whereas the 12 species in the tiger-winged ring would fly high up. However, there’s no reference that the butterfly’s flying altitude is determined by their food. Hence, the answer is Not Given. 

9 Answer: False 

Question type: True/False/Not Given 

Answer location: Paragraph F 

Answer explanation: The introductory line of paragraph F reveals that initially, Beccaloni didn’t agree with the flight height hypothesis when he went to Ecuador, as a result of which he set out to test it. Thus, the statement contradicts the information, so, the answer is False. 

10 Answer: Not Given 

Question type: True/False/Not Given 

Answer location: Paragraph F, line 6

Answer explanation: We find a reference for Jatun Sacha in the 6th line of paragraph F, which states that it consists of 56 ithomiine butterfly species divided among eight mimicry rings. Apart from that, there were also 69 other insect species, including 34 day-flying moths and a damselfly, all in a 200-hectare study area. These lines suggest that Jatun Sacha had a sheer diversity of breeds. However, there’s no reference that he was the richest diversity of breeds in the world. 

11 Answer: True 

Question type: True/False/Not Given 

Answer location: Paragraph B, line 5

Answer explanation: The 5th line of paragraph B illustrates that in pursuit of a solution to the mystery of mimetic exuberance, Beccaloni set off for one of the mega centres for butterfly diversity, the point where the western edge of the Amazon basin meets the foothills of the Andes in Ecuador. These lines state that Beccaloni came up with the idea of researching each of resolving the mystery of mimetic exuberance as he was aware of the relation of the location and the species of butterfly found there. Thus, the statement agrees with the information, so, the answer is True.

12 Answer: D

Question type: Multiple Choice Question 

Answer location: Paragraph G, line 2

Answer explanation: An example is found in the 2nd line of paragraph G, which states that most members of the clear-winged mimicry ring would fly close to the forest floor, while the majority of the 12 species in the tiger-winged ring fly high up. Each mimicry ring had its own characteristic flight height. These lines indicate that each mimicry ring had its own characteristic flight height, i.e, a clear-winged mimicry ring would fly close to the floor of the forest, while the tiger-winged ring would fly up in the sky. Therefore, it is evident that different species of mimicry rings maintained their flight at different heights. So, the answer is D. 

13 Answer: B 

Question type: Multiple Choice Question 

Answer location: Paragraph I 

Answer explanation: The introductory line of Paragraph I states that Beccaloni had an idea to look at the distribution of ithomiine larval food plants within the canopy. He’d record the height of each above the ground at which the eggs or larvae were found. These lines reveal Beccaloni’s idea, which was to locate the distribution of larval food plants and canopy. The primary aim of his idea was to research the maximum height to which the host plant would shoot up about the height at which eggs and larvae were found above the ground. Thus, the answer is B. 

Reading Passage 2

14 Answer: B 

Question type: Matching Features 

Answer location: Paragraph D, line 4

Answer explanation: 24th line of paragraph D states that the findings come from Elke Zimmerman, head of the Institute for Zoology in Germany, who compared the sounds made by babies and chimpanzees in response to tickling during the first year of their life. These lines indicate that Elke Zimmerman compared the sounds of babies and chimpanzees made in response to tickling in the first year of life. So, it’s evident that Elke Zimmerman was a man who compared the tickling sounds of babies and chimps to know whether they produced similar sounds of laughter. Thus, the answer is B. 

15 Answer: D

Question type: Matching Features

Answer location: Paragraph E, line 5

Answer explanation: Paragraph E, Line 5 states that till now, the most compelling evidence for laughter beyond primates comes from research done by Jaak Panksepp from Bowling Green State University, Ohio, into the ultrasonic chirps produced by rats during play and in response to tickling. These lines suggest that the most significant evidence for laughter beyond primates is from Jaak Panksepp’s research, where it was researched if the ultrasonic chirps produced by rats during play and in response to tickling. We can understand that it was Jaak Panksepp who proved that primates are not the only ones who can laugh. So, the answer is D. 

16 Answer: A

Question type: Matching Features 

Answer location: Paragraph F, line 10

Answer explanation: The 10th line of paragraph F is said by Flamson, who says, “Even in rats, laughter, tickle, play, and trust are linked. Rats chirp a lot when they play, ‘says Flamson. ‘These chirps can be aroused by tickling. And they get bonded to us as a result, which certainly seems like a show of trust.’” These lines reveal that laughter, tickle, play, and trust are linked in rats as they chirp a lot while they play. Their chirps are aroused by tickling. As a result of which they get bonded, which showcases trust. Therefore, these lines are said by Tom Flamson. So, the answer is A. 

17 Answer: C

Question type: Matching Features 

Answer location: Paragraph B 

Answer explanation: The introductory line of Paragraph B states that laughter evolved as a signal to others – it almost disappears when we are alone,’ says Robert Provine, a neuroscientist at the University of Maryland. Provine found that most laughter comes as a polite reaction to everyday remarks such as ‘see you later’, rather than anything particularly funny. We can deduce that Robert Provine saying that laughter is like a signal to others, which disappears when a person is alone. Provine also claims that most of the laughter comes as a polite interaction between people rather than something funny. Thus, Provine says that laughter is a response to polite situations instead of humor. So, the answer is C. 

18 Answer: B

Question type: Matching Features 

Answer location: Paragraph D, line 8

Answer explanation: The 8th line of paragraph D illustrates, Zimmerman believing the closeness of baby laughter to chimp laughter supports the idea that laughter was around long before humans arrived on the scene. These lines reveal that Zimmerman believed that there were similarities between a baby’s laughter and chimpanzee’s laughter and that the laughter was around long before humans arrived. Thus, animal laughter evolved before humans was said by Elke Zimmerman. So, the answer is B. 

19 Answer: C

Question type: Matching Features 

Answer location: Paragraph B, line 2

Answer explanation: Paragraph B, line 2 states that Laughter evolved as a signal to others – it almost disappears when we are alone,’ says Robert Provine, a neuroscientist at the University of Maryland. Provine found that most laughter comes as a polite reaction to everyday remarks such as ‘see you later’, rather than anything particularly funny. These lines indicate that most of the laughter comes as a response to polite interaction between people such as ‘see you later’ rather than something funny. Here, polite interaction refers to social activity. So, laughter can be defined as social activity, was said by Robert Provine. Thus, the answer is C. 

20 Answer: I

Question type: Summary Completion 

Answer location: Paragraph C

Answer explanation: The initial lines of paragraph C illustrates, “To find the origins of laughter, Provine believes we need to look at the play.” These lines demonstrate provine saying that in order to find the origins of laughter, it is required to look at the play. Thus, according to Provine, laughter first evolved out of play. So, the answer that fits the sentence is I. play. 

21 Answer: C 

Question type: Summary Completion 

Answer location: Paragraph D, line 7

Answer explanation: We can find reference in the 7th line of paragraph D that Zimmerman discovered that chimp and human baby laughter follow broadly the same pattern. She believed the closeness of baby laughter to chimp laughter supports the idea that laughter was around long before humans arrived on the scene. What started simply as a modification of breathing associated with enjoyable and playful interactions has acquired a symbolic meaning as an indicator of pleasure. We can understand from these lines that Zimmerman found a similarity between the laughter of babies and chimps, which revealed that laughter was around long before humans arrived. What initially started with the breathing associated with playful and enjoyable interaction has now a symbolic meaning indicating pleasure. Hence, it is evident that the origin of the laughter of chimps and humans is the same. So, the answer is C. Origins. 

22 Answer: G

Question type: Summary Completion 

Answer location: Paragraph E, line 4

Answer explanation: The 4th line of paragraph E illustrates that Scientists are currently testing such stories with a comparative analysis of just how common laughter is, among animals. So far, though, the most compelling evidence for laughter beyond primates comes from research done by Jaak Panksepp from Bowling Green State University, Ohio, into the ultrasonic chirps produced by rats during play and in response to tickling. These lines indicate that scientists are researching how common laughter is among the animals. Till now, the most significant evidence for laughter beyond primates comes from Jaak’s research. So, it’s evident that primates can also laugh. So, the answer is G – Primates. 

23 Answer: E

Question type: Summary Completion 

Answer location: Paragraph F, line 10

Answer explanation: We find reference in the 10th line of paragraph F, which states that laughter, tickle, play, and trust are linked to rats. Tom Flamson says that rats chirp a lot when they play and those chirps can be aroused by tickling. And they get bonded to us as a result, which certainly seems like a show of trust. These lines reveal that rats get bound to humans showcasing trust. This line indicates that humans laugh when they trust someone, which builds confidence. Although the reasons why humans started to laugh is still not known, it seems that laughter results from the confidence a person feels with another person. So, the answer is E – confidence. 

24 Answer: False 

Question type: True/False/Not Given 

Answer location: Paragraph B, line 5

Answer explanation: The 5th line of paragraph B states that men tend to laugh longer and harder when they are with other men, perhaps as a way of bonding. Women tend to laugh more and at a higher pitch when men are present, possibly indicating flirtation or even submission. These lines suggest that men used to laugh more when they’ve company with other men, resulting in a great bond between them. Similarly, women laugh harder and louder when there’s a man present with them indicating a sign of flirtatious behavior or submission. Thus, the statement contradicts the information, so, the answer is False. 

25 Answer: True 

Question type: True/False/Not Given 

Answer location: Paragraph D, line 8

Answer explanation: The 8th line of paragraph D illustrates that Zimmerman thought the closeness of baby laughter to chimp laughter supports the idea that laughter was around long before humans arrived on the scene. What started simply as a modification of breathing associated with enjoyable and playful interactions has acquired a symbolic meaning as an indicator of pleasure. These lines indicate Zimmerman’s belief that there was a similarity in the laughter of baby and chimp, which supported the idea that laughter was around long before humans arrived. What started with the breathing associated with playful and enjoyable interactions has a symbolic meaning which indicates pleasure. This line suggests that primates could laugh before humans but their laugh was not a symbol of pleasure as humans. Thus, the statement matches the information, so, the answer is True. 

26 Answer: Not Given 

Question type: True/False/Not Given 

Answer location: Paragraph A, line 2 

Answer explanation: The 2nd line of paragraph A states that while joking and wit are uniquely human inventions, laughter certainly is not. Other creatures, including chimpanzees, gorillas, and even rats, chuckle. Obviously, they don’t crack up at Homer Simpson or titter at the boss’s dreadful jokes, but the fact that they laugh in the first place suggests that sniggers and chortles have been around for a lot longer than we have. These lines illustrate that even chimpanzees, gorillas, and even rats chuckle, which indicates that sniggers and chortles have been present for a long time. However, there’s no reference that chimpanzees had a wider range of situations that resulted in laughter than rats did. So, the answer is Not Given. 

Reading Passage 3

27 Answer: F

Question type: Matching Information 

Answer location: Paragraph F, line 11

Answer explanation: We find reference in the 11th line of paragraph A, which states that before printed books, the art of memory was considered a staple of classical education on par with grammar, logic, and rhetoric. These lines indicate that the art of remembering images and recalling them through an imaginary route is considered significant in academic studies. Since the ancestors didn’t have any books, super memory at that time was considered classical education. Thus, this is the reason the competence of super memory is significant in academic settings. So, the answer is F. 

28 Answer: B

Question type: Matching Information 

Answer location: Paragraph B

Answer explanation: The introductory line of paragraph B illustrates that in timed trials, contestants were challenged to take at and then recite a two-page poem, memorize rows of 40-digit numbers, recall the names of 110 people after looking at their photographs, and perform seven other feats of extraordinary retention. Some tests took just a few minutes; others lasted hours. In the 14 years since the World Memory Championships was founded, no one has memorized the order of a shuffled deck of playing cards in less than 30 seconds. These lines state that contestants were challenged to take and then recite a two page poem, memorize the row of 40 digit numbers, recall the names of 110 people after looking at their photos and perform seven other feats of extraordinary retention. While some tests took only a few minutes, others lasted hours. People were asked to remember things in the world memory championship contest for extraordinary memory, where no participant has memorized the order of a shuffled deck of playing cards in less than 30 seconds. Thus, this is a contest held for extraordinary memory in consecutive years. So, the answer is B. 

29 Answer: D

Question type: Matching Information 

Answer location: Paragraph D, line 2 

Answer explanation: The 2nd line of paragraph D illustrates that Cooke, a 23-year-old cognitive-science graduate student with a shoulder-length mop of curly hair, is a grandmaster of brain storage. He can memorize the order of 10 decks of playing cards in less than an hour or one deck of cards in less than a minute. These lines indicate that Cooke was a grandmaster of brain storage, who can memorize 1 deck of cards in less than a minute. So, this is an example of an extraordinary person who did an unusual recalling game. Thus, the answer is D. 

30 Answer: H

Question type: Matching Information 

Answer location: Paragraph H, line 3

Answer explanation: Paragraph H states about K. Anders Ericsson, who cited an experiment with S. F, who was paid to take a standard test of memory. The 3rd line illustrates that when he started, he could hold, like most people, only about seven digits in his head at any given time (conveniently, the length of a phone number). Over two years, S. F. completed 250 hours of testing. By then, he had stretched his digit span from 7 to more than 80. The study of S. F. led Ericsson to believe that innately superior memory doesn’t exist at all. When he reviewed original case studies of naturals, he found that exceptional memorizers were using techniques—sometimes without realizing it—and lots of practice. These lines reveal that initially, S. F could hold only 7 digits in his head, but after 2 years with lots of consistent practice, he could remember more than 80 digits. These lines indicate a belief that extraordinary memory can be gained through enough practice. So, the answer is H. 

31  Answer: G

Question type: Matching Information 

Answer location: Paragraph G, line 3

Answer explanation: Paragraph G, line 3, states, “The capacity of his memory had no distinct limits,” wrote Alexander Luria, the Russian psychologist who studied Shereshevskii from the 1920s to the 1950s. Shereshevski also had synesthesia, a rare condition in which the senses become intertwined For example, every number may be associated with a colour or every word with a taste. Synesthetic reactions evoke a response in more areas of the brain, making memory easier. We can deduce from these lines that Alexander was diagnosed with synesthesia and this reaction assists the extraordinary memory reaction, making memories easier to remember. Thus, synesthesia is a rare ability. So, the answer is G. 

32 Answer: a specific person 

Question type: Summary Completion 

Answer location: Paragraph E 

Answer explanation: The initial lines of paragraph E states that Cooke has already memorized a specific person, verb, and object that he associates with each card in the deck. These lines indicate that Cooke has linked each card in the deck with a specific person, verb, and object. So, the answer that fits the summary is a specific person. 

33 Answer: three cards 

Question type: Summary Completion 

Answer location: Paragraph E, line 5

Answer explanation: The 5th line of paragraph E states that when Cooke commits a deck to memory, he does it three cards at a time. Every three-card group forms a single image of a person doing something to an object. These lines suggest that when Cooke used to carry out a deck to the memory, he’d take 3 cards at a time and each card group had already formed an image in his head. Thus, the answer is three cards. 

34 Answer: mental walk 

Question type: Summary Completion 

Answer location: Paragraph E, line 9

Answer explanation: The 9th line of paragraph E illustrates that when it comes time to recall Cooke takes a mental walk along his route and translates the images into cards. These lines suggest that Cooke goes on a mental walk along his route and translates the imaginary scene into cards. Thus, the answer is mental walk. 

35 Answer: toci method 

Question type: Matching Information 

Answer location: Paragraph F, line 2 

Answer explanation: The 2nd line of paragraph F states that competitive memorizers place their images along an imaginary route. That technique, known as the toci method reportedly originated in 477 B.C. with the Greek poet Simonides of Ceos. These lines reveal that it is the technique used by Cooke to memorize the cards. The memorizer remembers the image along with an imaginary route. Thus, the answer is toci method. 

36 Answer: education 

Question type: Summary Completion 

Answer location: Paragraph F, line 11

Answer explanation: The eleventh line of paragraph F illustrates that before printed books, the art of memory was considered a staple of classical education, on a par with grammar, logic, and rhetoric. These lines indicate that our ancestors used to consider the art of memorization as a staple of classical education on par with grammar, logic, and rhetoric. Thus, the answer is education. 

37 Answer: A

Question type: Multiple Choice Question 

Answer location: Paragraph B 

Answer explanation: The introductory line of paragraph B states that in timed trials, contestants were challenged to take at and then recite a two-page poem, memorize rows of 40-digit numbers, recall the names of 110 people after looking at their photographs, and perform seven other feats of extraordinary retention. These lines reveal that contestants of the programs were challenged to recite two page numbers, memorize rows of 40 digit numbers, recall the names of 120 people after looking at their pictures and perform 7 other feats of extraordinary retention. Therefore, according to the world memory championship, order of a large group of each digit is required for a good memory. So, the answer is A.

38 Answer: D 

Question type: Multiple Choice Question 

Answer location: Paragraph B

Answer explanation: The initial lines of paragraph B illustrates that during the timed trails, contestants were challenged to take at and then recite a two-page poem, memorize rows of 40-digit numbers, recall the names of 110 people after looking at their photographs, and perform seven other feats of extraordinary retention. We can deduce from these lines that contestants were instructed to recall the names of 110 people by looking at their pictures and perform 7 other feats of extraordinary retention. So, the answer is D. 

39 Answer: B

Question type: Multiple Choice Question 

Answer location: Paragraph C, line 6

Answer explanation: The 6th line of paragraph C states that when it came to memorizing sequences of three-digit numbers, the difference between the memory contestants and the control subjects was, as expected, immense. These lines suggest that the MRI experiment of Elizabeth valentine and John wilding reveals that when it comes to memorizing sequences of three-digit numbers, there was an immense difference between the memory contestants and the control subjects. So, the answer is B. 

40 Answer: E

Question type: Multiple Choice Question 

Answer location: Paragraph C, line 9

Answer explanation: Paragraph C, line 9 states the fact that when the researchers analyzed the brain scans, they found that the memory champs were activating some brain regions that were different from those the control subjects were using. These regions, which included the right posterior hippocampus, are known to be involved in visual memory and spatial navigation. These lines suggest that when the brain scans were analyzed, it was found that the memory champs activated some brain regions that were different from the control subjects used. It was then concluded that visual memory and spatial navigation were used while memorizing photos. So, the answer is E. 

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