IELTS Academic Reading 3 - Passage 2

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2? In boxes 14-20 on your answer sheet choose TRUE if the statement agrees with the information FALSE if the statement contradicts the information NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this 14. Arthur Koestler considered laughter biologically important in several ways. [blank_start]FALSE[blank_end] 15. Plato believed humour to be a sign of above-average intelligence. [blank_start]NOT GIVEN[blank_end] 16. Kant believed that a successful joke involves the controlled release of nervous energy. [blank_start]TRUE[blank_end] 17. Current thinking on humour has largely ignored Aristotle's view on the subject. [blank_start]FALSE[blank_end] 18. Graeme Ritchie's work links jokes to artificial intelligence. [blank_start]TRUE[blank_end] 19. Most comedians use personal situations as a source of humour. [blank_start]NOT GIVEN[blank_end] 20. Chimpanzees make particular noises when they are playing. [blank_start]TRUE[blank_end]

IELTS Reading Tip: Completing diagram labels In the exam, you may be asked to read a passage and use words from it to complete labels on a diagram or picture. The answers will often come from a particular section of the text and may not be in the same order as the questions. Questions 21-23 The diagram below shows the areas of the brain activated by jokes. Label the diagram. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. 21. Right prefrontal cortex lights up - area of brain linked to [blank_start]problem solving[blank_end] 22. [blank_start]Temporal lobes[blank_end] become active too 23. Orbital prefrontal cortex is activated - involved with [blank_start]evaluating information[blank_end]

Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-G, below. Write your answers in boxes 24-27 on your answer sheet. A react to their own thoughts. B helped create language in humans. C respond instantly to whatever is happening. D may provide valuable information about the operation of the brain. E cope with difficult situations. F relate to a person's subjective views. G led our ancestors to smile and then laugh. 24. One of the brain's most difficult tasks is to [blank_start]C[blank_end] 25. Because of the language they have developed, humans [blank_start]A[blank_end] 26. Individual responses to humour [blank_start]F[blank_end] 27. Peter Derks believes that humour [blank_start]D[blank_end]