ReadWorks: That Tickles: Cause and Effect
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- Q1Tickling yourself usually doesn’t work, becauseyou cannot laugh if you are not surprised.you get scared of your own tickles.scientists conducted experiments about it.the brain directs your body to ignore the feeling.20s
- Q2Tickling is important, scientists think, becausethe sensation of being tickled could alert you to danger.they have studied it and they know.all humans like to be tickled.it makes you feel happy.20s
- Q3The statement “a self-tickle is silly business” means thatself-tickling belongs in a comic show.it is impossible to warn yourself of danger by self-tickling.self-tickling protects your body against danger.self-tickling is entertaining instead of alarming.20s
- Q4The cerebellum is the part of the brain that controlshow the body reacts to sensations.all of the above.balance.coordination.20s
- Q5What is the main idea of this passage?The main idea of the article is that the brain does not respond to self-tickling.The main idea of the article is that the brain responds to self-tickling, because the cerebellum recognizes that self-tickling is a warning of danger.The main idea of the article is that the brain does not respond to self-tickling, because the cerebellum shuts down.The main idea of the article is that the brain does not respond to self-tickling, because the cerebellum recognizes that self-tickling is not a warning of danger.20s