Question 1

What is the primary purpose of the article?

Accepted Answer

To summarize research on contagious yawning

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To suggest that scientists will never fully understand why people yawn

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To explain why yawning is healthful for people and animals

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To describe how human yawning differs from dog yawning

Question 2

In paragraph 3, which word means "passed" or "slipped by"?

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elapsed

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allotted

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subtly

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observed

Question 3

Which line suggests that seeing someone else yawn is not the only way to experience contagious yawning?

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As I did the research for this column, I noticed that nearly every article about yawning pointed out that just reading the article itself could make you yawn.

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At extremely high temperatures, yawning again decreased, perhaps because yawns don't help when the temperature is too warm.

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Humans who are likely to be more empathetic also exhibit more contagious yawning, so maybe yawning is contagious between humans and dogs for similar reasons.

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Goldman points out that yawning has been observed in many species of vertebrates, including dogs, cats, chimpanzees, and birds.

Question 4

The author uses an aside in paragraph 3 to ______.

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provide some humor

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give an example

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criticize public speakers

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supply additional information

Question 5

Why does the author say yawning "isn't a very big problem"?

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To explain why there has been little research done on yawning

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To demonstrate that all studies of yawning have reached the same conclusion
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To suggest that studying yawning would be a waste of resources

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To argue the importance of studying  the causes of yawning

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