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BaSed on your understanding of the passage , answer ANY EIGHT questions lrom
nine given below. (1x8-8)
)
Laughter in humans evolved from primates.' Cite two points from the passage that oppO8e tis
statement. (1)
ii) Why does the writer call laughter a 'paradox"? (1)
111) In the sentence "... same infirmity in an exalted target" in paragraph 3 who is the target, and why are
they referred to as 'exalted"? (1)
iv) Who is an egalitarian? Explain why laughter is closely connected with egalitarianism. (1)
Though laughter and crying are associated with very different emotions, the writer mentions that they
are physiologically similar. Why do you think this is the case? (1)
vi) Bring out a difference in social interaction between a group of humans and a group of monkeys. (1)
vii Use a phrase from paragraph 3 to fill in the blank. "Though the four witnesses seemed completely
unrelated, after analysing the statements they had given to the police, it was concluded that they were
"(0)
viil) In the phrase "ripples of laughter", why is a ripple used to characterize laughter in social gatherings? (1)
ix) What is the overarching question the author tries to find an answer to along the course of this text?
How does he answer this question? (1)
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