Question:People's brains show less activity while watching television than when reading.
Passage: Australian notions of privacy mean that areas such as financial matters, appearance and relationships are only discussed with close friends. While people may volunteer such information, they may resent someone actually asking them unless the friendship is firmly established. Even then, it is considered very impolite to ask someone what they earn. With
older people, it is also rude.
Question: It is acceptable to discuss financial issues with people you do not know well.
Passage: But most modern humour theorists have settled on some version of Aristotle's belief that jokes are based on a reaction to or resolution of incongruity, when the punchline is either a nonsense or, though appearing silly, has a clever
second meaning.
Question: Current thinking on humour has largely ignored Aristotle's view on the subject.
Passage: Physical exercise helps control insulin levels, while ingesting fat combined with sugars
and starches can cause surges in insulin levels.
Passage: But since 1980, the amount of water consumed per person has actually decreased, thanks to a range of new technologies that help to
conserve water in homes and industry.