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Question: Our literacy skills need to be as highly developed as they were in the past.

Passage: The laboratory studies similarly show less mental stimulation, as measured by brain- wave production, during viewing than during reading.	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.	Question: Insulin levels rise sharply when foods with high levels of starch, sugar and fat are eaten.
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.