SBI Clerk Prelims (10 Jul, 2021 Shift 1)-3202

In this question, a sentence has been divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark that part as your answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the error of punctuation if any.

A computer can do (A) some tasks best than (B) a person can (C) as humans often make silly mistakes. (D)

A
B
C
D
No error

In this question, a sentence has been divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark that part as your answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the error of punctuation if any.

Since Julie (A) was not hungry,(B) therefore we ate (C) dinner without her.(D)

A
B
C
D
No error

In this question, a sentence has been divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark that part as your answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the error of punctuation if any.

We shook myself (A) dry on the porch (B) and returned to the (C) warmth of the cabin.(D)

A
B
C
D
No error

In this question, a sentence has been divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark that part as your answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the error of punctuation if any.

The pictures (A) were painted by hand, (B) and some them (C) were very beautiful. (D)

A
B
C
D
No error

In this question, a sentence has been divided into four parts (A), (B), (C) and (D). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark that part as your answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the error of punctuation if any.

Two children, (A)/ brother and sister,(B)/ were on there way (C)/ to school.(D)

A
B
C
D
No error

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blanks out of the given alternatives.

Studies have shown that good quality sleep is important in ___(1)____ good mental health. Think back to times when you’ve awoken and felt well-rested – how much clearer was your mind, your emotions and your overall mood?

Although the ___(2)____ between sleep and mental health is not completely understood, it’s generally ___(3)____ that getting a good night's sleep can help your mental and emotional resilience against mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. It’s believed that during the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) cycle of sleep, your mind begins to dream and it’s at this stage during the night which contributes to emotional health. Unfortunately, ___(4)____ in sleep can interrupt these cycles which can impair thinking and emotional regulation.

But sleep doesn’t just ward off risks of mental illness; it also helps ___(5)____ general mental functions as well. For example: throughout your day, your brain is taking in new information and responding to all kinds of stimuli. Then at night, sleep gives your brain the downtime to consolidate and process this information, and commit it to memory so that it’s ___(6)____ in the future when required.

Question:

What should come in place of the blank labelled 1?

Foraging
Attacking
Stopping
Controlling
Maintaining

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blanks out of the given alternatives.

Studies have shown that good quality sleep is important in ___(1)____ good mental health. Think back to times when you’ve awoken and felt well-rested – how much clearer was your mind, your emotions and your overall mood?

Although the ___(2)____ between sleep and mental health is not completely understood, it’s generally ___(3)____ that getting a good night's sleep can help your mental and emotional resilience against mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. It’s believed that during the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) cycle of sleep, your mind begins to dream and it’s at this stage during the night which contributes to emotional health. Unfortunately, ___(4)____ in sleep can interrupt these cycles which can impair thinking and emotional regulation.

But sleep doesn’t just ward off risks of mental illness; it also helps ___(5)____ general mental functions as well. For example: throughout your day, your brain is taking in new information and responding to all kinds of stimuli. Then at night, sleep gives your brain the downtime to consolidate and process this information, and commit it to memory so that it’s ___(6)____ in the future when required.

Question:

What should come in place of the blank labelled 2?

Ownership
Relationship
Companionship
Partnership
Courtship

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blanks out of the given alternatives.

Studies have shown that good quality sleep is important in ___(1)____ good mental health. Think back to times when you’ve awoken and felt well-rested – how much clearer was your mind, your emotions and your overall mood?

Although the ___(2)____ between sleep and mental health is not completely understood, it’s generally ___(3)____ that getting a good night's sleep can help your mental and emotional resilience against mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. It’s believed that during the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) cycle of sleep, your mind begins to dream and it’s at this stage during the night which contributes to emotional health. Unfortunately, ___(4)____ in sleep can interrupt these cycles which can impair thinking and emotional regulation.

But sleep doesn’t just ward off risks of mental illness; it also helps ___(5)____ general mental functions as well. For example: throughout your day, your brain is taking in new information and responding to all kinds of stimuli. Then at night, sleep gives your brain the downtime to consolidate and process this information, and commit it to memory so that it’s ___(6)____ in the future when required.

Question:

What should come in place of the blank labelled 3?

Accepted
Focused
Curbed
Adjusted
Created

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blanks out of the given alternatives.

Studies have shown that good quality sleep is important in ___(1)____ good mental health. Think back to times when you’ve awoken and felt well-rested – how much clearer was your mind, your emotions and your overall mood?

Although the ___(2)____ between sleep and mental health is not completely understood, it’s generally ___(3)____ that getting a good night's sleep can help your mental and emotional resilience against mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. It’s believed that during the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) cycle of sleep, your mind begins to dream and it’s at this stage during the night which contributes to emotional health. Unfortunately, ___(4)____ in sleep can interrupt these cycles which can impair thinking and emotional regulation.

But sleep doesn’t just ward off risks of mental illness; it also helps ___(5)____ general mental functions as well. For example: throughout your day, your brain is taking in new information and responding to all kinds of stimuli. Then at night, sleep gives your brain the downtime to consolidate and process this information, and commit it to memory so that it’s ___(6)____ in the future when required.

Question:

What should come in place of the blank labelled 4?

Connections
Renovations
Attachments
Disruptions
Relations

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blanks out of the given alternatives.

Studies have shown that good quality sleep is important in ___(1)____ good mental health. Think back to times when you’ve awoken and felt well-rested – how much clearer was your mind, your emotions and your overall mood?

Although the ___(2)____ between sleep and mental health is not completely understood, it’s generally ___(3)____ that getting a good night's sleep can help your mental and emotional resilience against mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. It’s believed that during the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) cycle of sleep, your mind begins to dream and it’s at this stage during the night which contributes to emotional health. Unfortunately, ___(4)____ in sleep can interrupt these cycles which can impair thinking and emotional regulation.

But sleep doesn’t just ward off risks of mental illness; it also helps ___(5)____ general mental functions as well. For example: throughout your day, your brain is taking in new information and responding to all kinds of stimuli. Then at night, sleep gives your brain the downtime to consolidate and process this information, and commit it to memory so that it’s ___(6)____ in the future when required.

Question:

What should come in place of the blank labelled 5?

Recede
Fade
Improve
Dwindle
Intrigue

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blanks out of the given alternatives.

Studies have shown that good quality sleep is important in ___(1)____ good mental health. Think back to times when you’ve awoken and felt well-rested – how much clearer was your mind, your emotions and your overall mood?

Although the ___(2)____ between sleep and mental health is not completely understood, it’s generally ___(3)____ that getting a good night's sleep can help your mental and emotional resilience against mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. It’s believed that during the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) cycle of sleep, your mind begins to dream and it’s at this stage during the night which contributes to emotional health. Unfortunately, ___(4)____ in sleep can interrupt these cycles which can impair thinking and emotional regulation.

But sleep doesn’t just ward off risks of mental illness; it also helps ___(5)____ general mental functions as well. For example: throughout your day, your brain is taking in new information and responding to all kinds of stimuli. Then at night, sleep gives your brain the downtime to consolidate and process this information, and commit it to memory so that it’s ___(6)____ in the future when required.

Question:

What should come in place of the blank labelled 6?

Unreachable
Obscure
Vague
Accessible
Suspicious

In the following question, a sentence is given with four words marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). These words may or may not be placed in the correct order. Four options with different arrangements of these words have been provided. Mark the option with the correct arrangement as the answer. If no rearrangement is required, mark option (5) as your answer.

We were arrived(A) to the party(B) and it was almost over(C) when we late(D).

A-B
C-D
D-A
B-D
C-A

In the following question, a sentence is given with four words marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). These words may or may not be placed in a correct order. Four options with different arrangements of these words have been provided. Mark the option with the correct arrangement as the answer. If no rearrangement is required, mark option (5) as your answer.

Her life(A) in the house(B) of the confines(C) became her new normal(D)

A-D
B-A
D-C
C-B
No change required

In the following question, a sentence is given with four words marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). These words may or may not be placed in a correct order. Four options with different arrangements of these words have been provided. Mark the option with the correct arrangement as the answer. If no rearrangement is required, mark option (5) as your answer.

After(A) seeing the terrified(B) shadow, she was really scary(C) and refused to move(D).

C-B
A-B
B-D
D-A
D-A

In the following question, a sentence is given with four words marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). These words may or may not be placed in a correct order. Four options with different arrangements of these words have been provided. Mark the option with the correct arrangement as the answer. If no rearrangement is required, mark option (5) as your answer.

The car accident(A) was horrific, it crushed(B) his dreams and his legs leaving him depressed(C) and in agony(D).

A-B
C-A
B-D
D-C
No change required.

In the following question, a sentence is given with four words marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). These words may or may not be placed in a correct order. Four options with different arrangements of these words have been provided. Mark the option with the correct arrangement as the answer. If no rearrangement is required, mark option (5) as your answer.

It took him a lot of time to lack(A) his crippling battle(B) of concentration(C) so that he could finish his work on time(D).

A-C
C-D
D-B
B-A
No change required.

In the following question, a sentence is given with four words marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). These words may or may not be placed in a correct order. Four options with different arrangements of these words have been provided. Mark the option with the correct arrangement as the answer. If no rearrangement is required, mark option (5) as your answer.

Martha came(A) to the occasion(B) that a bunch(C) of flowers is a great gift for any conclusion(D).

A-D
B-C
D-B
C-A
No change required

A sentence is given with a phrase highlighted in bold. Which of the phrases given below the sentence should replace it to improve the sentence? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, select 'No correction required' as your answer.

The pilot fly the plane into the thick clouds which created heavy turbulence.

pilot will fly the plane
pilot would have flying the plane
pilot flew the plane
No correction required
None of the above

A sentence is given with a phrase highlighted in bold. Which of the phrases given below the sentence should replace it improve the sentence? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, select 'No correction required' as your answer.

The teenagers vandalized the statue without thought about the repercussions.

statue without think
statue without had been thinking
statue without thinking
statue without a think
No error

A sentence is given with a phrase highlighted in bold. Which of the phrases given below the sentence should replace it improve the sentence? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, select 'No correction required' as your answer.

Not for a moment I did think that I would be trekking in the highlands of Scotland.

a moment I had
a moment did I
a moment would I
No correction required
None of the above

A sentence is given with a phrase highlighted in bold. Which of the phrases given below the sentence should replace it improve the sentence? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, select 'No correction required' as your answer.

Seeing his desperate struggle, the manager gave him an advice.

gave him much advices.
gave him a lot of advices.
gave him many advices.
gave him a bit of advice.
No error

A sentence is given with a phrase highlighted in bold. Which of the phrases given below the sentence should replace it improve the sentence? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, select 'No error' as your answer.

By the time the dictator realized what was happening, violent protests had already broken out in parts of the capital.

already broken up
already broken off
already broken into
already broken
No error

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

Screaming is exhibited by many animals, but no species uses this extreme vocalization in as many different contexts as humans. Though we're pretty good at recognizing a scream when we hear one, the wide variety of screams makes it difficult to pin down what defines them. To study screams is to probe the fuzzy boundary that separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. It is a way to explore our pre-linguistic past. Although we are fully symbolic creatures today, on occasion a trace of our primal selves bubbles to the surface in the form of a scream. Understanding its characteristics could improve the treatment of nonverbal patients, help fight crime, or simply make movies more frightening. But first scientists need to explain what makes a scream a scream.

To that end, researchers at Emory University’s Bioacoustics Laboratory recruited 181 volunteers to listen to short recordings of 75 nonverbal human vocalizations, such as screams, laughter, and crying. For each of the 75 sounds, the volunteers were asked to indicate whether they thought it was a scream. The researchers then analyzed 28 acoustic signatures of the sounds, such as pitch, frequency, and timbre, to determine which parameters influence the perception of a sound as a scream.

Most people would say that the defining characteristic of a scream is that it is a focused loud and high-pitched, but previous scream research suggests otherwise. In 2015, David Poeppel, a neuroscientist at New York University and the Max Planck Institute, led a study to determine the acoustic qualities that differentiate fearful screams from other nonverbal vocalizations. To do this, Poeppel and his colleagues compiled a corpus of screams lifted from YouTube videos and ones recorded in their lab, then asked volunteers to rank them according to how alarming the sound was. Poeppel also imaged the brains of his volunteers as they listened to screams to see how these sounds affected neural activity.

Question:

Choose the correct synonym of the word 'indicate' highlighted in the passage.

reject
show
discard
feel
ignore

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

Screaming is exhibited by many animals, but no species uses this extreme vocalization in as many different contexts as humans. Though we're pretty good at recognizing a scream when we hear one, the wide variety of screams makes it difficult to pin down what defines them. To study screams is to probe the fuzzy boundary that separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. It is a way to explore our pre-linguistic past. Although we are fully symbolic creatures today, on occasion a trace of our primal selves bubbles to the surface in the form of a scream. Understanding its characteristics could improve the treatment of nonverbal patients, help fight crime, or simply make movies more frightening. But first scientists need to explain what makes a scream a scream.

To that end, researchers at Emory University’s Bioacoustics Laboratory recruited 181 volunteers to listen to short recordings of 75 nonverbal human vocalizations, such as screams, laughter, and crying. For each of the 75 sounds, the volunteers were asked to indicate whether they thought it was a scream. The researchers then analyzed 28 acoustic signatures of the sounds, such as pitch, frequency, and timbre, to determine which parameters influence the perception of a sound as a scream.

Most people would say that the defining characteristic of a scream is that it is a focused loud and high-pitched, but previous scream research suggests otherwise. In 2015, David Poeppel, a neuroscientist at New York University and the Max Planck Institute, led a study to determine the acoustic qualities that differentiate fearful screams from other nonverbal vocalizations. To do this, Poeppel and his colleagues compiled a corpus of screams lifted from YouTube videos and ones recorded in their lab, then asked volunteers to rank them according to how alarming the sound was. Poeppel also imaged the brains of his volunteers as they listened to screams to see how these sounds affected neural activity.

Question:

Choose the correct synonym of the word 'focused' highlighted in the passage.

engrossed
dejected
hampered
elated
crushed

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

Screaming is exhibited by many animals, but no species uses this extreme vocalization in as many different contexts as humans. Though we're pretty good at recognizing a scream when we hear one, the wide variety of screams makes it difficult to pin down what defines them. To study screams is to probe the fuzzy boundary that separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. It is a way to explore our pre-linguistic past. Although we are fully symbolic creatures today, on occasion a trace of our primal selves bubbles to the surface in the form of a scream. Understanding its characteristics could improve the treatment of nonverbal patients, help fight crime, or simply make movies more frightening. But first scientists need to explain what makes a scream a scream.

To that end, researchers at Emory University’s Bioacoustics Laboratory recruited 181 volunteers to listen to short recordings of 75 nonverbal human vocalizations, such as screams, laughter, and crying. For each of the 75 sounds, the volunteers were asked to indicate whether they thought it was a scream. The researchers then analyzed 28 acoustic signatures of the sounds, such as pitch, frequency, and timbre, to determine which parameters influence the perception of a sound as a scream.

Most people would say that the defining characteristic of a scream is that it is a focused loud and high-pitched, but previous scream research suggests otherwise. In 2015, David Poeppel, a neuroscientist at New York University and the Max Planck Institute, led a study to determine the acoustic qualities that differentiate fearful screams from other nonverbal vocalizations. To do this, Poeppel and his colleagues compiled a corpus of screams lifted from YouTube videos and ones recorded in their lab, then asked volunteers to rank them according to how alarming the sound was. Poeppel also imaged the brains of his volunteers as they listened to screams to see how these sounds affected neural activity.

Question:

Why is it difficult to pin down what defines a scream.

Screams are not used by humans making it incomprehensible.
Because screams happen only when we are excited.
The wide variety of screams makes it hard.
Sound produced by a scream falls below the audible frequency.
None of the above.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

Screaming is exhibited by many animals, but no species uses this extreme vocalization in as many different contexts as humans. Though we're pretty good at recognizing a scream when we hear one, the wide variety of screams makes it difficult to pin down what defines them. To study screams is to probe the fuzzy boundary that separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. It is a way to explore our pre-linguistic past. Although we are fully symbolic creatures today, on occasion a trace of our primal selves bubbles to the surface in the form of a scream. Understanding its characteristics could improve the treatment of nonverbal patients, help fight crime, or simply make movies more frightening. But first scientists need to explain what makes a scream a scream.

To that end, researchers at Emory University’s Bioacoustics Laboratory recruited 181 volunteers to listen to short recordings of 75 nonverbal human vocalizations, such as screams, laughter, and crying. For each of the 75 sounds, the volunteers were asked to indicate whether they thought it was a scream. The researchers then analyzed 28 acoustic signatures of the sounds, such as pitch, frequency, and timbre, to determine which parameters influence the perception of a sound as a scream.

Most people would say that the defining characteristic of a scream is that it is a focused loud and high-pitched, but previous scream research suggests otherwise. In 2015, David Poeppel, a neuroscientist at New York University and the Max Planck Institute, led a study to determine the acoustic qualities that differentiate fearful screams from other nonverbal vocalizations. To do this, Poeppel and his colleagues compiled a corpus of screams lifted from YouTube videos and ones recorded in their lab, then asked volunteers to rank them according to how alarming the sound was. Poeppel also imaged the brains of his volunteers as they listened to screams to see how these sounds affected neural activity.

Question:

As per the given passage to study screams is to?

Understand the evolution of words.
Comprehend our primordial existence.
Know why we get scared.
Explore our pre-linguistic past.
None of the above.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

Screaming is exhibited by many animals, but no species uses this extreme vocalization in as many different contexts as humans. Though we're pretty good at recognizing a scream when we hear one, the wide variety of screams makes it difficult to pin down what defines them. To study screams is to probe the fuzzy boundary that separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. It is a way to explore our pre-linguistic past. Although we are fully symbolic creatures today, on occasion a trace of our primal selves bubbles to the surface in the form of a scream. Understanding its characteristics could improve the treatment of nonverbal patients, help fight crime, or simply make movies more frightening. But first scientists need to explain what makes a scream a scream.

To that end, researchers at Emory University’s Bioacoustics Laboratory recruited 181 volunteers to listen to short recordings of 75 nonverbal human vocalizations, such as screams, laughter, and crying. For each of the 75 sounds, the volunteers were asked to indicate whether they thought it was a scream. The researchers then analyzed 28 acoustic signatures of the sounds, such as pitch, frequency, and timbre, to determine which parameters influence the perception of a sound as a scream.

Most people would say that the defining characteristic of a scream is that it is a focused loud and high-pitched, but previous scream research suggests otherwise. In 2015, David Poeppel, a neuroscientist at New York University and the Max Planck Institute, led a study to determine the acoustic qualities that differentiate fearful screams from other nonverbal vocalizations. To do this, Poeppel and his colleagues compiled a corpus of screams lifted from YouTube videos and ones recorded in their lab, then asked volunteers to rank them according to how alarming the sound was. Poeppel also imaged the brains of his volunteers as they listened to screams to see how these sounds affected neural activity.

Question:

Understanding the characteristics of a scream could improve:

Treatment of nonverbal patients.
Make movies more frightening.
Help fight crime.
All of the above.
None of the above.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

Screaming is exhibited by many animals, but no species uses this extreme vocalization in as many different contexts as humans. Though we're pretty good at recognizing a scream when we hear one, the wide variety of screams makes it difficult to pin down what defines them. To study screams is to probe the fuzzy boundary that separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. It is a way to explore our pre-linguistic past. Although we are fully symbolic creatures today, on occasion a trace of our primal selves bubbles to the surface in the form of a scream. Understanding its characteristics could improve the treatment of nonverbal patients, help fight crime, or simply make movies more frightening. But first scientists need to explain what makes a scream a scream.

To that end, researchers at Emory University’s Bioacoustics Laboratory recruited 181 volunteers to listen to short recordings of 75 nonverbal human vocalizations, such as screams, laughter, and crying. For each of the 75 sounds, the volunteers were asked to indicate whether they thought it was a scream. The researchers then analyzed 28 acoustic signatures of the sounds, such as pitch, frequency, and timbre, to determine which parameters influence the perception of a sound as a scream.

Most people would say that the defining characteristic of a scream is that it is a focused loud and high-pitched, but previous scream research suggests otherwise. In 2015, David Poeppel, a neuroscientist at New York University and the Max Planck Institute, led a study to determine the acoustic qualities that differentiate fearful screams from other nonverbal vocalizations. To do this, Poeppel and his colleagues compiled a corpus of screams lifted from YouTube videos and ones recorded in their lab, then asked volunteers to rank them according to how alarming the sound was. Poeppel also imaged the brains of his volunteers as they listened to screams to see how these sounds affected neural activity.

Question:

What was the aim of David Poeppel's study?

To study the 75 non verbal vocalizations.
To analyze the 28 acoustic signature of sounds.
To probe the boundary that separates humans form animals.
To determine the acoustic qualities that differentiate fearful screams.
None of the above.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

Screaming is exhibited by many animals, but no species uses this extreme vocalization in as many different contexts as humans. Though we're pretty good at recognizing a scream when we hear one, the wide variety of screams makes it difficult to pin down what defines them. To study screams is to probe the fuzzy boundary that separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. It is a way to explore our pre-linguistic past. Although we are fully symbolic creatures today, on occasion a trace of our primal selves bubbles to the surface in the form of a scream. Understanding its characteristics could improve the treatment of nonverbal patients, help fight crime, or simply make movies more frightening. But first scientists need to explain what makes a scream a scream.

To that end, researchers at Emory University’s Bioacoustics Laboratory recruited 181 volunteers to listen to short recordings of 75 nonverbal human vocalizations, such as screams, laughter, and crying. For each of the 75 sounds, the volunteers were asked to indicate whether they thought it was a scream. The researchers then analyzed 28 acoustic signatures of the sounds, such as pitch, frequency, and timbre, to determine which parameters influence the perception of a sound as a scream.

Most people would say that the defining characteristic of a scream is that it is a focused loud and high-pitched, but previous scream research suggests otherwise. In 2015, David Poeppel, a neuroscientist at New York University and the Max Planck Institute, led a study to determine the acoustic qualities that differentiate fearful screams from other nonverbal vocalizations. To do this, Poeppel and his colleagues compiled a corpus of screams lifted from YouTube videos and ones recorded in their lab, then asked volunteers to rank them according to how alarming the sound was. Poeppel also imaged the brains of his volunteers as they listened to screams to see how these sounds affected neural activity.

Question:

Why did Poeppel image the brains of his volunteers.

To study the probable cause of brain cancer.
To see how the screams affected neural activity.
To understand the connection between fear and scream.
All of the above
None of the above

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

Screaming is exhibited by many animals, but no species uses this extreme vocalization in as many different contexts as humans. Though we're pretty good at recognizing a scream when we hear one, the wide variety of screams makes it difficult to pin down what defines them. To study screams is to probe the fuzzy boundary that separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. It is a way to explore our pre-linguistic past. Although we are fully symbolic creatures today, on occasion a trace of our primal selves bubbles to the surface in the form of a scream. Understanding its characteristics could improve the treatment of nonverbal patients, help fight crime, or simply make movies more frightening. But first scientists need to explain what makes a scream a scream.

To that end, researchers at Emory University’s Bioacoustics Laboratory recruited 181 volunteers to listen to short recordings of 75 nonverbal human vocalizations, such as screams, laughter, and crying. For each of the 75 sounds, the volunteers were asked to indicate whether they thought it was a scream. The researchers then analyzed 28 acoustic signatures of the sounds, such as pitch, frequency, and timbre, to determine which parameters influence the perception of a sound as a scream.

Most people would say that the defining characteristic of a scream is that it is a focused loud and high-pitched, but previous scream research suggests otherwise. In 2015, David Poeppel, a neuroscientist at New York University and the Max Planck Institute, led a study to determine the acoustic qualities that differentiate fearful screams from other nonverbal vocalizations. To do this, Poeppel and his colleagues compiled a corpus of screams lifted from YouTube videos and ones recorded in their lab, then asked volunteers to rank them according to how alarming the sound was. Poeppel also imaged the brains of his volunteers as they listened to screams to see how these sounds affected neural activity.

Question:

Which of the following statement is false according to the given passage.

Humans are good at recognizing a scream.
Most people say that screams are focused, loud and high-pitched.
Fearful screams and non-verbal vocalizations are the same.
Volunteers were asked to rank the screams according to how alarming the sound was.
Screaming is exhibited by many animals.