144] READING COMPREHENSION [GCSE PREVIOUS EXAMS-EGYPT 1983]

GCSE PREVIOUS EXAMS-EGYPT 1983

                                         ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT

Ministry of Education.

General Secondary Education Certificate Examination, 1983

First Foreign Language English

First Paper-For Science and Arts Candidates

Time Allowed: 2 Hours

Comprehension

 6. Read the following passage (text), and then answer the questions:
All social animals need some method of exchanging information. Human beings do that in many ways. One of these ways is bodily movements. They express approval by nodding, by clapping the hands, by whistling, by smiling, or laughing. They express disapproval by shaking the head. They show direction by pointing, and they often show size by holding their hands at a certain distance from one another.
Even lower creatures such as insects use methods of exchanging information Bees, like human beings, live in organized groups. They tell each other that there is food by carrying samples back to the hive. They show the distance and direction of the food by dancing. These dances are important to the bees as they help them to know the sources of food.
Of course, the main difference between man's method of exchanging information and that of other creatures is the spoken language. Only man can speak. Thus, man alone can express ideas and share knowledge with other human beings.
Social groups of human beings and other lower creatures depend upon methods of exchanging information. However, only human society which has a spoken language can make great social and technical progress.

     Questions:
1.   How is the head used by humans to express…………..
A.  approval                              B.  disapproval
2.   Why do bees dance?
3.   What enables man o duke progress?
4.   In one sentence and in your own words, mention two ways in which man uses his hands to give information.