++ Promarx Graff Eco a B. (3-6.) Read the passage below. Then check (✔) the four statements after the passage which are most logically supported by the information given. 'Where does that road go? How does a television set work? What is that tool used for? "Answering these questions may have no obvious benefit for you. "You may not expect the road to take you anywhere you need to go, or the tool to be of any use to you. "Exploration and curiosity appear to be motives activated by the new and unknown and directed toward no more specific a goal than "finding out." "Even animals will learn a behavior just to be allowed to explore the environment. The family dog will run around a new house, sniffing and checking things out, before it settles down to eat its dinner. 'Animals also seem to prefer complexity, presumably because more complex forms take longer to know and are therefore more interesting. "Placed in a maze that is painted black, a rat will explore the maze and learn its way around. "The next time, given a choice between a black maze and a blue one, it will choose the blue one. 12Apparently the unfamiliarity of the unknown maze has more appeal. 1. Curiosity is always stronger than great hunger. 2. We are curious about the unknown. 3. Curiosity is what separates people from animals. 4. Curiosity leads to exploration. 5. Rats are more curious than dogs. (Continues on next page)