Dolphins Talk

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Dolphins Talk ​

​Reading 1

​Dolphins Talk

Scientists put a mother in one place. They put her two-year-old child in another place. There was a telephone line between them. Soon, the mother and child were talking to each other. The mother and child were dolphins.

In the test, one of the dolphins would make a sound. Then the other dolphins would make the same sound. Also, the scientists believed that the two animals knew who they were talking to. ​

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Scientists have known for a long time that animals "talk" with each other. But dolphins have a special way of talking. And they are very smart. When they are in a group, they "talk" to each other. They do this using different sounds. Scientists have listened to the dolphins' sound​s, and they have watched the dolphins. They now believe that the dolphins really are talking. They just don't know what the dolphins are saying.

Dolphins not only use sounds. They use body language, too. They "tell" something to another dolphin by moving their body in a special way. They also do it by opening and closing their mouths quickly.

Scientist hope to understand dolphin language. They want to learn more about these very interesting animals. ​

English​

Reading Practice 1 200 words​

Poll

This reading is about....

• dolphins that talk to people

• dolphins that talk to each other

• dolphins that talk to fish

Multiple Choice

Scientists believe that the mother dolphin and her baby...

• were just making noise

• were talking about other dolphins

• knew who they were talking to

Poll

Which of these is NOT a way dolphins talk?

• by using their bodies

• by using other fish

• by using sounds

Multiple Choice

Dolphins are special animals because

• They can "talk" to other animals

• They have a special language.

• They understand human speech

Multiple Choice

Besides using sounds to "talk" dolphins tell things to each other by...

• pushing water quickly or slowly

• playing with rocks and sand in the sea

• opening and closing their mouths

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE

A dolphin can swim.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE

Only people use language.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE

Scientists have studied dolphins.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE

Body language uses words.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE

Some animals are smart.

• TRUE

• FALSE