Time for Kids: Speak, FIDO!

The FIDO project hopes to teach dogs to communicate by

• teaching them to nudge people for help.

• teaching them to activate sensors to communicate messages.

• teaching them how to speak some words.

• teaching them to bark only in emergencies.

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Why does the author start the article with an imagined situation?

• to give an example of how the FIDO vest is useful

• to show how strange dogs can be

• to explain how easy it is to train a dog

• to make the reader laugh

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Which statement would Melody Jackson probably agree with?

• Technology can help save lives.

• Dogs are the smartest animals alive.

• Fido is a good name for a dog.

• Dogs are man's best friend.

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Which is true about the FIDO vests?

• Many service dogs are using them now.

• They can help reduce anxiety.

• They can detect life-threatening allergens.

• Dogs can be quickly trained to use them.

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Based on the text, a proximity sensor likely detects

• touch.

• pressure or a bite.

• movement nearby.

• sound.

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How does the sidebar connect to the article's main idea?

• It gives another example of how technology can help people.

• It illustrates the story at the beginning of the article.

• It shows how a dog can be trained to use a FIDO vest.

• It shows a dog helping a person.

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