Animals Brainpower {Reading}

Crows use sticks to pry peanuts out of cracks. Which of the following is the kind of intelligence or conditioning the situation describes?

• rote learning

• tools

• communication

• instinct

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The underlined word upsurge, as it is used in the first paragraph of the passage, most nearly means

• an increasingly large amount.

• a decreasing amount.

• a well-known amount.

• an immeasurable amount.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The concluding paragraph of this passage infers which of the following?

• There is no definitive line between those animals with intelligence and those without.

• Animals are being given opportunities to display their intelligence.

• Research showing higher animal intelligence may fuel debate on ethics and cruelty.

• Animals are capable of untrained thought well beyond mere instinct.

According to the passage, which of the following is true about animals communicating through the use of human language?

• Parrots can imitate or repeat a sound.

• Dolphins click and whistle.

• Crows screech warnings to other crows.

• Chimpanzees and gorillas have been trained to use sign language or geometric shapes that stand for words

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

In paragraph 3, what conclusion can be reached about the chimpanzee’s ability to use a tool?

• It illustrates high intelligence because he is able to get his food and eat it.

• It illustrates instinct because he faced a difficult task and accomplished it.

• It illustrates high intelligence because he stored knowledge away and called it up at the right time.

• It illustrates high intelligence because termites are protein-packed.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following is not a sign of animal intelligence?

• shows insight

• cues

• uses tools

• makes a plan

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5