Life with Koko

What kind of animal is Koko?

• Gorilla

• Dog

• Ape

Why is Koko famous?

• She is a huge Gorilla

• She likes to read books

• She has surprising and clever ways that she communicates with her caregivers.

Dr. Francine "Penny" Patterson taught Koko American Sign Language.

• True

• False

What does emotional capabilities mean?

• The ability to show emotions

• The ability to understand someone else's feeling

• Related to thinking

What does Koko use to communicate?

• Cards

• Books

• Magazines

• All of the above

Koko can sometimes be stubborn.

• True

• False

Who is Dr. Patterson inspired by?

• The Tiger Cat

• Koko

• Scientist who are teaching a human language to chimpanzees

Why couldn't the scientist teach spoken language?

• The mouth of a chimpanzee cannot form the right sounds

• The chimpanzee's didn't want to talk

• The chimpanzee's wanted to do sign language

Koko knows the signs for more than 1,000 words.

• True

• False

What is the central idea of the text "Life With Koko"?

• Koko the gorilla is able to communicate with humans through sign language and pictures.

• Koko the gorilla likes to read magazines on her free time.

• Koko the gorilla knows the signs of more than 1,000 words.