Deep Intellect

Which of the following is a recent discovery about chimpanzees and some invertebrates?

• Invertebrates, like octopuses, have intelligence, emotions, and individual personalities.

• Chimpanzees can communicate using advanced language.

• Chimpanzees and invertebrates have the ability to build tools.

• Octopuses can fly and live in freshwater environments.

Octopuses change color and shape to express their __________. In addition, they interact with people in various ways, apparently depending on whether they like them or not.

For example, one octopus __________ water at a particular volunteer but no one else.

What is the author’s tone in the passage?

• Angry and frustrated

• Serious and concerned

• Playful, amused, and impressed

• Indifferent and neutral

What does the author’s tone suggest about her purpose in the passage?

• To criticize the octopuses' behavior

• To explain why octopuses are difficult to study

• To demonstrate that octopuses are intelligent and amazing

• To discuss the challenges of working with animals

How does the information in the passage support the idea that octopuses are intelligent?

• By showing that octopuses can perform physical tricks

• By explaining how octopuses communicate with humans

• By discussing the octopus's ability to change color and shape

• By describing an example of logical reasoning where an octopus squirts water to avoid being caught

The author italicizes the word __________ for emphasis.

The author wants to point out that octopuses cannot see their own __________ in color.

• differences

• changes

• reflections

• perceptions

What is the title and the author's name?

• Deep Intellect by Sy Montgomery

• First Observations by Jane Goodall

• To Build A Fire by Jack London

• Profound Understanding by James McEnery