From Say What Horse

What is the most likely reason the author uses a cause-and-effect structure in paragraphs 8 and 9?

• To explain the method researchers used to study horse behavior

• To explain why researchers kept food away from the horses

• To explain the reasons why horses in the study showed little interest in humans

• To explain why many people believed horses communicate better than dogs do

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CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which details from the section "Flashcards for Horses" support the key idea that horses can use more than body language to communicate? Select TWO correct answers.

• There is some disagreement on whether horses need blankets in the winter.

• Horses have shown the ability to recognize and use written symbols.

• Horses can learn to do some tasks in as little as 10 minutes a day.

• Positive reinforcement has been shown to be an effective way to train horses.

• Horses can indicate a preference by selecting a previously learned symbol.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

What inference about horses can the reader make based on the section "I See What You're Saying"?

• Horses can make a limited number of facial expressions.

• Horses become suspicious around unfamiliar people.

• Horses can tell how people are feeling by looking at them.

• Horses use a special sense to understand human moods.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Based on information in the article, the reader can conclude that scientific studies have taught humans that

• horses can alter their actions based on human behavior

• horses recognize and understand spoken language

• horses can be trained to perform a variety of difficult tasks

• horses have facial expressions that are too subtle for humans to notice

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

Which phrase from paragraphs 1 and 2 best shows that human understanding of horses is changing?

• communicating with horses (paragraph 1)

• behaved as if they understood (paragraph 1)

• reading our moods, and communicating (paragraph 2)

• taking a fresh look at the horse-end of this long relationship (paragraph 2)

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

In paragraph 10, the word abstract describes a symbol that

• reveals a secret code or message

• is quite easy for most people to understand

• does not look like the object it represents

• is not likely to produce a measurable change

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

In paragraph 7, why does the author include a rhetorical question?

• To indicate a weakness in the argument that horses can communicate

• To emphasize that there is still a lot about horse behavior that needs to be studies

• To suggest that horses might someday be able to communicate with humans

• To introduce the research study described in the next paragraph

How does the organizational pattern of the article help develop the thesis?

• It explains problems that could result from the inability to communicate with horses and provides possible solutions.

• It classifies the results of research studies to support the idea that horses understand body language much like humans do.

• It orders the events chronologically to show how horses have developed an understanding of human facial expressions.

• It compares and contrasts the way horses communicate and make facial expressions with how other intelligent animals do.

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CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5