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WorksheetsHow Smart Are Animals?
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 42mins
Which of these is NOT a factor of intelligence?
instinct
comprehension
decision-making
reasoning
Clever Hans’s secret was uncovered by a method that is now called
the Structure of Intellect test
the factors of intelligence.
divergent production.
the double blind experiment.
Which detail supports the central idea that measuring animal intelligence is difficult?
Animals are too much like people.
Animals do not like to learn.
Animals are very different from each other.
Animals only like to perform tricks.
Wild animals
are more intelligent than laboratory animals.
are easier for scientists to handle than lab animals.
may be afraid or feel strange in a laboratory setting.
make it easier for scientists to design experiments.
Because the lives of animals are so different from the lives of people,
we know that animals are not intelligent.
we must develop different ideas of what animal intelligence might be.
animals need people to teach them how to do things.
we know animals cannot learn new things on their own.
Something that has complexity
has many different parts or layers.
has a few simple connections.
can be easily and quickly explained.
takes a short time to understand.
If the results of ten tests show inconsistency,
the results are the same every time.
the test was done correctly each time.
the results are easy to understand.
the results are not the same every time.
A phenomenon is
a long, difficult intelligence test.
an unusual or remarkable fact or event.
a confusing animal trick.
a scientific experiment.
If a pet has an aptitude for doing a trick, it means the pet
can easily learn the trick.
is afraid to do the trick.
doesn’t want to do the trick.
is tired of doing the trick.
If you attribute sadness to a pet, you
want it to feel unhappy.
want it to learn a trick.
believe the pet is sad.
are telling it to have a nap.
Which detail supports the central idea that measuring animal intelligence is difficult?
Animals are too much like people
Animals do not like to learn
Animals are very different from each to other
Animals only like to perform tricks
What is the author’s purpose for including the story about Clever Hans?
The author is using the story to inform readers that measuring animals’ intelligence is difficult.
The author is using the story to persuade readers into thinking animals are not really displaying intelligence.
The author is explaining why it is difficult to test animal intelligence by including an anecdote.
The author is using the story to set up her argument that animals cannot show true intelligence.
Explain why being trainable and able to perform tricks doesn’t prove that an animal is intelligent.
