Short Passage Reading Assessment: Talking Gorilla (8f)

What does the acronym ASL stand for?

• A Sign Language

• Adaptive Signing Linguistics

• American Simple Language

• American Sign Language

How long did it take for Koko to start using signs to communicate?

• about 3 hours

• about 3 days

• about 3 weeks

• about 3 months

• about 3 years

What do gorillas in the wild use to communicate with each other?

• WSL (Wild Sign Language)

• GSL (Gorilla Sign Language)

• dozens of gestures

• African Sign Language

What 3 basic words did Koko learn first?

• love

• drink

• sleep

• food

• more

How did caregivers help to reinforce the signs they were teaching Koko? Check 3.

• Human caregivers spoke the words as the signed them.

• Human caregivers signed to each other.

• Human caregivers would sign to Koko whenever possible.

• Human caregivers used flash cards to help Koko remember signs.

Do human children learn to use language more quickly than Koko did?

• Yes

• No

About how many words did Koko know when she was 3 years old?

About how many words did Koko learn all together?

What emotions did Koko learn to convey? Check 4.

• good

• angry

• love

• sorry

• sad

How would Koko communicate when she didn’t have a word or words for what she wanted to say?

• Koko would ask her caregiver for a new sign?

• Koko would write the word on a chalkboard.

• Koko would put together signs she knew to try to express what she wanted to say.

• Koko would sign, "I don't have the words I need to say what I want to say."