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

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.

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.

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

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)

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

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.