LARS4 CH6 Reading 1 Comprehension p. 143-144

Question 1

1. The use of modern tape recorders in the wild has confirmed the ideas researchers had about animal language 30 years .

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

6. Animals communicate with each other by using sounds that are more "language like" than we thought.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

2. Vervets vocalize special calls that alert each other to specific dangers.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

7. It is not hard to trace human language origins.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

3. Evidence seems to point to the fact that vervets' sound patters are instinctive rather than learned.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

3. "These examples demonstrate that vervet alarm calls are not involuntary expressions of either fear or intent...par. 5

Accepted Answer

a

Question 7

5. "Most linguists would not dignify an animal's system of vocal communication with the name of language... par.8

Accepted Answer

a

Question 8

1. "If you're a vervet, it's essential to know the difference between a martial eagle..." par.4

Accepted Answer

b

Question 9

4. Although chimps and wild apes in captivity seem capable of learning human language, we know they do not develop....

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

5. For the majority of linguists a system of communication cannot be a language unless it depends on grammatical rules.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

2. "Seen from below, black-chested snake eagles look rather similar to martial eagles... (par. 5)

Accepted Answer

b

Question 12

4. "Not until the age of 2 years does the infant consistently emit each alarm call in the correct context." par. 6

Accepted Answer

b

Questions 12