Do Animals Laugh?
What is Buffy?
a dog
What is the main idea of the passage?
Global warming is causing wilder weather events.
Which statement is true?
1. Animals do not feel any emotions.
2. Scientists have reason to believe that animals feel love.
3. The author is most interested in understanding if animals have a sense of fear.
2. Scientists have reason to believe that animals feel love.
Hurricanes and tornadoes today strike with less force.
Hurricanes and tornadoes today strike with more force.
Mr. Joey is a great _____________.
teacher
What is the passage mainly about?
animals having a sense of humor
What event does the author describe at the opening of the passage?
The 2010 flood in Nashville, Tennessee
Which is true?
1. Global warming is only a natural occurrence.
2. Global warming cannot be prevented.
3. Global warming is caused partly by human activity.
3. Global warming is caused partly by human activity.
Buffy carefully places snacks on her owner's back while she does yoga.
Buffy carefully places toys on her owner's back while she does yoga.
_________ laughed at her own joke.
Bongo Marie
According to the passage, why do dogs laugh?
They are telling each other that they want to play.
Why is global weather most likely changing?
It is caused by a combination of both human activity and nature.
Which is true?
1. Bongo Marie and Paco got along well.
2. Sally Blanchard named her chicken Paco.
3. Paco loved to make jokes with Bongo Marie.
4. Bongo Marie sounded disappointed when she found out the chicken was not Paco.
4. Bongo Marie sounded disappointed when she found out the chicken was not Paco.
Wild weather is human-made.
Wild weather is natural.
In May 2010, the ________________ incorrectly predicted how much rain would fall one weekend.
weather forecast
How do you know that Bongo Marie did not like Paco?
She laughed when she thought Paco had been cooked.
What is scientist Michael Oppenheimer's advice about how we should deal with global warming?
We need to stop the Earth from getting warmer and be prepared to save lives.
Which statement is true?
Over the last few years...
1. Heavy rains have caused floods in Europe.
2. Heat waves have killed thousands Pakistan.
3. Droughts have struck Russia and Australia.
4. Hurricanes and tornadoes have occurred less frequently.
3. Droughts have struck Russia and Australia.
Jean Donaldson believes that Buffy finds her actions to be boring.
Jean Donaldson believes that Buffy finds her actions to be hilarious.
Higher __________ cause more water to enter the air.
temperatures
Why do scientists believe that animals feel love?
They have strong relationships with each other.
According to the passage, what are three effects of global warming?
1. Higher temperatures
2. Heat waves
3. Heavier and more frequent rain
4. Stronger and more frequent storms (hurricanes and tornadoes)
Which is true?
1. Researchers believe that only parrots have a sense of humor.
2. Scientists are absolutely positive that animals have a sense of humor.
3. Psychologist Patrica Simonet recorded the sound of a parrot laughing and played it back to dogs.
4. After assessing the dogs behavior, Patricia Simonet determined that the dogs enjoyed the laugh she recorded.
4. After assessing the dogs behavior, Patricia Simonet determined that the dogs enjoyed the laugh she recorded.
Because wild weather has always occurred in nature, scientists agree that the world is getting warmer through natural processes.
Although wild weather has always occurred in nature, scientists agree that human activity has made the Earth warmer.
The author of "Do Animals Laugh?" is curious if all animal emotions are _____________.
similar to our own