This is one way of writing the main ideas for today’s quiz. There are many other ways to say this.

 

 

1

Dogs, animals,

Owners

 

 

Scientists are studying how dogs are able to understand their owners, an ability that other animals don’t seem to have.

2

Dogs

Wolves

chimpanzees

In one test, the researchers tried to communicate with dogs, wolves, and chimpanzees by using body language.

3

Dogs, wolves, chimps, chimpanzees

Differences

 

The first experiments showed unexpected differences between these animals.

4

People

Dogs

Faces

Wolves
Hungarian

The studies showed that dogs and wolves are very different, even though dogs evolved from wolves.

5

Dogs

Wolves
Hungarian

Socialized

 

The scientists were careful to make sure that the wolves and dogs had similar life experiences.

6

experiment

After showing the animals what to do in another test, the researchers changed the experiment to fool the animals.

7

Dogs

Wolves

People

meat

The dogs watched the humans, trying to find assistance.

8

Domestication

Dogs

Wolves

Person

The fact that the dogs looked to the experimenter was because of the animal’s historical domestication.

9

Experiments

Dogs

Baby wolves

 

These experiments seem to show that dogs have evolved to understand humans, and do not simply act like baby wolves, as other scientists had thought.

10

dog

 

 

The writer’s dog also can tell what people are thinking.