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Animal Intelligence - PFC In-Class Language Practice Material

1. The document is a reading comprehension passage about animal intelligence, specifically discussing the abilities of forensic dogs and seizure alert dogs. 2. It notes that forensic dogs are much better than X-ray machines at detecting drugs and explosives, with a 90% success rate, showing their advanced perceptual abilities. However, seizure alert dogs demonstrate true cognition by solving the novel problem of predicting seizures. 3. These dogs detect seizures and then take action to help the person, such as lying on them to prevent injury, which is considered a sign of high intelligence since it requires solving an unlearned problem and acting in response.

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Animal Intelligence - PFC In-Class Language Practice Material

1. The document is a reading comprehension passage about animal intelligence, specifically discussing the abilities of forensic dogs and seizure alert dogs. 2. It notes that forensic dogs are much better than X-ray machines at detecting drugs and explosives, with a 90% success rate, showing their advanced perceptual abilities. However, seizure alert dogs demonstrate true cognition by solving the novel problem of predicting seizures. 3. These dogs detect seizures and then take action to help the person, such as lying on them to prevent injury, which is considered a sign of high intelligence since it requires solving an unlearned problem and acting in response.

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Bilkent University English Language Preparatory Program

Pre-Faculty Course
Language Practice Material

Read the following text. Mark the letter A, B, C, D or E for each question. Give only one
answer to each question.

ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE
Many animals have extreme perception. Forensic dogs are three times as good as any X-ray
machine at detecting drugs or explosives and their overall success rate is 90 percent. ____(1)____
dogs can smell things a person cannot does not make him a genius; it just makes him a dog. Yet,
when you look at the jobs some dogs have invented for themselves using their advanced
perceptual abilities, you are moving into the realm of true cognition, ____(2)____ is solving a
problem under novel conditions. The seizure alert dogs are an example of ____(3)____ an animal
who has solved a problem no dog was born knowing how to solve. Seizure alert dogs are dogs
who, their owners say, can predict a seizure ____(4)____ it starts. No one knows how they do this
because the signs are invisible to people. These dogs are considered to show superior intelligence.
____(5)____ makes the actions of the seizure alert dogs a sign of high intelligence is the fact that
they not only detect seizures, but then take action.

There is still controversy over ____(6)____ you can train a dog to predict seizures, and so far
people have not had a lot of luck trying. However, there are number of dogs who have figured it
out on their own. These dogs were later trained to respond, that is, they can help a person
____(7)____ risk once a seizure has begun. The dog might be trained to lie on top of the person
____(8)____ he won’t hurt himself, or it bring the person his medicine or the telephone. Those
are all standard helpful behaviors we can teach any dog. Adapted from NorthStar 4 Reading and Writing
by K.O, May 2019

1. A) That B) Because C) When D) If E) In case


2. A) it B) what C) where D) which E) there
3. A) as B) how C) this D) make E) such
4. A) after B) before C) until D) when E) since
5. A) What B) It C) Either D) One E) Another
6. A) when B) where C) whether D) that E) no matter
7. A) in B) under C) at D) of E) with
8. A) as a result B) consequently C) accordingly D) so that E) in order to

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