Question

Dolphins

Kelly is a pretty amazing dolphin. She lives at a research center in the USA where the dolphins have been trained to help keep the tanks clean. These dolphins have learned that if they pass a piece of litter to a trainer, they will be rewarded with a fish. Kelly is also a cunning dolphin and she has worked out that she can cheat the system. Every time Kelly finds a scrap of paper, she hides it under a rock at the bottom of her tank. Then, when she spots a trainer approaching, Kelly dives down and tears off a small piece to give to the trainer. When the next trainer turns up, Kelly tears off another bit. She seems to be thinking, why get one fish for her piece of paper when she can get lots?

Kelly’s practical thinking doesn’t stop there. One day a gull flew into her tank. She dutifully gave the bird to a trainer and was rewarded with several fish. This seemed to give her another great idea. When feeding time came around again, she took the last fish down to her secret hiding place under the rock. When the trainers weren’t around, it seems she used the fish as bait to attract more gulls so that she could present them to the trainers for a reward.

In fact, this technique worked so well that she taught her calf how to do it. Others also learned this trick and now the group are a regular bunch of gull-baiters. They have learned to lure them with the fish they have hidden and to swap their feathery bounty for yet more fishy treats.

This tale is a brilliant example of how clever dolphins can be. And, when they happen upon a great idea or just a new game, they can pass on this knowledge to their friends. Kelly’s story perfectly supports the argument that dolphins do not deserve to be held in concrete tanks to amuse humans.

Answer the following:
1. What did Kelly teach her calf? Give the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the passage. In each case give one word or short phrase.

(a) spots

(b) lure

(c) tale

(d) supports

2. Complete this sentence, using two different forms of the same verb.

The trainer threw the first fish, which the dolphin…………………………………….. in its mouth,

but it did not ……………………………………………………………… the second one.

Answer 1

Answer:

see in your book or otherwise see that first person had answered

Answer 2

Answer:

Kelly taught her calf how to use the fish as bait to attract gulls and then present them to trainer to get more rewards .

Spots - to see or notice somebody

Lure - to persuade somebody to attract them by offering them something

Tale - a description of somebody that may not be true

supports - helps by agreeing

caught

catches