Sentence Dictation Answers - Bees like playing with balls, study finds



Answer to Dictation 1

There is even a saying in English that one can be as busy as a bee.


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Answer to Dictation 2

One way that bees could relax after a busy day making honey.


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Answer to Dictation 3

The insects particularly liked playing with small wooden balls.


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Answer to Dictation 4

Younger bees rolled more balls than older bees while adult males spent longer playing.


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Answer to Dictation 5

The ball rolling bees are the first known insects to play.


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Answer to Dictation 6

Researchers experimented on 45 bumblebees in a specially designed test area.


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Answer to Dictation 7

The first choice was to fly or walk directly to get a sugary treat.


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Answer to Dictation 8

Get to the treat by going around different coloured wooden balls.


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Answer to Dictation 9

She said bees are a million miles from being mindless unfeeling creatures.


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Answer to Dictation 10

A strong indication that insect minds are far more sophisticated.


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