FIRST READ: Comprehension
According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, why did Jane Goodall go to Gombe National Park?
to study chimpanzee behavior
Why have Jane Goodall and her mother come to Gombe National Park?
Goodall is there to study the chimpanzees, and her mother is there to set up a clinic and treat sick people.
Vanished
diappeared
What is the meaning of the suffix -able?
tending to
According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, what made “the Peak” one of Goodall’s favorite places?
The views from the Peak were excellent.
At first, how did the chimpanzees react to Goodall?
The chimpanzees run away at first whenever Goodall and her team get close to them.
Miserable
extremely unhappy or uncomfortable
Which of the following is the best definition of the word excitable? Base your answer on your knowledge of the suffix -able.
easily excited
According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, what important discovery did Jane Goodall make during her early years at Gombe Park
Chimpanzees make and use tools.
Goodall's mother set up a clinic where the locals can come for medicine and treatment.
Irritable
easily annoyed or angered
What are the names of FLO's kids
Fifi, Faben and Flint
According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, which of the following statements about chimpanzees are true? Choose three options.
Chimpanzees use sounds to communicate.
Chimpanzees live in groups and communities.
Chimpanzees sleep with their mothers until age five or six.
Why does Goodall leave Gombe?
She leaves Gombe to get married and to attend Cambridge University to get her PH.D .
Threateningly
in frightening or alarming way
What are the names of the Chimpanzees?
David Greybeard, Goliath and William
Which of the following animals does Goodall encounter in the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees? Choose three options.
buffalo
leopard
baboon
How does Goodall's camp become a research center?
More and more chimpanzees come to the camp and Dr. Goodall needs assistants. Students work as assistants and collect information for their degrees.
Impetuous
acting suddenly with little thougt
Who did Jane get married to? What is Jane's Job?
Primatologist