How to Save a Baby Orangutan

Read the first paragraph. Which words best describe Gerhana? (R.1 key details)

• furry and red

• sick and dying

• healthy and happy

• sleepy and quiet

In the third paragraph, the author writes that "the jungle burst with life." This means that ____.

(R.4 figurative language)

• very little was happening

• a large tree had fallen down

• it had just started to rain

• many animals were active

Based on the article, what is one reason the rainforest is important for orangutans like Gerhana?

(R.2 Key ideas)

• Orangutans eat the fruits and plants that grow in the rainforest.

• Orangutans need wood from the forests to build fires.

• Orangutans like to leap into mud puddles.

• Baby orangutans like to play in the trees without their mothers.

One reason humans are removing trees from Borneo's rainforest is to make room for ____.

(R.3 cause and effect)

• palm oil farms
• more orangutans

• forest schools

• zoos

Gerhana was unable to find food without his mother. What was one effect of him not having enough to eat? (R.3 cause and effect)

• He didn’t know how to climb trees.

• He had no hair.

• His teeth fell out.

How did Gerhana learn how to survive at the Forest School? (R.3 Problem and Solution)

• He watched his mother.

• He learned by watching flying squirrels.

• He watched videos of other orangutans.

• He watched his human caregivers.

Read the sentence “Orangutans are now in danger of extinction.” This means that ____.

(R.4 vocabulary)

• orangutans are destroying the forest

• there may no longer be any orangutans left

• orangutans will be the only animals left in the forest

• there are too many orangutans in the forest

What is the main purpose of the sidebar “Words Into Action”?

(R.5 text structure)

• to teach you how to write a letter

• to tell you which brand of ice cream to buy

• to explain how you can help orangutans and their rainforest home

• to show you how to do research on orangutans