My Life With the Chimpanzees Quiz

Which of the following animals does Goodall encounter in the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees? Choose three options.

• a. horse

• c. leopard

• e. kangaroo

• b. buffalo

• d. baboon

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CCSS.RI.6.1

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CCSS.W.6.9A

According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, which of the following statements about chimpanzees are true? Choose three options.

• e. Chimpanzees live in groups and communities.

• d. Chimpanzees use sounds to communicate.

• b. Chimpanzees have one mate for life.

• a. Chimpanzees enjoy the rain.

• c. Chimpanzees eat mostly small animals.

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If the leopard vanished into the forest, which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of vanished.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.L.6.5A

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Which is the most likely meaning of miserable in the following sentence? Base your answer on the meaning of miserable. Wearing wet shoes and soggy socks on a long hike can make a person miserable.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RL.6.4

Read this passage from My Life With the Chimpanzees. Suddenly a chimp charged straight toward me. His hair bristled with rage. At the last minute he swerved and ran off. I stayed still. Two more chimps charged nearby. Then, suddenly, I realized I was alone again. All the chimps had gone. What does Goodall achieve by including this passage in her memoir?

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In the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, Goodall was happy to learn that a large male chimpanzee had visited her camp. Why was this event so important to Goodall?

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CCSS.RI.6.2

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CCSS.W.6.9A

What makes Goodall’s perspective in My Life With the Chimpanzees unique?

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.W.6.9A

Why is My Life With the Chimpanzees considered a memoir?

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CCSS.RL.6.6

Goodall had more than one purpose for writing My Life With the Chimpanzees. Which of the following best identifies those purposes?

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CCSS.RI.6.6

According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, why did Jane Goodall go to Gombe National Park?

• a. to join a chimpanzee family

• b. to study chimpanzee behavior

• c. to work as a chimpanzee doctor

• d. to learn to make chimpanzee tools

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