Jane Goodall

Part A Which statement best describes the central idea of the entire passage?

• Jane Goodall’s struggle to get the world to study chimpanzees.

• Jane Goodall’s positive impact on rain forest conservation.

• Jane Goodall’s life and journey in discovering new ideas about chimpanzees.

• Jane Goodall’s celebration of David Leakey due to his support in her research on chimpanzees.

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Part B Which two quotes from the passage best supports the answer from Part A?

• “...adults are strong enough to literally pull a human apart.” (paragraph 12)

• “...the first time in history that an animal other than a human had been recorded making and using a tool.” (paragraph 13)

• “Leakey was actually looking for someone to research chimpanzee behavior. ” (paragraph 9)

• “In 1960, she traveled to Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in Tanzania to begin her observations.” (paragraph 10)

• “... deforesting it, and robbing other species of their natural habitats.” (paragraph 20)

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Part A How does the author develop the idea that Jane Goodall loved animals as a child?

• By elaborating on her love for her family and their trips across the globe.

• By illustrating the first day that she ever went to a zoo to observe chimpanzees.

• By summarizing her school studies and a school project she created about animals.

• By providing a personal anecdote about Amelia’s interest in animals.

Part B Which statement from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

• She had wanted to find out how chickens laid eggs and had sat waiting for one to come into the hen house….“ (paragraph 4)

• “. When she was about a year old her father gave her a toy chimpanzee called Jubilee.” (paragraph 3)

• “Goodall replied to a letter from a former school friend who was planning to go...“ (paragraph 6)

• “She took an office job in Nairobi, Kenya where she met…” (paragraph 8)

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Part A: What is the author’s purpose in writing paragraph 16?

• To entertain the audience of a story about chimpanzees.

• To inform the audience of Goodall’s discovery of the social bond between chimpanzees

• To argue that chimpanzee relationships are the exact same and humans.

• To glorify the chimpanzee mother-daughter relationship which is stronger than any other species.

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Part B: Which other paragraph develops the author’s purpose in a similar way?

• Paragraph 4

• Paragraph 19

• Paragraph 17

• Paragraph 11

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Part A: Which statement best describes how Jane Goodall feels about chimpanzees?

• She feels that more people need to come out and dedicate their time to chimpanzees through volunteering.

• She feels that chimpanzees are a danger to humans their natural habitat.

• She feels that chimpanzees are a unique species that should be protected and studied.

• She doesn't’ feel any emotion toward chimpanzees.

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Part B: Which text best supports how she feels?

• “In 1977, she founded the Jane Goodall Institute to support research and protect chimpanzees in their habitats” (paragraph 19)

• “ Leakey believed that humans and chimpanzees shared a common ancestor.” (paragraph 8)

• “Goodall learned that chimpanzee mothers are not born with the knowledge of how to care for their offspring.” (paragraph 17)

• “It takes nerve to get close to wild adult chimpanzees” (paragraph 12)

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Part A:. What is the meaning of the word plight as it’s used in paragraph 9?

• crisis

• foe

• flight

• home

Part B: Which text best supports the meaning of the word?

• “Jane Goodall now spends…”

• “...of the last century…”

• “...her time raising awareness…”

• “..whose numbers have been devastated...”