Paired Texts - "Chimpanzee Society" & "A Tall Order"

In paragraph 2, the word affinity means?

• love

• confused

• dislike

• curiosity

According to this selection, the main goal of the blanket is to-

• assist chimps in active playtime

• raise chimps in the zoo with the ability to interact like chimps in the wild

• identify where chimps like to sleep in their enclosure

• create a fun game of hide-and-seek for the chimps

What is the most likely reason the author included photographs in this selection?

• To show the chimps use their blankets

• To share different examples of the types of blankets the chimps use

• To demonstrate how chimps use their blankets in many ways

• To explain why chimps loose interest in their blankets

What do the details in the selection, Blanket Babies, explain about chimps' blankets?

• Chimps love their blankets

• The blankets not only are used by the younger chimps, but they are enjoyed even in their adult years

• Sometime the zookeepers pick up the blankets and launder them

• Each of the the chimps have their own special blanket

In paragraph 1, what does the prefix "un" mean in undesirable?

• again

• not

• before

• less

What is the best summary for this selection?

• Giraffes at the Houston Zoo were exhibiting some bad behaviors like licking trees. So, some Rice University students built the giraffes a new feeder. The feeder had holes on each side, which required them to use their tongues.

• A team of freshman engineers from Rice University developed a feeder to enrich giraffes' lives at the Houston Zoo.

• Giraffes at the Houston Zoo were exhibiting some bad behaviors due to not being able to use their tongues like they do in the wild. So, student engineers designed a new feeder and planned to observe the giraffes using it to determine if it enriched their lives.

• Giraffes need to use their 18-inch-long flexible tongues. So, student engineers designed a special one that made them use their tongues for longer periods of time.

BECAUSE Giraffes are forced to use their tongues to retrieve the hay from the feeder, what is the effect?

• They have more fun eating when they use feeders.

• The giraffes are able to have a similar experience to eating in the wild.

• The giraffes think they are eating from an acacia tree.

• The giraffes become bored with feeders.

Based on the descriptions of the feeders in the selection, what can the reader conclude about the people who built them?

• They are determined to create a new feeder design that will help the giraffes eat like they do in the wild.

• They think that their feeders will fix the giraffe's boredom.

• They must study how the giraffes react to both types of feeders before they know if their feeder was a success.

• They believe the giraffes love using their new feeder design.

Why does the author include the information in the selection titled, Houston We Have a Problem?

• To define an unfamiliar word.

• To suggest a place to visit while at the zoo.

• To present a challenge the giraffes are facing.

• To describe where the feeders are located.

Use both passages for this question.

One similarity between the two selections is that both discuss animals that?

• Are using special devices to challenge natural behaviors

• Use items to encourage natural behaviors

• Use items that provide comfort

• Are experiencing behavior problems