How to Save a Baby Orangutan

Which words best describe Gerhana at the beginning of the story?

• furry and red

• sick and dying

• healthy and happy

• sleepy and quiet

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

In the third paragraph, the author writes that “the jungle burst with life.” This means that ______.

• very little was happening

• a large tree had fallen down

• it had just started to rain

• many animals were active

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

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

• 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.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

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

• palm oil farms

• more orangutans

• forest schools

• zoos

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Gerhana was unable to find food without his mother. What was one effect of him not having enough to eat?

• He had a hard time sleeping.

• He didn't know how to climb trees.

• He had no hair.

• His teeth fell out.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

How did Gerhana learn how to survive at the Forest School?

• He watched his mother.

• He learned by watching flying squirrels.

• He watched videos of other orangutans

• He watched his human caregivers.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

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

• 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

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which word means the cutting down or burning of all the trees in an area?

• ecosystem

• dehydrated

• deforestation

• habitat

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which word means not having enough water in your body; very thirsty?

• authorities

• malnutrition

• sustainable

• dehydrated

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which word means the place where an animal or a plant naturally lives?

• deforestation

• habitat

• sustainable

• dehydrated

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4