Say Hello to the Giant Gorilla

Why is Kara not having a good time at the beginning of the story?

• She doesn't like crowded places

• She doesn't like spending time with her family

• It's too hot and she is bored at the zoo

• She had a fight with her brother

What suddenly gets Kara excited?

• She drinks some fresh water.

• She reads a sign saying "MEET THE GIANT GORILLA"

• She sees a lot of desert animals.

• She convinces her mother to leave the zoo.

Brian is particularly excited about seeing the desert animal exhibit. Which sentence from the passage support this conclusion?

• “He was two years older than her, but at the zoo he turned into a little baby.”

• “He kept saying things like, ‘Wow! Mountain lions!’ or ‘What a cool bug!’ or ‘Hey Kara—come look at these rocks!’”

• “He had been begging to go to the zoo for months. When Mom told him they were going, he got so happy that he started sneezing.”

• “Brian’s eyes lit up. ‘That reminds me!’ he said. ‘There’s a whole exhibit about desert animals. We’ll get to see sand worms!’”

Read this sentence: “She turned the corner, her toes trembling and her palms sweating, and there was the ape.”

Based on the evidence, how does Kara feel about meeting the gorilla at this point in the story?

• Kara is nervous about meeting the gorilla

• Kara is happy about meeting the gorilla.

• Kara is angry about meeting the gorilla.

• Kara does not care about meeting the gorilla

What is this story mainly about?

• how gorillas end up in the zoo

• why desert animals are boring

• a girl who goes to the zoo and meets a gorilla

• two siblings who don’t get along

Read the following sentences: “He kept saying things like, ‘Wow! Mountain lions!’ or ‘What a cool bug!’ or ‘Hey Kara—come look at these rocks!’He was two years older than her, but at the zoo he turned into a little baby.”

What is the author suggesting about Brian by writing “he turned into a little baby?”

• Brian cried a lot when he was at the zoo.

• Brian was so excited about being at the zoo that he behaved like a little kid

• Brian shrunk in size at the zoo.

• Brian was treated like a baby when he was at the zoo.

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

Kara expected the gorilla to be scary and mean; _________, he was beautiful and gentle.

• however

• especially

• therefore

• finally

How does Kara try to her her mother to leave the zoo?

Why does Kara want to meet the gorilla?

Did Kara enjoy her day at the zoo? Why or why not? Support your answer using details from the passage.