Module 7 Assessment Game

Read the sentence from paragraph 4.

Around this time, the scientist W.N. Kellogg and his wife proposed the idea to raise a baby chimp alongside their own toddler, Donald.

Think about the prefix pro-. What is the meaning of proposed above?

• agreed to a plan

• compared different plans

• created a plan before deciding

• planned something after an event

Answer explanation

Remember the prefix PRO- can mean before.

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prefixes

What caused Robert Yerkes to send Henry Nissen to Africa?

(Highlight EVIDENCE in your text)

• Henry Nissen’s skilled team

• the failed attempt to study a chimpanzee in the city

• Henry Nissen’s hunting experience

• the desire to bring back chimpanzees to study in a laboratory

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text structure

Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

He tried to camouflage himself in a tent that was the color of the leaves, but the chimps spotted him and scampered off.

What is the meaning of camouflage as it is used above?

• look for a comfortable place to rest

• build a new shelter somewhere

• run away from something dangerous

• hide by looking like the surrounding area

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vocabulary

Read the sentence from paragraph 8.

The mountainous terrain could be very hot or bitterly cold with torrential downpours of rain in between.

Which two words describe torrential as it is used above?

• warm

• heavy

• rocky

• bumpy

• powerful

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vocabulary

What effect did sitting in the tree she named “Beech” have on Jane Goodall as an adult?

(HIGHLIGHT text evidence)

• She started to study books.

• She started to appreciate insects.

• She was able to wait patiently outdoors.

• She was able to name other kinds of trees.

Answer explanation

Check Paragraph 9

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text structure

According to the article, what did Leakey’s decision to send Goodall to Gombe National Park lead to?

(HIGHLIGHT text evidence)

• better understanding of chimpanzees

• easier ways to find chimpanzees

• greater concern for the safety of chimpanzees

• more questions about chimpanzees

Answer explanation

Check Paragraph 11

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text structure

Read the sentence from paragraph 2.

The voices of those who said I would never learn to fly seemed so far away now.

What does this sentence suggest about the author?

• The author still believes the words of the people who said she would not learn how to fly.

• When the plane takes off, the author cannot and does not try to hear the people on the ground.

• The author learned how to fly so she could get away from the people who did not believe in her.

• Once the author succeeded in her goal, the people who had doubted her were in her past and did not matter anymore.

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author's perspective

Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

I began flying lessons at the age of 14, but the Federal Aviation Administration requires you to be 16 before you make your first solo flight (a flight with no help from anyone else), and so I had to wait two long years until I could fly a plane by myself.

What is the meaning of requires as it is used above?

• makes it clear

• makes it difficult

• makes it necessary

• makes it important

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vocabulary

Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

However, by the next day, I had subdued those fears and was eager to try again. Think about the prefix sub-.

What does subdued mean in the sentence above?

• got under control

• controlled before

• shared control

• lost control

Answer explanation

Remember, SUB- means under.

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prefixes

Read the sentence from paragraph 5.

Houses, cars, and trees all looked like tiny toys that could fit in the palm of my hand.

What does the author’s word choice in paragraph 5 suggest about her feelings when she flies?

• She wants to return to the ground.

• The world below seems less serious.

• She feels like she is more important.

• The distance to the ground makes her nervous.

Answer explanation

When things are much smaller then you, are they scary??

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author's perspective