No Petting the Orangutans, Please!

What is the author's point of view about Pak and his wife in paragraphs 16-20?

• They aren't good people.

• They don't take good care of Biki.

• They don't understand the harm they are doing.

• They don't have the money to pay for Biki's care.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Based on paragraphs 1-6, how does the author feel about Biki, the baby orangutan?

• Saddened

• Fascinated

• Aggravated

• Unimpressed

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Why does the author believe that people want orangutans as pets?

• To dress the orangutans in children's clothes

• Because the young orangutans are lovable

• To save the orangutans from loggers destroying fruitwood trees

• To save them because they are endangered

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which evidence from the text best supports the idea that orangutans belong in the wild, not as pets?

• "Otherwise, when they become adults, these animals cannot survive either as pets or in the wild."

• "Hundreds of thousands of these great apes once lived in the rain forests of Asia. Fewer than 60,000 survive today."

• "Pet orangutans are often dressed in children's clothing, trained to do household chores, and taught to sleep on beds and sit at the family table."

• "Youngsters like Biki eventually grow into unruly 150-pounders, as tall as their owners. Pak and his wide would soon be unable to control Biki.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.4.8

Based on the text, what is the best supported reason that Biki needs to live at the nursery instead of with Pak and his wife?

• Because Pak and his wife will make Biki do chores and chain up

• Because Biki cannot survive by himself

• Because Biki will hurt Pak and his wife when he gets older

• So Biki can live with other rescued orangutans and learn to live in the wild.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8