SAVVAS - Life with Chimpanzees Vocab/-Able Quiz

What is the most likely part of speech of a word that contains the Latin suffix -able?

• Verb

• Noun

• Adverb

• Adjective

Read the following passage from My Life with Chimpanzees:

"Dominic was a wonderful cook and great company. He was not really reliable. So Louis Leakey asked Hassan to come all the way from Lake Victoria to help with the boat and engine."

Use your knowledge of the Latin Suffix -able, as well as context clues, to choose what Goodall means by saying that Dominic was "not really reliable."

• He was not able to rely on others.

• He did not tend to rely on others.

• He could not be relied on by others.

• He did not allow others to rely on him.

Read the following passage from an autobiography:

"There is no question about who is most deserving of the credit for my successes. It is my parents. For some reason, during my entire childhood, they always gave me the support and help I needed. Why they thought I could make something of myself is debatable, but I will always be glad they did."

Use your knowledge of the Latin suffix -able to choose the best synonym for debatable.

• foolish

• uncertain

• wonderful

• entertaining

Which word means DISAPPEARED?

• irritable

• vanished

• impetuous

• miserable

In My Life With the Chimpanzees, Jane describes a terrifying experience when a big chimp acted ____________ by giving a "spine-chilling call," shaking a branch, and glaring at Jane with bright eyes.

• hopefully

• curiously

• calmly

• threateningly

On Jane's first full day at Gombe National Park, she was able to see chimpanzees feeding. But for the next few days, the chimps _________ and were nowhere to be found.

• drank

• dominated

• elevated

• vanished

The chimpanzees seemed _____, _______, cold, shivering, and sickly from the frequent rains during October.

• playful, immature

• miserable, irritable

• dominant, aggressive

• friendly, calm

Goliath was a chimpanzee that Jane described as being ________, meaning he was excitable, and acted suddenly with little thought.

• impetuous

• cheerful

• threatening

• adorable

"Flo was the top-ranked female of her community and could ________ all of the others."

• listen to

• help

• leave

• dominate

We bought my little sister a ___________ car seat because she got the old one so messy.

• doable

• agreeable

• obtainable

• washable