SAS ENGLISH CLASS 9B SEMESTER 1

Orangutans are great apes from Indonesia. Orangutan means man of the forest. They live in Sumatra and Borneo. The scientiic name of Orangutan from Northern Sumatra is Pongo Abelii and the scientiic name of Orangutan from Borneo is Pongo Pygmaeus.

Orangutans are …

• A. Monkey

• B. Apes

• C. Bird

• D. Reptiles

A male orangutan can be more than 100 kilograms and can be quite tall. His height can be up to 150 centimeters tall. Female orangutans are smaller and shorter than the males. A mature female orangutan’s weight is about 40 kilograms. Her height is about 120 centimeters tall.

A male orangutan can be … meters tall.

• a. 150

• b. 1.5

• c. 120

• d. 1.2

Orangutans have reddish brown hair. Unlike monkeys, they do not have tails. They have strong arms.

They use their arms to swing between branches.

Orangutans have strong …

• a. Arms

• b. Hair

• c. Fur

• d. Tails

Orangutans’ favorite food is fruits. They also eat insects, honey, bird eggs, bark, and plants. They sometimes eat meat too. Orangutans can be categorized as …

• a. Herbivores

• b. Carnivores

• c. Insectivore

• d. Omnivores

The number of Bornean orangutans around 2017 was estimated at about 104,000 and the Sumatran orangutans about 7,500. There are about … orangutans in Sumatra and Borneo.

• a. 104,000

• b. 7,500

• c. 111,500

• d. 200

 Orangutans are great apes from Indonesia. Orangutan means man of the forest.

What does the word “orangutan” mean?

• a. Man of the jungle

• b. King of the forest

• c. Man of the forest

• d. Ape of the trees

Orangutans are great apes from Indonesia. Orangutan means man of the forest. They live in Sumatra and Borneo. Where do orangutans live?

• a. Sumatra and Bornea

•   b. Java and Bali

• c. Kalimantan and Sulawesi

• d. Sumatra and Papua

Orangutans are an endangered species because their habitat is threatened by people doing deforestation.

  Why are orangutans considered an endangered species?

• a. because they are hunted for their fur

• b. because their habibat is being destroyed

• c. because they have a low birth rate

• d. because they are often kept as pets

A male orangutans can be _________meters tall

• 150

• 1,5

• 120

• 1,2

Gorillas are bigger than orangutans

• True

• False