My Life With the Chimpanzees Comp Check and Vocab Revie

According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, why did Jane Goodall go to Gombe National Park? Identify the choice that best answers the question.

• to join a chimpanzee family

• to study chimpanzee behavior

• to work as a chimpanzee doctor

• to learn to make chimpanzee tools

Which of the following animals does Goodall encounter in the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees? Choose three options.

• horse

• baboon

• kangaroo

• leopard

• buffalo

According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, what made “the Peak” one of Goodall’s favorite places?

• The views from the Peak were excellent.

• The trees on the Peak provided plenty of food.

• The chimps that lived on the Peak were friendly.

• The silence on the Peak helped her think and write.

According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, which of the following statements about chimpanzees are true? Choose three options.

• Chimpanzees have one mate for life.

• Chimpanzees live in groups and communities.

• Chimpanzees sleep with their mothers until age five or six.

• Chimpanzees enjoy the rain.

• Chimpanzees use sounds to communicate.

According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, what important discovery did Jane Goodall make during her early years at Gombe Park?

• Chimpanzees can learn to write.

• Chimpanzees make and use tools.

• Chimpanzees give each other names.

• Chimpanzees eat mostly fruits and nuts.

If the leopard vanished into the forest, which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of vanished.

• It was captured.

• It made a loud cry.

• It can no longer be seen.

• It moved at a high speed.

Which is the most likely meaning of miserable in the following sentence? Base your answer on the meaning of miserable. Wearing wet shoes and soggy socks on a long hike can make a person miserable.

• thirsty

• grateful

• talkative

• unhappy

An impetuous person is most likely to do which of the following?

• keep a promise

• tell boring jokes

• give people orders

• act without thinking

What makes Goodall’s perspective in My Life With the Chimpanzees unique?

• a. Few humans keep a daily journal.

• b. Few humans are interested in African wildlife.

• c. Few humans would agree that chimpanzees are worth saving.

• d. Few humans have spent so much time in nature with chimpanzees.

Why is My Life With the Chimpanzees considered a memoir?

• a. It describes nature.

• b. It has more than one author.

• c. It can be used in place of a science book.

• d. It describes key moments in the author’s life.