Loggers and the Women of Afi Mountain

Who is Doris Ofre?

• A teacher

• A journalist

• A member of the Women Association of Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary

• A logger

What is the main activity of the Women Association of Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary?

• Building houses

• Fighting to defend local forests and natural resources

• Teaching children

• Planting trees

What problem are the women addressing?

• Loggers stealing the forest

• Wild animals attacking villages

• Pollution in the river

• Lack of education

What action did the women take against the loggers?

• They started stealing their chain saws

• They reported them to the police

• They ignored them

• They joined them

What is the purpose of the article?

• To teach a lesson

• To advertise a product

• To inform about the efforts of women protecting forests

• To entertain

What is the main theme of the article?

• Technology

• Health

• Education

• Environmental conservation

What is the role of the Women Association of Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary?

• To organize community events

• To defend local forests and natural resources

• To build schools

• To protect wildlife

Which word below is an antonym for sanctuary?

• danger
• protection
• refuge
• shelter

Where is Nigeria located?

• Nigeria is located in East Africa.
• Nigeria is located in South America.
• Nigeria is located in Central Asia.
• Nigeria is located in West Africa.

Which two sentences from the article include the central ideas of the article?

4.

• If her mother needed cash for her school books, she sold oranges and mangoes she picked in the forest.

• With the state being home to half of Nigeria’s rainforest, communities there have long relied on the forests for their survival.

• Now, increasingly, Ms. Ofre saw Chinese loggers, who seemed to particularly like a swirl-patterned amber wood called bubinga.

• “We are protecting the remaining forest for our children so they will experience what we experienced,” she says.