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Jane Goodall

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Part A Which statement best describes the central idea of the entire passage?

a)

Jane Goodall’s struggle to get the world to study chimpanzees.

b)

Jane Goodall’s positive impact on rain forest conservation.

c)

Jane Goodall’s life and journey in discovering new ideas about chimpanzees.

d)

Jane Goodall’s celebration of David Leakey due to his support in her research on chimpanzees.

2.

Part B Which two quotes from the passage best supports the answer from Part A?

a)

“...adults are strong enough to literally pull a human apart.” (paragraph 12)

b)

“...the first time in history that an animal other than a human had been recorded making and using a tool.” (paragraph 13)

c)

“Leakey was actually looking for someone to research chimpanzee behavior. ” (paragraph 9)

d)

“In 1960, she traveled to Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in Tanzania to begin her observations.” (paragraph 10)

e)

“... deforesting it, and robbing other species of their natural habitats.” (paragraph 20)

3.

Part A How does the author develop the idea that Jane Goodall loved animals as a child?

a)

By elaborating on her love for her family and their trips across the globe.

b)

By illustrating the first day that she ever went to a zoo to observe chimpanzees.

c)

By summarizing her school studies and a school project she created about animals.

d)

By providing a personal anecdote about Jane's interest in animals.

4.

Part B Which statement from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

a)

She had wanted to find out how chickens laid eggs and had sat waiting for one to come into the hen house….“ (paragraph 4)

b)

“. When she was about a year old her father gave her a toy chimpanzee called Jubilee.” (paragraph 3)

c)

“Goodall replied to a letter from a former school friend who was planning to go...“ (paragraph 6)

d)

“She took an office job in Nairobi, Kenya where she met…” (paragraph 8)

5.

Part A: What is the author’s purpose in writing paragraph 16?

a)

To entertain the audience of a story about chimpanzees.

b)

To inform the audience of Goodall’s discovery of the social bond between chimpanzees

c)

To argue that chimpanzee relationships are the exact same and humans.

d)

To glorify the chimpanzee mother-daughter relationship which is stronger than any other species.

6.

Part B: Which other paragraph develops the author’s purpose in a similar way?

a)

Paragraph 4

b)

Paragraph 19

c)

Paragraph 17

d)

Paragraph 11

7.

Part A: Which statement best describes how Jane Goodall feels about chimpanzees?

a)

She feels that more people need to come out and dedicate their time to chimpanzees through volunteering.

b)

She feels that chimpanzees are a danger to humans their natural habitat.

c)

She feels that chimpanzees are a unique species that should be protected and studied.

d)

She doesn't’ feel any emotion toward chimpanzees.

8.

Part B: Which text best supports how she feels?

a)

“In 1977, she founded the Jane Goodall Institute to support research and protect chimpanzees in their habitats” (paragraph 19)

b)

“ Leakey believed that humans and chimpanzees shared a common ancestor.” (paragraph 8)

c)

“Goodall learned that chimpanzee mothers are not born with the knowledge of how to care for their offspring.” (paragraph 17)

d)

“It takes nerve to get close to wild adult chimpanzees” (paragraph 12)

9.

Part A:. What is the meaning of the word plight as it’s used in paragraph 20?

a)

crisis

b)

foe

c)

flight

d)

home

10.

Part B: Which text best supports the meaning of the word?

a)

“Jane Goodall now spends…”

b)

“...of the last century…”

c)

“...her time…”

d)

“..whose numbers have been devastated...”