WorksheetsMy Life with The Chimps
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 58mins
Vanished...
disappeared
Appeared
unhappy
annoyed
Miserable...
disappeared
acting suddenly
extremely unhappy or uncomfortable
annoyed or angered
Irritable...
frightening or alarming way
easily annoyed or angered
in control
extremely unhappy or uncomfortable
Threateningly...
disappeared
in control
annoyed or angry
in a frightening or alarming way
Dominate...
annoyed
rule or control
angry
acting suddenly
Impetuous...
angry or annoyed
rule or control
acting suddenly with little thought
in a frightening or alarming way
Latin suffix "able" means...
an action or state
capable of, given to, tending to
a result
full of
If some is staring at you threateningly, they are doing it in a _____.
uncomfortable way
frightening way
joyous way
annoying way
If you are acting or doing something without thought, you are being ___.
dominating
irritable
annoying
impetuous
Jane Goodall said that Flo was the top-ranked female chimpanzee of her community and could ____ all the other chimps.
irritate
dominate
convene
make
Mary is not a morning person, so she often comes to class very ____ because she did not get enough sleep.
irritable
hungry
happy
impatient
At first, how did the chimpanzees react to Jane Goodall?
The chimpanzees stayed around the camp to eat bananas.
The chimpanzees stopped and looked at her curiously.
The chimpanzees attacked her camp.
The chimpanzees ran away whenever she came around.
According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, why did Jane Goodall go to Gombe National Park?
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?
horse, buffalo,kangaroo
leopard, baboon, buffalo
snake, lion, hawk
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.
Which of the
following statements about chimpanzees are true?
Chimpanzees use sounds to communicate.
Chimpanzees enjoy the rain.
Chimpanzees have one mate for life.
Which of the
following statements about chimpanzees are true?
Chimpanzees are eager to interact with humans.
Chimpanzees live in groups and communities.
Chimpanzees eat mostly small animals.
Which of the
following statements about chimpanzees are true?
Chimpanzees sleep with their mothers until age five or six.
Chimpanzees are eager to interact with humans.
Chimpanzees enjoy the rain.
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 moved at a high speed.
It was captured.
It made a loud cry.
It can no longer be seen.
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
According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, which word best describes the young Jane Goodall?
bossy
patient
helpless
generous
In the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, Goodall was happy to learn that a large male chimpanzee had visited her camp. Why was this event so
important to Goodall?
She had begun to feel afraid of the chimpanzees.
It supported her theory that animals are like humans.
She had grown weary of traveling back and forth to the Peak.
It showed that the chimpanzees had begun to accept her presence.
What makes Goodall’s perspective in My Life With the Chimpanzees unique?
Few humans keep a daily journal.
Few humans are interested in African wildlife.
Few humans would agree that chimpanzees are worth saving.
Few humans have spent so much time in nature with chimpanzees
Which characteristic does My Life With the Chimpanzees share with other memoirs?
It is written from the first-person point of view.
It is written from the third-person point of view.
Which quotation from My Life With the Chimpanzees best illustrates first-person point of view?
July 16, 1960, was a day I shall remember all my life.
Dominic was a wonderful cook and great company.
Flo came very often to camp looking for bananas.
Then, in 1964, Mike took over. He did this by using his brain
Why is My Life With the Chimpanzees considered a memoir?
It describes nature.
It has more than one author.
It can be used in place of a science book.
It describes key moments in the author’s life.
Goodall had more than one purpose for writing My Life With the Chimpanzees. Which of the following best identifies those purposes?
She wanted to express her feelings about chimpanzees and describe them in colorful terms.
She wanted to share facts about chimpanzees and tell the story of how she learned those facts.
She wanted to entertain readers with stories about chimpanzees and brag about her findings.
She wanted to explain how she became a scientist and persuade others to study chimpanzees.
What is the meaning of the suffix -able?
guilty of
hoping for
tending to
asking for
Which of the following is the best definition of the word excitable? Base your answer on your knowledge of the suffix -able.
easily excited
excited again
never excited
excited inside
What did Jane name the big male chimp?
Weezy F. Baby
The Rock
David Greybeard
Rick James
What did David Greybeard do with a piece of grass?
He used it as a toothpick.
He ate it.
He created art with it.
He used it as a tool to collect termites.
How did the rain make the chimpanzees feel?
calm and happy
irritable and bad-tempered
sleepy and lazy
silly and playful
Why is My Life With the Chimpanzees considered a memoir?
It describes nature.
It has more than one author.
It can be used in place of a science book.
It describes key moments in the author’s life.
Goodall had more than one purpose for writing My Life With the Chimpanzees. Which of the following best identifies those purposes?
She wanted to express her feelings about chimpanzees and describe them in colorful terms.
She wanted to share facts about chimpanzees and tell the story of how she learned those facts.
She wanted to entertain readers with stories about chimpanzees and brag about her findings.
She wanted to explain how she became a scientist and persuade others to study chimpanzees.
What is the meaning of the suffix -able?
guilty of
hoping for
tending to
asking for
Which of the following is the best definition of the word excitable? Base your answer on your knowledge of the suffix -able.
easily excited
excited again
never excited
excited inside
Which sentence correctly uses a comma?
In 1960, Jane Goodall first entered Gombe Park.
In 1960 Jane Goodall, first entered Gombe Park.
In 1960 Jane Goodall first entered, Gombe Park.
In 1960 Jane Goodall first entered Gombe, Park.
Which sentence correctly uses a dash?
Jane saw—that the camp had been disturbed and all the bananas were gone!
Jane saw that the camp—had been disturbed and all the bananas were gone!
Jane saw that the camp had been—disturbed and all the bananas were gone!
Jane saw that the camp had been disturbed—and all the bananas were gone!
Which sentence correctly uses parentheses?
Jane (got along) quite well though she did miss her mother.
Jane (got along quite well) though she did miss her mother.
Jane got along quite well (though she did miss her mother).
Jane got along quite well though she did (miss her mother).
Why was Jane having a hard time viewing the chimps? (Select 2 answers)
The chimps were too far away.
The chimps were dangerous.
The game ranger was unhelpful and lazy.
The park was too big.
What was the best place to view the chimps?
The tent
The peak
The maze
The kitchen
What do the chimps mostly eat?
Fruit
Bugs
Grass
People
How long did it take for the chimps to approach Jane?
1 week
1 month
1 day
1 year
In the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, Goodall was happy to learn that a large male chimpanzee had visited her camp. Why was this event so
important to Goodall?
She had begun to feel afraid of the chimpanzees.
It supported her theory that animals are like humans.
She had grown weary of traveling back and forth to the Peak.
It showed that the chimpanzees had begun to accept her presence.
Which of the
following statements about chimpanzees are true?
Chimpanzees use sounds to communicate.
Chimpanzees enjoy the rain.
Chimpanzees have one mate for life.
Which of the
following statements about chimpanzees are true?
Chimpanzees are eager to interact with humans.
Chimpanzees live in groups and communities.
Chimpanzees eat mostly small animals.
Which of the
following statements about chimpanzees are true?
Chimpanzees sleep with their mothers until age five or six.
Chimpanzees are eager to interact with humans.
Chimpanzees enjoy the rain.
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 moved at a high speed.
It was captured.
It made a loud cry.
It can no longer be seen.
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
What makes Goodall’s perspective in My Life With the Chimpanzees unique?
Few humans keep a daily journal.
Few humans are interested in African wildlife.
Few humans would agree that chimpanzees are worth saving.
Few humans have spent so much time in nature with chimpanzees
Read this passage from My Life With the Chimpanzees.
Suddenly a chimp charged straight toward me. His hair bristled with rage. At the last minute he swerved and ran off. I stayed still. Two more chimps charged nearby. Then, suddenly, I realized I was alone again. All the chimps had gone.
What does Goodall achieve by including this passage in her memoir?
According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, what made "the Peak" one of Goodall's favorite places?
Which of the following animals does Goodall NOT encounter while studying the chimpanzees?
buffalo
leopard
horse
baboon
According to Goodall's observations, which statement about chimpanzees are NOT true?
Chimpanzees enjoy the rain.
Chimpanzees use sounds and gestures to communicate.
Chimpanzees live in groups and communities.
Chimpanzees give birth every 4-6 years and they stay with their mothers until age five or six.
An impetuous person is most likely to do which of the following?
keep a promise
tell boring jokes
give people orders
act without thinking
Which excerpt supports the idea that Jane Goodall is patient?
During those months of gradual discovery, the chimps very slowly began to realize that I was not so frightening after all. Even so, it was almost a year before I could approach to within one hundred yards.
I carried a little tin trunk up there. In it I kept a kettle, some sugar and coffee, and a tin mug. Then, when I got tired from a long trek to another valley, I could make a drink in the middle of the day. I kept a blanket up there, too, . . .
After supper I would get out the little notebook in which I had scribbled everything I had seen while watching the chimps during the day. I would settle down to write it all legibly into my journal.
Instead of writing the information in notebooks, I started to use a little tape recorder. Then I could keep my eyes on the chimps all the time. By the end of the day there was so much typing to be done that I found I couldn't do it all myself.
In the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, Goodall was happy to learn that a large male chimpanzee had visited her camp. Why was this event so important to Goodall?
She had begun to feel afraid of the chimpanzees.
It supported her theory that animals are like humans.
She had grown weary of traveling back and forth to the Peak.
It showed that the chimpanzees had begun to accept her presence.
Why does Flo let Fifi take care of Little Flint?
Flo needs the help because she is so tired.
Fifi needs to learn how to be a mother.
Flo doesn't care about Little Flint.
Fifi is not supposed to care for Little Flint but she tries to all the time.
What is NOT a purpose of a memoir?
Author is a leader whose life shows how society has changed
Author struggled with personal difficulties and is now a role-model.
Author was the first to study a topic and see its importance.
Author wants to tell an entertaining story and teach a lesson.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a memoir?
features people who are real people and settings who are real places
written from 3rd person point of view
includes dialogue and description
offers insight into the writer's own life
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
At the camp, each person had a knife, a fork, a spoon, a mug, and a few plates.
At the camp each person had a knife, a fork, a spoon, a mug, and a few plates.
At the camp each person had a knife, a fork, a spoon, a mug and a few plates.
At the camp, each person had a knife a fork a spoon a mug and a few plates.
Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?
Adolf the (biggest chimp) was not very helpful to Jane, but Rashidi was.
Adolf (the biggest chimp) was not very helpful to Jane, but Rashidi was.
Adolf the biggest chimp was not very helpful to Jane (but Rashidi was).
Adolf the biggest chimp was (not very helpful) to Jane, but Rashidi was.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Jane would watch the chimps eating and then collect the leaves, flowers, and fruits they left behind.
Jane would watch the chimps eating, and then collect the leaves, flowers, and fruits they left behind.
Jane would watch the chimps eating and then collect the leaves flowers and fruits, they left behind.
Jane would watch, the chimps eating, and then collect the leaves, flowers and fruits they left behind.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Chimps like people sleep all night.
Chimps, like people, sleep all night.
Chimps like people, sleep, all night.
Chimps like, people, sleep all night.
Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?
Jane had a favorite chimp David Greybeard.
Jane had a favorite chimp (David Greybeard).
Jane had a favorite chimp (David Greybeard.)
Jane had a (favorite chimp) David Greybeard.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Jane observed chimps using objects sticks, and rocks as tools.
Jane observed chimps using objects, sticks, and rocks as tools.
Jane observed chimps using objects, sticks, and rocks, as tools.
Jane observed chimps, using objects, sticks, and rocks as tools.
What are the correct reasons for using parentheses?
Choose all that apply
To set apart nonessential elements from the rest of the sentence.
To suggest the information is even less important than information set off by commas.
To take the place of quotation marks when a character is speaking.
What is the main difference between dashes and commas?
Dashes indicate a more sudden and stronger interruption in thought.
Dashes indicate a sudden change in tone or attitude.
Dashes indicate the beginning of a question.
Dashes indicate the start of a list of items.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
PJ, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.
PJ my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.
PJ my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.
PJ, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me.
Which sentence uses dashes correctly?
Miranda went- to college to become a nurse and she succeeded.
Miranda went to college- to become a nurse- and she succeeded.
Miranda went to college to- become a nurse- and she succeeded.
