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- 1. Multiple Choice
vanished
rule or control
disappeared
acting suddenly with little thought
rule or control
- 2. Multiple Choice
miserable
disappeared
easily annoyed or angered
in a frightening or alarming way
extremely unhappy or uncomfortable
- 3. Multiple Choice
irritable
rule or control
acting suddenly with little thought
disappeared
easily annoyed or angered
- 4. Multiple Choice
threateningly
in a frightening or alarming way
rule or control
acting suddenly with little thought
extremely unhappy or uncomfortable
- 5. Multiple Choice
impetuous
easily annoyed or angered
rule or control
acting suddenly with little thought
disappeared
- 6. Multiple Choice
impetuous
easily annoyed or angered
rule or control
acting suddenly with little thought
disappeared
- 7. Multiple Choice
dominate
extremely unhappy or uncomfortable
easily annoyed or angered
in a frightening or alarming way
rule or control
- 8. Multiple Choice
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
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following animals does Goodall NOT encounter while studying the chimpanzees?
buffalo
leopard
horse
baboon
- 10. Multiple Choice
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.
- 11. Multiple Choice
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.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which word best describes the young Jane Goodall?
bossy
patient
helpless
generous
- 13. Multiple Choice
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.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, what important discovery did Jane Goodall make during her early years at Gombe Park?A. Chimpanzees can learn to write.B. Chimpanzees make and use tools.C. Chimpanzees give each other names.D. Chimpanzees eat mostly fruits and nuts.
- 15. Multiple Choice
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?A. She shows that chimps have many human traits.B. She shows that the chimps had accepted her.C. She shows that chimps can be aggressive creatures.D. She shows that her time among the chimps was a failure. - 16. Multiple Choice
Which 3 statements about chimpanzees are true?
Chimpanzees sleep with their mothers until age 5 or 6.
Chimpanzees have one mate for life.
Chimpanzees use sounds to communicate.
Chimpanzees are eager to interact with humans.
Chimpanzees live in groups and communities.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Why is this story considered a memoir?
It describes nature.
It has more than one author.
It is like a science book.
It describes significant moments in the author´s life.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, which of the following statements about chimpanzees are true?Chimpanzees enjoy the rainChimpanzees use sounds to communicateChimpanzees are eager to interact with humansChimpanzees have one mate for life
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich characteristic does My Life With the Chimpanzees share with other memoirs?It is written from the first-person point of viewIt describes a variety of charactersIt is written from the third-person point of viewIt quotes from authoritative sources
- 20. Multiple Choice
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 explain how she became a scientist and persuade others to study chimpanzees
She wanted to entertain readers with stories about chimpanzees and brag about her findings
She wanted to inform to educate readers and to express her feelings about her experience with the chimpanzees.
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