How to Babysit an Orangutan
  • 1. What island is the orangutan orphanage located?
A) Borneo
B) Samoa
C) Hawaii
D) Sumatra
  • 2. What kind of place is Camp Leakey?
A) a camp for adult orangutans
B) a camp for orphaned orangutans
C) a camp for adults
D) a camp for kids
  • 3. Why do the baby orangutans in this selection need babysitters?
A) because they are rare animals
B) because they are sick and hungry
C) because their mothers are being trained for circuses
D) because they cannot survive without their mothers
  • 4. When does a babysitter's job end?
A) when the ape can go off to live alone in the rain forest
B) when the babysitter is tired and wants to go home
C) when the natural mother returns
D) when the orangutan learns to feed itself
  • 5. Animal dealershttp://www.thatquiz.org/tq/teacher.html are a danger to mother and baby orangutans for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ____________________.
A) mother orangutans do not give up babies without a fight
B) they want to cuddle the baby orangutans
C) many baby orangutans do not survive the trip to a zoo or circus
D) they kill the mothers to get the babies
  • 6. The babysitter wears a hat to protect herself from the rain. How might an orangutan protect itself in a similar situation?
A) take cover in a hole
B) hold a leaf over its head
C) find an umbrella
D) roll under a log
  • 7. How can you tell if orangutans are best friends?
A) One becomes the leader of the others.
B) Three or four hang around together.
C) They snatch each other's food.
D) They build nests in the same trees.
  • 8. How long does it take baby orangutans to learn to live on their own?
A) several weeks
B) six months
C) seven or eight years
D) twenty years
  • 9. Baby orangutans eat ________________.
A) fruit, plants, and bugs
B) pancakes, syrup, and fried eggs
C) fruit juice, hamburgers, and mashed potatoes
D) vegetables, sandwiches, and apple juice
  • 10. Why is bath time for the orangutans no fun for the babysitters?
A) The apes love to bathe and won't get out of the water
B) The apes don't like to get wet and will scream and bite.
C) The babysitters don't like the kind of soap they have to use.
D) The apes throw water at the babysitters
  • 11. What is a sign that a baby orangutan is ready to go off on its own?
A) It can hang upside down from a tree.
B) It can leave its family and best friends.
C) It is old enough to sleep alone in the forest.
D) It had learned to eat bananas.
  • 12. How are the orangutans' nests different from the nests of the other great apes?
A) Orangutans always build their nest on the ground.
B) Orangutans build a roof on top of their nests to keep out rain.
C) Orangutans don't build nests
D) They steal a nest from another orangutan
  • 13. Orangutan females only give birth about once every _______________.
A) 1 year
B) 3 years
C) 8 years
D) 6 years
  • 14. Orang Hutan means ______________.
A) Person of the Forest
B) Orange Forest
C) Silly Monkey
D) Monkey Man
  • 15. All of the following apes are considered great apes EXCEPT _________________.
A) spider monkey
B) chimpanzee
C) bonabo
D) orangutan
  • 16. Do you think you would like to babysit an orangutan? Why or why not? Please be sure to use details from the story to explain your answer.
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