How to Babysit an Orangutan
  • 1. The man who ______________ the jewels out of the castle was put in jail.
A) jealous
B) smuggled
C) coordination
D) endangered
  • 2. I was _________ when my sister went to the zoo and I had to stay home with a cold.
A) jealous
B) endangered
C) skidded
D) displeasure
  • 3. We are learning about ___________ animals in school and what we can do to protect them.
A) displeasure
B) coordination
C) endangered
D) facial
  • 4. When Amy won the contest, her ___________ expression was one of amazement and glee
A) displeasure
B) lavender
C) jealous
D) facial
  • 5. The members of the gymnastics team had incredible __________.
A) coordination
B) smuggled
C) displeasure
D) beaches
  • 6. My mom showed her ____________ with my brother when he hadn't cleaned his room, but grounding him for a month, which seemed a bit harsh frankly. But in fairness, his room was unbelievably messy. Like, there were "things living in there that didn't come from the pet store" kind of messy.
A) displeasure
B) facial
C) endangered
D) jealous
  • 7. What island is the orangutan orphanage located on?
A) Borneo
B) Hawaii
C) Samoa
D) Sumatra
  • 8. What kind of place is Camp Leakey?
A) a camp for adults
B) a camp for adult orangutans
C) a camp for orphaned orangutans
D) a camp for kids
  • 9. Why do the baby orangutans in this selection need babysitters?
A) because they cannot survive without their mothers
B) because their mothers are being trained for circuses
C) because they are sick and hungry
D) because they are rare animals
  • 10. When does a babysitter's job end?
A) when the orangutan learns to feed itself
B) when the babysitter is tired and wants to go home
C) when the ape can go off to live alone in the rain forest
D) when the natural mother returns
  • 11. Animal dealers 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) many baby orangutans do not survive the trip to a zoo or circus
C) they want to cuddle the baby orangutans
D) they kill the mothers to get the babies
  • 12. The babysitter wears a hat to protect herself from the rain. How might an orangutan protect itself in a similar situation?
A) hold a leaf over its head
B) roll under a log
C) find an umbrella
D) take cover in a hole
  • 13. How can you tell if orangutans are best friends?
A) They snatch each other's food.
B) They build nests in the same trees.
C) Three or four hang around together.
D) One becomes the leader of the others.
  • 14. How long does it take baby orangutans to learn to live on their own?
A) six months
B) twenty years
C) several weeks
D) seven or eight years
  • 15. Baby orangutans eat ________________.
A) fruit juice, hamburgers, and mashed potatoes
B) vegetables, sandwiches, and apple juice
C) fruit, plants, and bugs
D) pancakes, syrup, and fried eggs
  • 16. 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 throw water at the babysitters
C) The apes don't like to get wet and will scream and bite.
D) The babysitters don't like the kind of soap they have to use.
  • 17. What is a sign that a baby orangutan is ready to go off on its own?
A) It is old enough to sleep alone in the forest.
B) It can leave its family and best friends.
C) It can hang upside down from a tree.
D) It had learned to eat bananas.
  • 18. How are the orangutans' nests different from the nests of the other great apes?
A) They steal a nest from another orangutan
B) Orangutans always build their nest on the ground.
C) Orangutans don't build nests
D) Orangutans build a roof on top of their nests to keep out rain.
  • 19. Baby orangutans and human babies are DIFFERENT in what way?
A) they are helpless for the first few years
B) they are messy eaters
C) they drink milk
D) baby orangutans eat soap
  • 20. Why do babysitters take the orangutan orphans to the forest every day?
A) they are trying to sell them
B) they are showing them how to escape
C) they are teaching them how to hunt
D) so they can learn they belong in the trees
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