connor Gorillas Supported Questions

1) Which gorillas are known as ‘silverbacks’?

1. young males b) adult females

  c)    adult males           d) young females 

2) Where are wild gorillas found ?

a) In African zoos b) In American zoos 

c) All over the world             d) In the jungles of Africa

3) What do gorillas eat?

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Inferential Questions: 

You will need to look for clues in the text or use what you know about the world to answer these.

4)Why do gorillas make a new nest every night?

a) Because they move around every day to find food. 

b) Because they like making nests.

c) Because they want a nice new nest each night.

d) To teach their offspring how to make nests.                                               

5) Why do baby gorillas sleep in their mother’s nest until they are about 6?  .

a) Bacause they might not know how to make a nest                                               

b) To keep them save from danger.

c) Because gorillas are good mothers.

d) All of the above            

    Vocabulary Questions:

Look for the underlined word in the text. What word could you use instead that means the same. 

6) What is another word or phrase you could use instead of endangered?  

1. wild                                            
2. lucky
3. at risk

              d)     hunted

  7) What is another word or phrase you could use instead of 

‘a gorilla’s offspring’?  

               a)   a gorilla’s jump                                          

   b)  a gorilla’s parents

   c)  a gorilla’s swing

              d)  a gorilla’s young