How to Babysit an Orangutan
  • 1. The man who ______________ the jewels out of the castle was put in jail.
A) jealous
B) coordination
C) endangered
D) smuggled
  • 2. I was _________ when my sister went to the zoo and I had to stay home with a cold.
A) skidded
B) jealous
C) endangered
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) facial
D) jealous
  • 5. The members of the gymnastics team had incredible __________.
A) beaches
B) displeasure
C) smuggled
D) coordination
  • 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) endangered
B) facial
C) jealous
D) displeasure
  • 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 kids
B) a camp for orphaned orangutans
C) a camp for adults
D) a camp for adult orangutans
  • 9. Why do the baby orangutans in this selection need babysitters?
A) because they cannot survive without their mothers
B) because they are rare animals
C) because their mothers are being trained for circuses
D) because they are sick and hungry
  • 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) many baby orangutans do not survive the trip to a zoo or circus
B) they kill the mothers to get the babies
C) they want to cuddle the baby orangutans
D) mother orangutans do not give up babies without a fight
  • 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) take cover in a hole
C) find an umbrella
D) roll under a log
  • 13. How can you tell if orangutans are best friends?
A) They build nests in the same trees.
B) They snatch each other's food.
C) One becomes the leader of the others.
D) Three or four hang around together.
  • 14. How long does it take baby orangutans to learn to live on their own?
A) seven or eight years
B) several weeks
C) twenty years
D) six months
  • 15. Baby orangutans eat ________________.
A) pancakes, syrup, and fried eggs
B) vegetables, sandwiches, and apple juice
C) fruit, plants, and bugs
D) fruit juice, hamburgers, and mashed potatoes
  • 16. Why is bath time for the orangutans no fun for the babysitters?
A) The apes throw water at the babysitters
B) The apes love to bathe and won't get out of the water
C) The babysitters don't like the kind of soap they have to use.
D) The apes don't like to get wet and will scream and bite.
  • 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 had learned to eat bananas.
C) It can hang upside down from a tree.
D) It can leave its family and best friends.
  • 18. 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) They steal a nest from another orangutan
D) Orangutans don't build nests
  • 19. Baby orangutans and human babies are DIFFERENT in what way?
A) baby orangutans eat soap
B) they drink milk
C) they are messy eaters
D) they are helpless for the first few years
  • 20. Why do babysitters take the orangutan orphans to the forest every day?
A) they are trying to sell them
B) they are teaching them how to hunt
C) they are showing them how to escape
D) so they can learn they belong in the trees
Students who took this test also took :

Created with That Quiz — the site for test creation and grading in math and other subjects.