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Name: ___________________________________
Accident at the Brookfield Zoo
Yesterday, a small boy was hurt in
Other people saw him and tried to
an accident at the Brookfield Zoo in
stop him, but he was already at the top.
Chicago. Thomas Kemper, 3, is at the City
Then when he looked down, he became
Hospital, but the doctors say he is doing
5 well and will go home in a few days.
Thomas was at the zoo yesterday
30 fearful and he fell—into the gorilla area.
He fell at least 18 feet, but fortunately, he
didn’t fall head first.
with his parents, Janet and Kevin Kemper,
and his baby sister, Sally, 6 months old.
Janet Kemper says that Thomas loves going
10 to the zoo, and he especially loves
At this point, something
remarkable happened. Before a zoo
35 worker could arrive, one of the gorillas
went over to Thomas. It was Binti Jua, the
watching the gorillas. They went first to
mother gorilla, with her baby on her back.
the gorilla area yesterday.
With one arm she picked up the little boy
There are six adult gorillas and a
three-month-old baby gorilla at the
15 Brookfield Zoo. These animals aren’t kept
and carried him over to a door. Then she
40 put him down so the zoo worker could get
him.
in cages. They are kept in large areas dug
Scientists at the zoo say they are
out of the ground. These areas look very
not surprised about Binti Jua. A mother
natural with rocks, bushes, and trees, but
gorilla is not so different from a human
they have fences to keep the animals in
20 and the people out.
According to Kevin Kemper,
Thomas loves climbing and he’ll climb
45 mother in many ways. The director of the
zoo has said that they will make some
changes in the fences at the zoo, so
accidents like this cannot happen again.
anything. At the gorilla area, the Kempers
were busy for a moment with their baby.
25 In that moment, Thomas started climbing
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the fence.
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SKILLS
Niehaus
(23 points)
1. What is the topic of this story? ___________________________________________________(1)
2. What is the main idea of this story? ________________________________________________(2)
3. List three supporting details of this story.
_____________________________________________________________________________(1)
_____________________________________________________________________________(1)
_____________________________________________________________________________(1)
4. Who are the characters in this story?
_____________________________________________________________________________(1)
5. What is the setting of this story? __________________________________________________(1)
6. Read the statements about the story. Write T (true) or F (false). (5 pts.)
a) _______Gorilla mothers and human mothers are very different.
b) _______Thomas Kemper has an older sister.
c) _______The Brookfield Zoo has fences around the gorilla area.
d) _______Thomas fell on his head into the gorilla area.
e) _______Janet and Kevin Kemper were taking care of their baby when Thomas fell.
7. Circle the best answer to complete each sentence. (3 pts.)
a) The gorilla areas look very healthy / safe / natural.
b) When something remarkable happens, it is boring / amazing / sad.
c) The scientists at the zoo say that they are not surprised about Binti Jua. That means
gorillas save kids often / gorillas have many babies / gorillas carry babies on their backs.
8. What part of speech is the word cage? (line 18)______________________________________(1)
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9. What part of speech is the word fearful? (line 32)____________________________________(1)
10. What part of speech is the word climbing? (line 24) __________________________________(1)
11. What is the meaning of the word he in line 10? ______________________________________(1)
12. What is the meaning of the word they in line 16? ____________________________________(1)
13. What is the meaning of the word they in line 46? ____________________________________(1)
14. What is the meaning of accidents like this in line 48? __________________________________(1)
Knowledge
(34 points)
15. Identify the prefix, root, and suffix of each word. Write the whole words meaning. (16 pts.)
a) unlivable: prefix ______________ root ________________ suffix _________________
meaning: ________________________________________________________________
b) rewritable: prefix _____________ root ________________ suffix __________________
meaning: ________________________________________________________________
c) distasteful: prefix ____________ root _________________ suffix __________________
meaning: ________________________________________________________________
d) disagreement: prefix ___________ root ________________ suffix __________________
meaning: _________________________________________________________________
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Write the letter of the correct definition next to the word. (10 pts.)
1) _____ task
a. physically or emotionally strong
2) _____ desperate
b. to earn something; to get something because of an action
3) _____ insure
c. a job for someone to do
4) _____ investigate
d. to guarantee the value of something if it is lost or damaged
5) _____ tough
e. to create something for the first time
6) _____ equipment
f. having little or no hope
7) _____ model
g. supplies or tools needed to do a job
8) _____ deserve
h. to find the facts about something in order to understand how it
9) _____ accurate
10) _____ invent
happened
i. one version of a product.
j. to be correct
Use the correct word from the box to complete the sentences. (8 pts.)
century
repaired
observes
on board
coast
mysteries
sinks
determined
1. A millennium is 1,000 years and a _____________________ is 100 years.
2. The Bermuda Triangle is one of the biggest ___________________ in history. No one knows
exactly what happens there, but every time a ship ______________, it disappears completely.
3. I like to go to the _____________________ for a vacation. Being near the ocean is very
relaxing for me.
4. My car broke down on the highway and I couldn’t drive it. Fortunately, a nice man came by,
____________________________ it and then I could drive the rest of the way home.
5. When another teacher __________________________ me when I teach, I am a little nervous.
6. I can’t wait to get __________________________ the ship so that I can start my vacation. I
am ___________________________ to have a fun trip!
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