Orangutans in the Wild

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Orangutan Jungle School

An exercise in listening comprehension

4 October 2021

03:05

How are orangutans trained to fear snakes?

1. They have to come together and hug each other for safety.
2. They have to drink a lot of milk
3. They have to flee into the trees
4. They have to look for snakes on the ground and warn each other

06:00

Why is Beni on a diet?

1. He drinks the milk from all the others
2. He is twice the weight of his classmates
3. He is always stealing food
4. He discovered a secret stash of bananas

08:07

How does Meryl decide to exit the lesson?

1. She sits down and doesn't move anymore
2. She piles the leaves up layer upon layer
3. She decides to eat the bedding
4. She falls down, taking half the nest with her

10:00

How are Jumbo and Yoko trying to scare the caretaker off?

1. They give him mean looks
2. They throw some branches at him
3. They all come together
4. They start making screaming noises

11:31

What is the first lesson for tiny tot Topan?

1. She learns how to use tools to drink water
2. She learns how to stay away from carnivarous pitcher plants
3. She learns to fall asleep in the babysitter's arms
4. She learns how to stay hydrated

15:03

What is Otan's nickname?

1. Junior
2. The Hat Stealer
3. The Fashionista
4. The Fluffy Ninja

17:24

What comes instinctive to primates?

1. Fear of snakes
2. How to chase the snakes away
3. Recognition of snakes
4. To be suspicious of snakes

19:50

How are the youngsters encouraged to master pond foraging?

1. By holding their hands when they go into the flooded pool
2. With vegetables on sticks/stilts
3. By using an empty coconut shell to scoop water
4. By showing them how to use tools

23:02

What is the process of opening a coconut?

1. First husking, then cracking
2. First cracking, then husking
3. Drop the coconut on the floor
4. They relay on their babysitter

26:39

How many hours a day do orangutans spend on foraging food?

1. It's a process that lasts the whole day
2. About 3 hours a day
3. Only at breakfast
4. About 6 hours a day