Gorillas Text Analysis
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Gorillas Text Analysis
A Quiet Morning on the Mountain
Before sunrise, mist clung to the slopes of a mountain forest. Field researcher Harper followed a narrow trail with her guide, keeping several yards away from a group of mountain gorillas. She carried no food and made no sudden movements. The team watched quietly from a safe distance. At first, the gorillas rested beneath thick leaves. Then a young gorilla tugged at a vine while its mother searched for plants to eat. A large male, called a silverback because of the pale hair on his back, sat nearby. He glanced at the team and returned to watching the group. The gorillas were not performing for visitors; they were simply going about their day. Mountain gorillas live in forest habitats in central Africa. Their numbers have grown in recent years, but they are still endangered. They face threats such as habitat loss and disease. Because gorillas can catch some illnesses from people, visitors and researchers must follow strict health rules. They also keep their distance so the animals can feed, rest, and care for their young without disturbance. Protecting gorillas takes more than watching them. Park teams help protect forest habitat, monitor gorilla groups, and work with nearby communities. When local people have ways to earn a living while caring for the forest, conservation can benefit both wildlife and people. The quiet rules on Harper’s morning visit are part of a larger effort: observe carefully, reduce risks, and protect the place gorillas call home.
Read Like a Field Researcher
Use evidence from the passage in your responses. For multiple-choice questions, select one answer.
- It introduces a morning observation, explains gorilla threats, and describes conservation efforts.
- It compares two kinds of gorillas and lists their differences.
- It explains a problem and gives one quick solution.
- It tells events in reverse order, from evening to morning.
- To entertain readers with a fictional gorilla adventure
- To inform readers about gorilla behavior, threats, and protection
- To persuade readers to visit a mountain forest
- To explain how to train a gorilla
- The mist clung to the mountain slopes.
- A silverback has pale hair on its back.
- Gorillas can catch some illnesses from people, so visitors follow strict health rules and keep their distance.
- The young gorilla tugged at a vine.
- A sequence of events during the observation
- A comparison between two habitats
- A reason gorillas are endangered
- An opposing argument
- The morning visit was an especially beautiful experience.
- Their numbers have grown in recent years, but mountain gorillas are still endangered.
- All visitors should become researchers.
- Gorillas are the most interesting animals.
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