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Amazing Animals: The Western Gorilla

Learn about the powerful and social Western Gorilla in this A2 English reading worksheet focused on habitat and family life.

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Learn about the powerful and social Western Gorilla in this A2 English reading worksheet focused on habitat and family life.

Reading Text

Western lowland gorillas are amazing animals that live in the forests of Western Africa. They are mostly vegetarians. This means they like to eat roots, fruit, and wild celery. Gorillas can climb trees, but they usually prefer to stay on the ground. These animals live in big family groups called a troop. Every troop has a leader. The leader is a strong male called a silverback because he has silver hair on his back. He decides where the group will eat and sleep. Baby gorillas stay close to their mothers for a long time. Youngsters love to play and copy their fathers to learn new things. They are very social and strong creatures!

Activities

Vocabulary

Definitions:

Text: Animals that eat only plants and no meat.
Text: The solid surface of the earth.
Text: A group of gorillas living together.
Text: An adult male gorilla with silver hair on his back.
Text: Young animals or children.

Items:

Label: vegetarians
Answer: A
Label: ground
Answer: B
Label: troop
Answer: C
Label: silverback
Answer: D
Label: youngsters
Answer: E

Fill In The Blanks:

Before: Gorillas do not eat meat because they are
After: .
Answer: vegetarians
Before: A gorilla family is called a
After: .
Answer: troop
Before: The
After: is the leader of the family.
Answer: silverback
Before: Gorillas usually walk on the
After: instead of in trees.
Answer: ground
Before: The
After: play together to learn how to fit in.
Answer: youngsters

Scrambled:

Text: to be generated
Answer: Gorillas live in Western Africa.
Text: to be generated
Answer: They eat fruit and roots.
Text: to be generated
Answer: The silverback is the leader.
Text: to be generated
Answer: A group is called a troop.
Text: to be generated
Answer: Young gorillas like to play.

Comprehension

Questions:

Text: Where do western lowland gorillas live?
Options:
- South America
- Western Africa
- Asia
- Europe
Answer: Western Africa
Text: Gorillas eat many types of meat.
Answer: false
Text: What is the name of a gorilla group?
Options:
- A pack
- A school
- A troop
- A pride
Answer: A troop
Text: The silverback decides where the troop sleeps.
Answer: true
Text: Young gorillas learn by copying their fathers.
Answer: true