Grade 4 Comprehension: The Giraffe

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Description

A short comprehension and language workbook on the giraffe.

Sujets

• Préscolaire
• Primaire
• École maternelle
• Littérature sud-africaine
• Littérature Sud-Africaine

Informations

• Publié par: Netsport
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• Langue: English

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English Grade 4 Comprehension - Giraffe Comprehension:Read the following article, then answer the questions that follow: The giraffe may soon join the lion and elephant on the endangered-species list. “Giraffes capture our imaginations from childhood on,” says Tanya Sanerib. She works for the Centre for Biological Diversity. “But many people don’t realise how few are left in the wild.” Giraffes currently live in twenty-one African countries. They have been wiped out in at least seven others. Conservationists say losing their habitat and poaching are major threats. Since 1985, giraffe populations have decreased by 40%. There are only about sixty-eight thousand adult giraffes left. That’s less than a quarter of the African elephant population. Some are against listing the giraffe as endangered. Safari Club International is a pro-hunting group. The group says that money charged for hunting could be used to buy land to increase giraffes’ habitat. It could also be used to fund anti-poaching programs, the group says. Adapted from https://www.timeforkids.com Vocabulary specific kind or group of at risk of being wiped out animals with the same endangered species (becoming extinct) characteristics, habitats and habits part of the mind that capture caught or trapped imagination imagines things (not real) a person whose work it is the place where an animal or conservationist to protect nature, plants habitat plant lives naturally and animals illegally killing wild animals something that is likely to be poaching threat for money damaged or injured for hunting, believes that pro-hunting hunting of wild animals are good 1. Name two African wild animals that are on the endangered-species list.(2) _____________________________________________________________________ 2. Where does Tanya Sanerib work? (1) _____________________________________________________________________ 3. In how many African countries will you find giraffes? (1) _____________________________________________________________________ 4. How many adult giraffes are estimated to be left? (1) _____________________________________________________________________

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