LANGUAGE

MONDAY HOMEWORK
ARTS
5 October, 2020

THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN

Please read pages 1-20 starting from Hello (p 1) till the end of Imagination (p 20),
complete this study page until Tuesday 9 p.m. and upload it to Google Classroom.

Part A: Vocabulary: Be a Word Detective!

Look carefully at the sentences. Then match the words in bold with their meaning.

1. “When the sun warms my back, I cast a gorilla’s majestic shadow.” (p 4)

2. “My domain is at one end of the ring, I live here because I am too much gorilla and not enough
human.” (p 7)

3. “The sign is faded, the colors bleeding, but I know what it says.” (p 8)

4. “I used to have a neighbour, a sleek and thoughtful seal, who could balance a ball on her nose
from dawn till dusk.” (p 11)

5. Our circus doesn’t migrate. We sit where we are, like an old beast too tired to push on.” (p 13)

6. “Each night a weary man comes to wipe them away.” (p 14)

7. “They think gorillas don’t have imaginations. They think we don’t remember our pasts or
ponder our futures.” (p 20)

1. majestic (adj) = a. less bright in color than before

2. domain (n) = b. a large mammal that eats fish and lives partly
in the sea and partly on land or ice

3. faded (adj) = c. beautiful, powerful, or causing great admiration

4. seal (n) = d. an area of territory

5. migrate (v) = e. very tired, exhausted; not energetic

6. weary (adj) = f. to think about something carefully

7. ponder (v) = g. to move from one place to another

Part B: Reading Comprehension: Circle the correct answer.
1. Who are Ivan’s two best friends?
a) The stuffed toy gorilla Not-Tag and the sun bear.
b) The elephant named Stella and the dog named Bob.
c) The dog named Snickers and Mack a human being.

3. Who gave Ivan his first crayon?

a) Mack
b) The seal
c) Julia

Part C: Reading Comprehension: Circle the correct option and answer the question.

1. Gorillas are as patient as shadows / stones. Humans, not so much. (p 3)

What does this phrase mean? What does Ivan think about human beings?

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2. Beware, listen, I am in charge / stool. I am angry to protect you, because that is what I was born
to do. (p 10)
What does this expression mean? What message does Ivan give about silverback gorillas?

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Part D: Reading Comprehension: Circle True or False-Rewrite false statements to make them true.
1. Ivan used to be a wild gorilla, but now he lives in a cage at the Exit 8 TRUE FALSE
Big Top Mall and Video Arcade.
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2. Julia’s domain is next to Ivan’s. Julia is an elephant. She and Bod are TRUE FALSE
Ivan’s dearest friends.
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3. Even though he draws the same things over and over again, Ivan never TRUE FALSE
gets bored with his art.
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Part C: Non-Fiction Reading: Let’s Get to Know More About our Main Character: IVAN

Gorillas, the largest of all primates, live in a simple

life in the rainforests of Central Africa.

9 kms

200 kgs
18 kgs
PART E: Reading Comprehension: Read the text above and answer these questions accordingly.
1. How are gorilla troops structured? What role does the silverback
have in the troop? Why is this role important?
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2. Are gorillas carnivores, herbivores OR omnivores?

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3. How do gorillas communicate with one another?

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Part D: Setting: Go to page 8 to remember how Ivan describes the view from his domain.