Understanding the Text A. Choose the correct answers to complete these sentor 1. Mud had a a._twin brother named Tag b. younger sister named Tag ~. twin sister named Tag 2. Tomake his pictures, Mud used 2. sap from leaves », fruit and mud all of these Foy a oop of gotas, a siveback’s a protector, ——— AE a teacher and a guide. ®._afolower and an entertainer © leader and a buy, 4. As they grow, gorilas loam skis to survive inthe jungle. They also learn Now to be 4, trhtening and strong, 15. kn and ova, (6. smart and clever 5. Mack raised Mud as a a pot cous anima ban baby. Unit 2 NOTE: questions 32,52,6b and 7a_are not to be done, B.A And that Is what they called me -Mud. a. Why did Mud's parents decide to call him by that name? Ans 1.2: The baby gorilla drew picture ks and bar using b. What did the name mean to him? 2..And for the most part ,we were happy to do what we were meant to do. a. Who is being referred to as’ we’ in these lines? b. What were they meant to do? 3. Gorilla babies, elephant babies and human babies are not so different b What is the main difference between gorilla babies and other kind of babies according to Mud? ‘Ans.3b: According to Mud, Gorilla babies’ got ride on their mother’s back 4. | slept in humans beds ,sat in humans chairs, listened while human words swarmed around me like angry bees. a Why do you think the speaker compares the’ human words’ to ‘angry ‘bees’? Ans 4a: Mud compares human words to the buzz of angry bees becauseb. Why does he repeat the word ‘human’ so many times? Ans 4b: He uses the word ‘human’ so many times to show us that he is forced to live in a world that is so different from his own where everything is related to humans and nothing is for gorillas. He also wants to highlight the difference between his life in the forest and his life in the City 5 .Somehow | knew that in order to live, | had to let my old life die. b. Why did he have to let the old life die? Ans.5b: Mud would never be able to go back to the forest and would have to live in in captivity amidst humans ,so he had to accept his new life. 6.My life as a human was an exciting one, although my parents would not have approved . a .Do you think Mud enjoyed his life with the humans? Ans 6a: Mud was fascinated with the new experiences he had in his new life and found it all exciting. 7. Still sometimes | lay awake ,wishing for the warmth of another just like me. b. Was Mud truly happy in his life with humans? Ans 7b: No, the gorilla was not truly happy in his new surroundings although he had adjusted well .He missed his family and the forest.