Sadlier level F Unit 7-9 review

What is the primary purpose of the passage?

To explain how animal behavior experts employ sophisticated technology.

Why is counting elephants difficult?

Because of their habitat in dense forests.

What does 'corpulent' mean?

Portly or fat.

Why does the writer include the rhetorical question in lines 20–23?

To show that humans may not have the ability to survive in a dense forest.

What does 'pillage' most nearly mean?

Loot.

How do elephants stay in contact?

By emitting deep rumbling sounds humans cannot hear.

What does 'nebulous' mean?

Indistinct.

What does 'inconsequential' mean?

Trivial.

What can be inferred about elephant social behavior?

They live in close-knit groups.

What does 'dissipated' most nearly mean?

Diffused.

What does 'recapitulate' mean?

Review.

What is the author’s perspective?

An expert in animal behavior.

According to the passage, counting elephants is difficult because of

It says elephants live in dense and tangled forests, which makes counting hard.