primate!” The executive’s stereotype of the monkey was wrong. The monkey was not stupid. It
knew how to find food, whereas the executive did not. He refused the help of the monkey,
thereby leaving himself to starve.
When the executive was finally found, he was very skinny and sick. He had not eaten
for a very longtime. Because he held a bias against the primitive ways of the monkey, he
had gone hungry and almost died. The executive didn’t understand that it was his arrogant
attitude that had caused all of his problems.
Readi ng Compr ehens i on
PART Q Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true. 1 .
.The executive only cared about the welfare of his pilot and crew.
2.
The executive followed a trail through a canyon and along a creek.
3.
The executive was in a nasty mood, so he did not see the aesthetic value of the
jungle.
4.
The executive walked up the small incline of the jungle’s hills.
5.
The executive’s stereotype of the primate was correct.
PART O Answer the questions. 1. What was on the twig that made it sticky enough to capture termites?
2. What did hunger and fatigue do to the executive?
3. What happened to the executive because of his bias against the monkey’s primitive ways?
4. What did the monkey use like it was a drill?
5. What did the executive never perceive about his arrogant attitude?
behalf [bihsef]
n. If something is done on one’s behalf, it is done for that person by another.
—> The original speaker was sick, so his son gave the speech on his behalf.