Lost baby elephant wanders into house in South Africa

She walked for thirty miles and ended up at a game reserve in Zululand, where she tapped on the door.

Francoise Malby Anthony, who lives in the house, said she looked hungry and thirsty when she first turned up.

They fed her and named her Tom, while park rangers from the reserve, went out to search for her Mum.

They managed to track down Tom's herd in the reserve and reunited the lost elephant with its family.

True or False?

1. The elephant's family lived in the reserve.

2. The rangers found the baby elephant's family.

3. Elephants normally live in houses.

4. The baby elephant needed food when she arrived at the house.

5. The house was not in the game reserve.

6. The elephant had no food until she was reunited with her family.

7. The little elephant travelled a long way before she was found.

8. The elephant broke down the door.

Match each word to its definition

game / ranger / reserve / reunited / separated / wandered

place where wild animals and plants live and are protected

someone whose job is to look after a forest or a park

walked or moved slowly without any purpose

when people or animals meet again after being apart for a long time

when things that are normally together are far apart from each other

wild animals that are sometimes hunted for sport or food

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?

1.         tapped

a)         the same as shouted

b)         the same as rang

c)         the same as knocked

2.         search

a)         the same as find

b)         the same as look

c)         the same as call

3.         lives

a)         the same as visits

b)         the same as leaves

c)         the same as resides

4.         thirsty

a)         the same as dry

b)         the same as starved

c)         the same as wet

KEY

True or false?

1.True

2.True

3.False

4.True

5.False

6.False

7.True

8.False

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?

1.c)   knocked

2.b)   look

3.c)   resides

4.a)   dry

 Vocabulary

game                wild animals that are sometimes hunted for sport or food

ranger               someone whose job is to look after a forest or a park

reserve              place where wild animals and plants live and are protected

reunited            when people or animals meet again after being apart for a long time

separated         when things that are normally together are far apart from each other

wandered          walked or moved slowly without any purpose