Road the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow,
A monkey is a long-tailed, medium sized member of the order of Primates. The primato order also
member of two of the three groups of simian primates, the New World monkeys and the Old World
monkeys, of which there are 264 known species. Apes and chimpanzees are not scientifically classified
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macaques, baboons, guenons, capuchin, marmosets and amarins, Monkeys today are a
ang pont... of
a monkeys
, a common misconception due to their physical similarities. Some distinguishing features
benveen New World and Old World monkeys include the tail. Most New World monkeys have
prehensile tails while Old World monkeys do not. The facial features of each proup of monkey also
ditter substantially
, however, there are a number of shared features as well. Monkeys are a very diverse
family of species, ranging in size from the 5-6 inch Pygmy Marmoset, to the adult malo Mandrin
which can be 3 feet tall. Some monkeys spend the mgjority of their lives in treetops, while others call
savannas and grasslands home, Most monkeys survivo on a diet of fruit, leaves, nuts, berries, egyese
insects and they occasionally hunt other smaller animals.
1. Find antonyms of the following words from the passnge.
1. excludes
2. differences
3. unifom
II. Name three kinds of primates other than monkeys.
III. Why are apes and chimpanzees usually classified as monkeys?
IK Which is the most distinguishing feature that differentiates New World and Old World monkeys?
V. What does a monkey's diet consist of
VI. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the passage,
1. Monkeys are a very nice family of ... ranging in size from the 5-6 inch
to the adult male ...., which can be 3 feet tall
2. Monkeys live in..., in ... and me
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