02 Do Monkeys Eat Bananas?

There are over 250 species of monkeys. Most types of monkeys eat fruit and leaves, but some monkeys eat insects, other plant parts, and even some rodents. Like every animal, a monkey's diet depends on where it lives. Monkeys that live in a place that grows bananas will eat bananas. However, if a monkey doesn't live near a banana tree, it will find other things to eat. Monkeys are intelligent and like to try new things, especially if their usual food cannot be found.

Word List

rodent: a small animal （such as a mouse, rat, squirrel, or beaver） that has sharp front teeth

intelligent: clever, smart

You Practice

Living things eat food to get energy. We all need energy to move, think, play, work, and stay alive.

1） Complete each sentence. Write the word.

Monkeys eat to get___________.

We also eat to get____________.

2） Draw a line from each animal to a food it eats for energy.

cat	bananas
monkey	grass
bird	fis
cow	worms

3） People eat many kinds of food to get energy. Circle the things people eat.

apples 　shoes　bread　leaves　bananas 　worms

4） Animals need food to get energy. They eat food that grows where they live. Draw lines to match the animals with where they get their food.

monkey	fiel
cow	South Pole
penguin	jungle

5） Read each sentence. Write Yes or No.

____ 1） A monkey eats fish

____ 2） A penguin eats bananas

____ 3） A cow eats grass.

6） Draw a picture of what you eat to get energy. Then write a sentence about it.

I eat ___________________________ to get energy.