The largest monkey is called a mandrill, with grown-up males weighing up to 35 kg. Spider monkeys are a different type of monkey and they are named after the spider because of their long arms, legs and tail. Which statement below is true?

Male and female mandrills are the largest type of monkeys.

Male adult mandrills are the largest type of monkeys.

Spider monkeys are called that because they look like frogs.

Another type of monkey is called a tarantula.

The loudest monkeys are called howler monkeys. You can hear them up to two miles away. Which statement is correct?

The howler monkey is the prettiest monkey.

The howler monkey is the ugliest monkey.

The howler monkey is the quietest monkey.

The howler monkey is the loudest monkey.

In the Chinese calendar there are twelve animals and the monkey is the ninth one, just before the rooster. Which statement is true?

The monkey is the eighth character in the Chinese calendar.

The monkey comes before the rooster.

The monkey comes after the rooster.

The rooster is the ninth character in the Chinese calendar.

The fastest monkeys are called the patas monkeys and they can run up to 31 miles per hour. This means they could run alongside your car! Which statement is correct?

The patas monkey is the slowest monkey.

They can walk alongside your car.

The patas monkey is the fastest monkey.

The patas monkey is blue in colour.

The vervet monkeys have different calls that they share with each other. They make different noises to warn if an eagle is coming and a different sound to say if it's a python and another sound to say it's a leopard. Why do they have different calls?

To show which type of predator is coming.

To warn each other that it's going to snow.

To show off their singing voices.

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Comprehension - Monkey Facts (Year 1) KS1 English Quiz

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Written by Dr. Emma ClarkeReviewed by Dr. Emma ClarkeUpdated 25 May 2026

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