Great Migrations

Questions 1-5

Choose TRUE if the statement agrees with the information given in the text, choose FALSE if the statement contradicts the information, or choose NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.

1. Local gulls and migrating arctic terns behave in the same way when offered food.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

None

2. Experts’ definitions of migration tend to vary according to their area of study.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

None

3. Very few experts agree that the movement of aphids can be considered migration.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

None

4. Aphids’ journeys are affected by changes in the light that they perceive.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

None

5. Dingles aim is to distinguish between the migratory behaviours of different species.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

None

Questions 6-9

Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-G.

A be discouraged by difficulties.

B travel on open land where they can look out for predators.

C eat more than they need for immediate purposes.

D be repeated daily.

E ignore distractions.

F be governed by the availability of water.

G follow a straight line.

6. According to Dingle, migratory routes are likely to

7. To prepare for migration, animals are likely to

8. During migration, animals are unlikely to

9. Arctic terns illustrate migrating animals’ ability to

Questions 10-13

Complete the summary. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the text in each gap.

The migration of pronghorns

Pronghorns rely on their eyesight and 10. to avoid predators. One particular population’s summer habitat is a national park, and their winter home is on the 11. where they go to avoid the danger presented by the snow at that time of year. However, their route between these two areas contains three 12. . One problem is the construction of new homes in a narrow 13. of land on the pronghorns’ route.

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Great Migrations

The migration of pronghorns

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