READING EXERCISE B1

INTRUCTIONS

Read the next paragraph about owls

INSTRUCTIONS

Choose the right answer.

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1. What is the topic of this passage?

Nest building of great horned owls
Habits of young great horned owls
Raising a family of great horned owls
Mating rituals of great horned owls

2. In the first paragraph, the phrase "a resonant hoot" is closest in meaning to

a movement
an offering of food
a sound

It can be inferred from the passage that the courtship of great horned owls

is an active process
takes place on the ground
involves the male alone
happens in the fall

According to the passage, great horned owls

need big nests for their numerous eggs
may inhabit a previously used nest
are discriminate nest builders
build nests on tree limbs

According to the passage, which of the following is the mother owl's job?

To build the nest
To initiate the courtship ritual
To sit on the nest
To feed the young

The phrase "precious charges" in the second paragraph refers to

the eggs
the hawks and crows
the nest
other nesting owls

According to the passage, young owlets eat everything EXCEPT

nuts and seeds
insects
small mammals
other small birds

In the third paragraph, the word "they" refers to

the wise old men
the prey
the adult birds
the young birds

What can be inferred from the passage about the adult parents of the young great horned owls?

They don't eat while they are feeding their young.
They probably don't see their young after November.
They are lazy and careless about feeding the small owlets.
They are sorry to see their young leave home.

The phrase "weary of" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to

are attracted to
tire of
support
become sad about

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