Craft and StructureHardTwo views on falling bird numbers
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
Bird numbers in the valley have fallen by a third since 2010, most likely because of pesticide use on the new farms.
Text 2
Bird counts in the valley are made by volunteers on one weekend each May, and the number of volunteers has fallen by half since 2010.
How would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Text 1?
- A. By questioning whether the fall in counted birds reflects fewer birds rather than fewer counters.Correct
- B. By agreeing that pesticides are to blame.
- C. By arguing that the farms should close.
- D. By claiming that bird numbers have risen.
Answer: A. By questioning whether the fall in counted birds reflects fewer birds rather than fewer counters.
Fewer counters, fewer counts.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. By agreeing that pesticides are to blame.
- Text 2 questions the data, not the pesticides.
- C. By arguing that the farms should close.
- Not argued.
- D. By claiming that bird numbers have risen.
- Text 2 does not claim a rise.
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