Craft and StructureEasy–MediumTwo texts on a bird's return
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
Ospreys returned to nest on the loch this spring for the first time in fifty years, says warden Cal Reid.
Text 2
A pair of ospreys raised two chicks on a platform at the loch this year, watched by thousands on a webcam.
Which choice best describes the relationship between the two texts?
- A. Text 2 gives details of the nesting that Text 1 announces.Correct
- B. Text 2 denies that ospreys nested at the loch.
- C. Text 2 describes a different bird.
- D. Text 2 explains why the ospreys left fifty years ago.
Answer: A. Text 2 gives details of the nesting that Text 1 announces.
Announcement, then chicks and a webcam.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Text 2 denies that ospreys nested at the loch.
- It confirms the nesting.
- C. Text 2 describes a different bird.
- Ospreys in both.
- D. Text 2 explains why the ospreys left fifty years ago.
- No explanation of the earlier absence.
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