Information and IdeasEasyReading a bird count table
Information and Ideas practice question
Great blue herons counted in the spring survey
Site | Herons counted
Cattail Marsh | 34
Mirror Lake | 12
Volunteers reported that ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. more herons were counted at the marsh than at the lake.Correct
- B. the lake hosted more herons than the marsh.
- C. equal numbers of herons were counted at both sites.
- D. no herons were counted at the marsh.
Answer: A. more herons were counted at the marsh than at the lake.
The marsh row shows 34 herons against the lake's 12 — more at the marsh.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the lake hosted more herons than the marsh.
- The lake's 12 is fewer than the marsh's 34.
- C. equal numbers of herons were counted at both sites.
- 34 and 12 are not equal.
- D. no herons were counted at the marsh.
- The marsh count is 34, not zero.
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