Information and IdeasEasy–MediumFinding supporting a claim about a nest
Information and Ideas practice question
A warden claims that the pair of kestrels has raised chicks in the quarry this year.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the warden's claim?
- A. Two fledgling kestrels, still with downy feathers, were photographed being fed by the adults on a ledge in the quarry in June.Correct
- B. Kestrels hunt over the quarry.
- C. The quarry has many ledges.
- D. Kestrels are common in the county.
Answer: A. Two fledgling kestrels, still with downy feathers, were photographed being fed by the adults on a ledge in the quarry in June.
Fledglings fed by the adults on a quarry ledge: chicks raised there.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Kestrels hunt over the quarry.
- Hunting there doesn't show nesting.
- C. The quarry has many ledges.
- Ledges allow nesting but don't show it.
- D. Kestrels are common in the county.
- Regional frequency doesn't show this quarry.
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