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Information and Ideas practice question

The village's population of house sparrows fell sharply in 2019, the year the last of the old thatched roofs was replaced with tiles. Sparrows nest under the eaves of thatch. ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. The loss of thatched roofs most likely removed the sparrows' nesting sites.Correct
  2. B. Sparrows prefer tiled roofs.
  3. C. The sparrows moved to the thatch.
  4. D. The tiles were installed by sparrows.

Answer: A. The loss of thatched roofs most likely removed the sparrows' nesting sites.

The fall coincides with the loss of nesting places.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Sparrows prefer tiled roofs.
They nest under thatch.
C. The sparrows moved to the thatch.
The thatch is gone.
D. The tiles were installed by sparrows.
Absurd.

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