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IELTS · Part 2 · Cambridge 11 — Test 3

Great Migrations: Reading answers

Answers to questions 14–26 (13 in all), each with why it is right.

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Animal migration, however it is defined, is far more than just the movement of animals.It can loosely be described as travel that takes place at regular intervals - often in an annual cycle - that may involve many members of a species, and is rewarded only after a long journey.It suggests inherited instinct.The biologist Hugh Dingle has identified five characteristics that apply, in varying degrees and combinations, to all migrations.They are prolonged movements that carry animals outside familiar habitats; they tend to be linear, not zigzaggy; they involve special behaviours concerning preparation (such as overfeeding) and arrival; they demand special allocations of energy.And one more:…

Answers 14–26

  1. 14

    Local gulls and migrating arctic terns behave in the same way when offered food.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  2. 15

    Experts' definitions of migration tend to vary according to their area of study.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  3. 16

    Very few experts agree that the movement of aphids can be considered migration.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  4. 17

    Aphids' journeys are affected by changes in the light that they perceive.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  5. 18

    Dingle's aim is to distinguish between the migratory behaviours of different species

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  6. 19

    According to Dingle, migratory routes are likely to

    G: follow a straight line. Matching sentence endings

  7. 20

    To prepare for migration, animals are likely to

    C: eat more than they need for immediate purposes. Matching sentence endings

  8. 21

    During migration, animals are unlikely to

    A: be discouraged by difficulties. Matching sentence endings

  9. 22

    Arctic terns illustrate migrating animals' ability to

    E: ignore distractions. Matching sentence endings

  10. 23

    speed Note completion

  11. 24

    plains Note completion

  12. 25

    bottlenecks Note completion

  13. 26

    corridor / passageway Note completion

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