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Reading comprehension condor correction

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This document provides guidance on answering key items related to a passage about California condors. It explains how to interpret clues in the questions and which parts of the passage are relevant to finding the answers for each item. Care is advised to avoid assumptions and closely read details that may contradict common expectations.

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Answer Key: California condor 0 in North America 1 22 pounds 2 white 3 nothing / they are identical 4 dead animals / deer, cattle, rabbits 5 100 miles 6 spread their wings /dry their feathers 7 on bare ground / caves / (and) (rock) crevices 8 both parents Item 1: the words at the most in the question imply that you need to give an exact figure in response, and the word heavy indicates that you need to look for words like weight or weigh in the text. Item 2: Notice that the examiners have used spot in the question as a synonym for patches in the text. Obviously you need to look, above all, for colour words in the text. Once you have found orange, pink and white, all in the first paragraph, you need to read more carefully to decide which of these colours refers to the patches under the birds' wings. Pink and orange are mentioned in the text in connection with the heads and necks of the birds, and not with their wings. Item 3: This is a slightly tricky question (see also item 8), because there is no difference between the males and females. The question suggests that there is a difference, but you do not have to believe this! Item 4: Obviously you need to look in the text, first of all, for a word (or words) that expresses eating in the question (and that word is feeding in the text), and for words that indicate food for these birds. But remember that only three words are allowed, so either you simply list the three types of food, or you summarise them using the words dead animals. Item 5: This question requires you to look for indicators of distances, but be careful: 50 miles in the text is associated with speed 50 miles per hour not distance! Item 6: There are two possible answers to this question, but you can only answer in maximum three words, so either response given in the Answer Key is acceptable. Item 7: Common sense might suggest that birds lay their eggs in a nest, but the text explicitly contradicts this, so you need to read rather carefully the last paragraph of the text to be sure you have the correct answer. The answers in the Key separated by a slash ( / ) are all acceptable alternatives. Item 8: Again, be careful. The question suggests that one or the other of the parents feeds the young, but this is not the case.

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Reading comprehension condor correction

  • 1. Answer Key: California condor 0 in North America 1 22 pounds 2 white 3 nothing / they are identical 4 dead animals / deer, cattle, rabbits 5 100 miles 6 spread their wings /dry their feathers 7 on bare ground / caves / (and) (rock) crevices 8 both parents Item 1: the words at the most in the question imply that you need to give an exact figure in response, and the word heavy indicates that you need to look for words like weight or weigh in the text. Item 2: Notice that the examiners have used spot in the question as a synonym for patches in the text. Obviously you need to look, above all, for colour words in the text. Once you have found orange, pink and white, all in the first paragraph, you need to read more carefully to decide which of these colours refers to the patches under the birds' wings. Pink and orange are mentioned in the text in connection with the heads and necks of the birds, and not with their wings. Item 3: This is a slightly tricky question (see also item 8), because there is no difference between the males and females. The question suggests that there is a difference, but you do not have to believe this! Item 4: Obviously you need to look in the text, first of all, for a word (or words) that expresses eating in the question (and that word is feeding in the text), and for words that indicate food for these birds. But remember that only three words are allowed, so either you simply list the three types of food, or you summarise them using the words dead animals. Item 5: This question requires you to look for indicators of distances, but be careful: 50 miles in the text is associated with speed 50 miles per hour not distance! Item 6: There are two possible answers to this question, but you can only answer in maximum three words, so either response given in the Answer Key is acceptable. Item 7: Common sense might suggest that birds lay their eggs in a nest, but the text explicitly contradicts this, so you need to read rather carefully the last paragraph of the text to be sure you have the correct answer. The answers in the Key separated by a slash ( / ) are all acceptable alternatives. Item 8: Again, be careful. The question suggests that one or the other of the parents feeds the young, but this is not the case.